A lot of my photography is based on projects – subjects or techniques that I like to revisit over time, to make a body of work. Of course, like everyone else I take photos of things that catch my eye and may never be repeated or further developed.…
Tag: seaside
Photography is, of course, “all about the light”, and early this morning I made the most of bright weather. The sea at Lyme is often very cloudy with sediment, but after a few quiet days without much rain, the water was clear enough to see the seafloor at…
In September, I had a small exhibition at the Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery Shop in Symondsbury. Having done a very successful show there back in 2019 (remember those dreamy days when life just worked?), I developed a new body of work for this one. The first, Waterline, was boat hull…
It’s almost the end of a very strange and confining year. I usually get about the Southwest a bit, but have spent most of this year very close to home. So, my online advent calendar for my friends and followers this year is firmly local – views east…
When I first had a digital camera, I found it hard to restrain myself from taking far too many shots, most of which were utterly discardable. My hard drive filled up with unexceptional images, most of which I never looked at again or printed. These days, I try…
A lot of my photos are quite colourful, or at least depend on colour to work. But our constricted life can be rather dreary and uninspiring just now, so that prompted me to set myself a challenge to find some understated images on my doorstep (metaphorically rather than…
Life can be a bit stressful sometimes, but there’s nothing like a walk on the beach on a sunny winter’s day to lift the spirits. I went with a friend to Charmouth, just along the coast from where I live, and enjoyed the low tide and sandy beach…
Every year, I post an image a day for the Advent period for my friends and followers on Facebook. This year, most of my images are beach related as that’s my favourite haunt in my spare time, but I hope to include some of my favourite rusty artwork…
Lyme is home to several colonies of beach huts. Glorified sheds by the sea, they have a quirky charm that has inspired me to take quite a few photos over the years. These are on Monmouth Beach, and for a few weeks each spring and autumn, the…