Artist Statement
Connections between seasons, spaces and organisms are fundamental but easily overlooked in a world where labels and compartmentalisation rule.
We are also some of those organisms. But we ourselves are responsible for this tunnel vision.
In some of my work, I try to show the principle of continuum to celebrate these forgotten connections.
I use still photography to do this, and it allows me to show alternative views alongside each other.
And it’s not just what is there, but also what might be missing; poignant in a landscape which is mainly treeless.
Artist Bio
I moved to Assynt (north west Scotland) in 2015 from the Midlands, where there are no mountains or beaches.
I’m pretty much self-taught, having got my first camera in 1979; it was a Zenit B. I had it for two years and then part exchanged it for another model which actually had a light-meter! Incredibly, in 2022, I got this very same camera back again, from the person who had looked after it for the intervening 41 years!
I take mainly outdoor landscape shots; mainly because I like being outdoors where there is a lot of landscape. And I’m particularly interested in the narrative of journey, whether that’s one of time or miles. However, I would add that my “journey” is not a road-trip or travel blog; it is far more local, and usually includes walking boots and a coat.
I get the most satisfaction from taking a series of photos and making a story, with our without words. Yes, its always good taking a singular shot, and sometimes that’s the appropriate thing to do, but I do prefer a bigger experience.
My first project in Assynt was in 2017/18 when I was commissioned to illustrate the upgrade to a footpath to local mountain Suilven, whilst partway through my own three year Clashnessie beach assignment.
Since then, I’ve done several “fixed point” projects, for myself and two environmental organisations.
Recently, I’ve completed approximately three years work with the Wych Elm in Assynt project.
