Duncan Smith began his photographic career in London in the late Eighties, assisting established photographers at a time when studio practice was entirely manual and exacting. Working with large-format cameras and complex lighting, he developed a lasting sensitivity to composition, material and light. After establishing a studio in Clerkenwell, he produced still-life advertising images for international brands, later expanding into architectural interiors, portraiture and video film production. His current work, under the banner of Botanographia, returns to still life through sustained botanical study, bringing together long-held technical discipline with quieter, seasonal observation.