ANDREW PÁRAMOS
About me
Hello. My name is Andrew. I take photographs and sometimes write about taking photographs, among other things.
I grew up in Wallsend, a small working-class town just outside Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England, and I’m currently based in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation are the traditional and rightful custodians of the land on which I live and work, and I recognise that sovereignty of this land was never ceded. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
Photography has always been my favourite art form, but for much of my life I didn’t feel worthy of it. In recent years, however, I’ve come to accept it as probably the only art form I have even a remote chance of being any good at. As a neurodivergent trauma survivor living in an age which is distinctly unfriendly to neurodivergent people and trauma survivors, what with its blatant use and denial of genocide, weaponisation of sexual assault, and erasure of people’s basic rights, I also find photography is a very effective method of disconnecting from all of this so I don’t completely lose my mind.
The images I produce aim to evoke a sense of place, atmosphere, and nostaglia. Despair, too, on occasion–despair is valid and I have no compunctions about going there. I’m strongly drawn to areas and buildings that feel lived-in but forgotten, and I like to capture them while they’re still here. I have a strange fondness for capturing suburban industrial estates. They can be very peaceful at weekends.
You can reach me by sending an email to hello@andrewparamos.com. You can also find me on Instagram @andrewparamos and I may or may not be on Substack (it depends on my mood). I can’t speak for all photographers or online folk generally, but I genuinely like hearing from people so please don’t hesitate to get in touch, even if it’s just to say hello.
I hope you like what you find here.