Mill

The photograph above is from two that I have manipulated and put together.
The pictures are from an old and abandoned saw mill, they show how nature has started to take back the land that the mill sits on.

Tyres

A small stream runs off a lake in Hastings, A quiet place seemingly bereft of human activity, however on closer inspection, the foot print of man is littered across this idyllic place.

In this photograph I look to emulate the commercial ideal of the natural scene, that of water flowing down a river or stream. beneath this aesthetic however lies the true subject of the photograph which is the disregard humanity has for nature.

Doorway

Where does the line between fine are photography and documentary photography lie, This photo does not have any deeper thoughts behind it for me other than what a beautiful door in such a decayed place, of course I have manipulated this in the way that I manipulated my other photos however this is simply a record of my interests. the line seems to be slight and something that is causing me a deal of confusion. Maybe behind the door is the answer

The man made frame

The frame is the object to remove a picture from its surroundings, reality, the real world and the constructed world. The decayed frame of humanity looks through onto the natural world that we are so disconnected from. we need to destroy the frame that humanity has created between itself and nature.

Decay

The beauty of decay lies in the promise of the end.

living in the shadow

This photograph was taken on a recent holiday, the contrast between the human settlement and the mountains behind sums up the way humans live in this place, in the shadow of nature.

whilst visiting this place we were told tales of human loss in the mountains and the efforts that people have gone to to inforce settlements in the atlas mountains; Carving roads through the range in an attempt to keep all connected and safe from the power of nature.

the visit highlighted my interest in the relationships that humanity holds with nature, and although these people are very much intune with there surroundings there is also a great tension.

Time

This is a series of photographs that I took during a holiday in Dorset in 2009.

Monuments

As our Civilisation progresses it seems increasingly obvious that it will at some stage collapse, like many before us we may fall into the realms of myth and be spoken of only through stories. Like many others however we have the chance to leave our footprint behind a monument to all that we have accomplished good and bad. what legacy will we leave behind

Powerstations

these nine images are the starting point for the idea that I have been exploring, they have currently been left in colour, grayscale and antique lighting. I feel the later best explores the ideas of the idolised so I will be looking to further this type of photograph.