Born in Middlesbrough, England, in 1980, the self-taught photographer is known for his contemplative and atmospheric documentary photography of street scenes, urban landscapes and structures. He employs film as his medium of choice for personal documentary work, using predominantly traditional medium-format cameras. Forbes is a contributor for The New York Times. His photographs have been exhibited throughout Australia at both commercial and public galleries, including the Centre for Contemporary Photography, the Perth Centre for Photography, and the Museum of Art and Culture, Lake Macquarie. Forbes has been a finalist in many renowned Art Prizes and his portraiture also recently featured multiple times in the British Journal of Photography's 2021 Portrait of Humanity. He is based in Melbourne, Australia.
