Land + Projection
When shooting nature, I guide my eye with projections – which narratives, associations and elements of character do I notice myself projecting onto the objects and landscapes in front of me? I am fascinated by the tendency of human beings to see an alternative form or a non-existent narrative in the scene they are observing. When confronted with the unfamiliar, even as I’m yearning for a new experience, it is my instinctive reaction to find a touchstone or an association with what i’m seeing and what I understand –– a projection.
Landscapes of natural and manmade design, the threats and comforts of nature and the unknowable scale of the great forces around us encourage me to make nature a mirror for the loose thoughts and ideas in my head.
I here present my own projections for the enjoyment of those viewers who decides to play along and make projections of their own onto the things and places I’ve found.
Underground in Modoc County, California
In the Land of the Dead
By the necropolis of Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, Vercors Massif
In the Land of the Dead
On the beach near Ayr, Ayrshire
On the night of a full moon on Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
In the Land of the Dead
Under Seaford Head, East Sussex
On Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire
At low tide on the north side of Thanet, Kent
In a corner of Thanet, Kent
In a corner of Thanet, Kent
On the edge of the Amberley Wild Brooks, West Sussex
On the Wild Brooks, West Sussex
In the shadow of Mont Aiguille, Vercors Massif
On the path along Bulverhythe Beach, East Sussex
In the Land of the Dead
Under Hastings Pier, East Sussex
At the end of the promenade from Ramsgate, along the east side of Thanet, Kent
Up the hill from Riddlesden, West Yorkshire
In the foothills of the Vercors Massif
In the desert of San Diego County, California
In the desert of San Diego County, California
In the Land of the Dead
Underground in Modoc County, California