Recent Work - Winter 2024

I’ve just returned from two weeks on the road photographing. During the first week in a landscape that’s somewhat familiar - I’ve spent a week there each winter for the last five years. It is a landscape that I’ve enjoyed returning to, one that has taught me a lot over time. If we find a landscape pitched at the right level and work with it, it can challenge us and help us to grow as a photographer. 

During my second week away, I spent time exploring some other locations, places I’ve not spent as much time photographing. Even with perfect winter conditions, I found it difficult to make photographs I was happy with, having not built the same connection with these landscapes. I would like to share with you three prints from this recent trip. Two from a landscape I have built a strong connection with and one landscape I have yet to - but that still yielded a pleasing photograph.

Illuminated Shards

I knew there was a photograph here as soon as I found this shattered ice pushed up on the side of the lake. While an interesting subject, it did not provide a photograph easily and I had to work hard to align the placement of all the layers within the frame. Like all good compositions, it was a challenge to compose. Once I was satisfied with the composition, I waited for the sun to slip onto the horizon and illuminate the shards.

Silver Birch Layers

I have built a strong connection with the silver birch trees placed within this landscape. I had some beautiful conditions this morning but struggled to frame any photograph I was happy with, until these silver birch branches caught my eye.

I love the way they were laid across the landscape behind them, which had been thrown into minimal white layers in the heavy snow that was still falling.

A Winters Morning

These days, I’m often drawn to capturing smaller details as opposed to the grand landscape. But sometimes, a rare moment arises where I’m able to successfully pull both together - placing the smaller details within the grand landscape. The layers of frosty grass provide depth in the frame and a focal point without being too bold that it overpowers the peaks behind. The final print gives me the feeling that I’m still standing there, looking at the landscape on that perfect winter’s morning.