First solo exhibition for 14-year-old York photographer
A 14-year-old aspiring photographer has said it is "quite surreal" holding his first solo exhibition displaying his images of North Yorkshire cityscapes.Isaac Savage, from York, has been taking photos since he was seven years old and said he was inspired to take more pictures of his home city after winning a wildlife photography competition.Isaac, whose images are currently on show at Osborne's cafe bar in York, said his main focus was taking pictures of the city "because when I post them on my Instagram, they get a lot of views and likes".The teenager said his favourite time to take photos was early morning, adding: "I really like getting iconic angles, ones people haven't seen before."
Isaac said his passion for taking photos started about seven years ago when he decided to snap a picture of "a swan with a triangular reflection".He said that experience "really inspired me".Since then, the 14-year-old has been getting up in the early hours to capture what he described as York's "iconic" buildings on camera.
Isaac is not the only creative person in the family, though. His dad, Dan, has been an artist for about 20 years.Mr Savage said it was "brilliant" to see his son showing his own work publicly."I've seen him take pictures over the years. He started when he was quite young and has built on it," he said."To now see it on the walls of a cafe and see how many he's got up there, and they're all belters of shots, it's really exciting."Despite being an artist himself, Mr Savage emphasised that all the photography at Isaac's exhibition was entirely his son's own work."It was all him on his own. I didn't have any input," he explained."We go out early in the morning and talk about different shots he could get."But usually if I suggest something, he says, 'meh, I'm not feeling that and I'll go for this instead'. It's definitely all him."With 30 of his pictures now on show until 30 June, Isaac said he enjoyed observing "how people react to it, because when we go out early in the morning, not many have seen the street when it's so deserted".Isaac said seeing all his shots at the exhibition was "quite surreal, because I've been spending so long preparing for it".Meanwhile, Isaac said after the exhibition was over, he was keen to continue pursuing photography and his new focus would be landscapes.
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