sidewayseye

Tony Cearns operates at the intersection of enterprise software development and fine art photography, maintaining parallel careers as a Technical Team Lead and landscape photographer in Wales. His software engineering portfolio centers on backend development and cloud architecture, implementing solutions in .NET, C#, Azure, SQL, Javascript, React, and Python through positions at FSS and Open GI. His technical leadership focuses on scalable infrastructure and system optimization. The photographic side of his practice specializes in black and white landscape work throughout Wales and North Wales, captured exclusively on medium format film using Ilford HP5 stock. His ongoing documentation of Welsh landscapes appears in a dedicated Substack newsletter, where he examines the technical and philosophical aspects of film photography. The newsletter connects his darkroom techniques with broader discussions of mindful observation and compositional theory. His software development background informs his systematic approach to photographic technique, while his artistic practice influences his perspective on technical problem-solving. This cross-disciplinary expertise manifests in both his architectural software solutions and his methodical approach to landscape photography. His work in both fields demonstrates the complementary relationship between technical precision and artistic vision.