Statement

In my work I explore some of the most hostile and desolate landscapes found in Britain.  More often than not, I am drawn to the far North, which can be described as the "last great wilderness".  Here can be found a beautiful and barren landscape that mercifully, has not fallen hostage to the crude and often selfish infestation of man.  These wild and lonely places that I seek to photograph, are engulfed in awe inspiring mountainranges, jagged rock formations and a dark and brooding coast line.  Working alone with only my camera for company, provides me with the uninterrupted freedom to assess my relationship with these landscapes.  In doing so, I realise that these places bewitch me with a  spiritual hold, which is now also closely intertwined with a new found interest in the geography and changing habitat of the landscape.   The eerie silence frequently experienced in such places, invites one to dream, to reflect and perhaps most importantly for me, to enquire and to explore my inner self.  These feelings and emotions are then once again re-ignited in the darkroom, when the many quiet hours spent creating these images, allows me the uninhibited freedom to self indulge in these unassuming beauty spots.

 

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