Selected work / Scapes
Landscapes & Seascapes
Coasts, rivers and details within the landscape, photographed for their light, shape and atmosphere. Alongside these views, Altered Reality explores what happens when familiar places are changed: a taller pier, an extra storey, or something far less likely.
Sunset, Lulworth Cove
The last colour of the day reflected across the cove, with the headland held in silhouette.
01 / On location
Coastlines, rivers and details
Monknash, Through the Rocks
Photographed through a narrow rock crevice, framing the setting sun between dark foreground edges.
Monknash, Evening Light
Taken on the same evening, with the rock shelves and pools leading towards the sunset.
Low Lighthouse, Burnham-on-Sea
A visit planned to bring high tide and sunset together. The water surrounds the lighthouse, leaving its simple outline against the evening sky.
Path to Newport, Pembrokeshire
A deliberately narrow band of focus draws attention to the path, while the estuary and surrounding grasses soften into the background.
Disused Slate Mine, Brecon Beacons
Twisted rails and collapsed timbers in the foreground, with the hills opening out beyond. Black and white brings the textures together.
Mumbles Pier, Gower Coast
A quiet view along the pier, with a green tone added in processing to shape the mood.
Prince of Wales Bridge
Viewed from Severn Beach, with the bridge lights and warm sky reflected in the water.
Purton Hulks
An infrared view of the weathered hulls at Purton. Pale vegetation and a dark sky set off the grain and broken edges of the timber.
Intimate Landscape
Bluebells and moss at the base of a tree. A small patch of woodland becomes a landscape of its own.
Newport, Pembrokeshire
A small boat and the waterfront reflected in calm water. Black and white keeps the emphasis on their outlines and spacing.
A Bend in the River, Richmond upon Thames
Moored boats and bare trees emerge through mist above the river, with warm light catching the far bank.
Rays
Sunbeams pick out the spaces between the trees. This was a case of being in the right place at the right time.
02 / Changing the scene
Altered Reality
Changes in scale and structure give familiar places a different appearance. The aim is for each scene to hold together photographically, even when the subject is deliberately absurd.
Oldbury Power Station
An extra tower added, and the existing towers made taller. The aim is to change the skyline while keeping the buildings and landscape visually consistent.
Giant Flamingos
An improbable flock beside the Low Lighthouse. The birds are deliberately oversized, but the aim is for their light, colour and placement to make them feel part of the scene.
Exposed Wreck and Low Lighthouse
The Low Lighthouse has gained an extra storey, changing its proportions above the exposed wreck. A small architectural alteration intended to feel plausible at first glance.
Clevedon Pier at Low Tide
The pier’s height has been tripled, exaggerating its slender supports. The quiet setting helps the change feel plausible at first glance.
Behind the photographs
Finding a view, changing a scene
Some photographs begin with a plan. The visit to the Low Lighthouse was timed to bring high tide and sunset together. Others depend on being there when the light changes: Rays was a case of being in the right place at the right time.
A change of viewpoint can make as much difference as the weather. At Monknash, a rock crevice frames the setting sun; on the path to Newport, a narrow band of focus draws attention to the way ahead. Smaller details, such as bluebells and moss around a tree, have their place alongside the wider views.
In Altered Reality, I change the scale or structure of the scene while trying to keep the result convincing. An extra storey on the lighthouse or a much taller pier can pass almost unnoticed at first. The flamingos take the idea further: their presence is absurd, but consistent light, perspective and colour still matter.