Projects

This is a gallery of my personal projects, all of which are presented either as a completed set or as an ongoing body of work.

Each project can take anywhere between a few minutes and many months, or even longer, to complete.

I usually work on two or three projects at a time and swing between them depending on the weather, my state of mind and of course the season.

Occasionally a project may be parked for a year if I run out of time. Moss Erotica is an example of this. I find I can only get the shots I want during a very narrow calendar window so must wait for the wheel of the year to turn to revisit and grow my project.

To see my images which aren’t part of a project please visit the ‘journal’ tab in the menu bar where you’ll find a growing repository of experimental, often random collections of shots, some of which I now view as failures, or more accurately stepping stones to new ways of seeing.

Outland

The full collection of images taken during my outland project. A day per week was devoted to taking images of the England's north west coast from the Welsh border to the Scottish border. I did the work regardless of the weather or light conditions, continuing in a linear fashion northwards along the coast.

Moss Erotica

This project has become an annual event for me. Overtaken by the beauty of small things and overwhelmed with the thought of portraying it well I'm now committed to producing a new Moss Erotica volume every year or so.

As the Crow Flies

One of those impromptu unplanned bodies of work, As the Crow Flies catches the joyful flight of a raven against a stormy sky. Taking anything but a direct route the bird pirouettes and spirals against the darkening clouds.

Beach Leaves

Another exploration of the smaller things, here the imagery examines the impact that strandline leaves have on the movement of sand as the wind blows across a long, flat beach.

Sunset on White

Countless visits and thousands of images later I wanted to do something more meaningful with the Whooper Swans that visit Martin Mere nature reserve each winter.

By employing ICM and long exposure techniques I attempt to portray the liquidity of there presence.

Skye

This, my first visit to the island for over 25 years, was a benchmark for me. After letting go of commissioned work I still have to work hard to give myself permission to enjoy longer photo trips. Three days spent on Skye in the rain was a new beginning.

Rivington Roe

A somewhat whimsical look at a local herd of roe deer who I follow occasionally as the mood takes me. I dip into the intermingling of relationships of the small clan in the wood pastures of Rivington, not far from home.

Hound Tor

One day. That's all I had in Dartmoor. I chose to spend it all in one tiny area rather than chasing around in search of an 'experience'. The images are more telling as a result and, for me, capture the spirit of this place.

Emergence

Early spring always gets me in a panic. There's so much to shoot! So much to miss. On this occasion I decided to focus my attention on just one woodland.

I'll be returning again to add to this set as the years roll by and it may become another annual event.