BAJAN SUN
Bajan Sun Magazine
SEPT 2014
PHOTOGRAPHY
G
avin Hinkson’s love for photography started at a
young age. He had the privilege of being able to
travel almost every year with his family where he
witnessed interesting sights and places; so naturally in
order to keep those memories, his outlet became
photography. His father always ensured that Gavin and
his brother always had a camera for the trips. Gavin
identified this as the driving force behind his interest in
the craft. Ironically, it was only within recent years Gavin
discovered that his father had that same interest, growing
up as a young adult. Therefore, it's no surprise then that
both Gavin and his brother became involved in the field.
Though cultivating an interest in photography from a
very young age, Gavin only started to become more
heavily involved in it over the past three years.
Gavin is also the proud founder of Sunset Isle
Photography which has been in existence for almost one
year. As he puts it, “Sunset Isle Photography is me
(Gavin Hinkson). It’s me the nature lover – that's who
Sunset Isle Photography is. It's my view of the world,
how I see it, and how I share it.” Despite being the chief
cook and bottle washer of Sunset Isle Photography, Gavin
has an amazing support network of like-minded and just
as talented individuals that he can call on whenever he
needs help. What is more is that though a young business,
Sunset Isle Photography has already begun to realize its
vision and plans to expand over the next five years with
additional staff to cover more opportunities as they arise
as well as forge more business connections.
When asked - What inspired the name Sunset Isle
Photography?, Gavin stated “a year ago, I decided that I
wanted to be able to sell my work and knew it was time
to register as a business, so I had to decide on a name that
speaks about me and what I love. My interest in
photography started as a child, but growing up, and the
responsibilities of adulthood meant I needed to work and
be able to take care of myself and it fell by the wayside
except for the few occasions I traveled. My decision to
keep my 8-5 job meant that my opportunities for
photography became restricted to evenings and
weekends, so there was always just enough time to race
out and capture a sunset – one of God's most glorious
gifts to us – and so I became known in the photography
'circles' as a sunset shooter. The name is symbolic for me
I guess!”
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