Breathe - light reflecting in the Wear in Sunderland, contemplating the time I've spent in Sunderland over the last four years and the significant body of work I have created here.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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Breathe - a short clip of a projection idea I've been working on for a few months, projecting film of the Sunderland coast into a forest twenty miles inland, displacing elements of the environment.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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Breathe - A moment of contemplation at the end of a month of deliberation and decision, lost in a period of reflection both actual and metaphorical.
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I drifted away from video back to stills photography for a little while, but can't seem to resist all the extra elements that come with it. I like to shoot what I call 'moving photographs', short pieces of video, composed as a still image but with repetative or cycling movement. I also love playing with sound and the level of emotion and tension that can be created with it.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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#fineartphotography
#ifisayitsart
#landscapelover
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#longexposure
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#night
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Breathe - A selection of images from my current MA project. Brilliant to be back in the studio at Uni today, even though everything is still quite restricted. It's nice to be able to pin prints to a wall and even though I've worked primarily with digital for over twenty years, I still love the look, feel and aesthetic quality of a real print. That's something that the last year has really made me appreciate even more.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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Breathe - A new direction. I almost didn't get out of the door, life is very comfortable at the moment, so going out in the cold, at night, to take photos has become less attractive than it was previously. A year ago I didn't want to be in the house, too many memories to eat away at my thought processes. In an instant that all changed and I no longer have those stresses. The effort to get out of the house was worth it though and seeing the images, that I've worked towards achieving over the last six months, materialise in front of me is incredibly satisfying.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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#contemplation
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#fineart
#fineartphotography
#ifisayitsart
#longexposure
#meditation
#mentalhealth
#moonlight
#night
#northeastengland
#photographytheory
#postmodernism
#sea
#seascape
#seascapephotographer
#seascapephotography
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#water
Breathe - As I work on this project, my journey of exploration is taking me further from the work that I imagined I would make and more towards the what I aspired to create. I am drifting away from the sharp, verbatim, facsimiles of reality that I once made and towards something that, for me at least, feels less like photography and more like a contemplative experience. When I look at them, these images conjure up in me the experience of the temperature, smells, sounds, the experience of watching the movement of the sea.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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#contemplation
#contemporary
#fineart
#fineartphotography
#ifisayitsart
#landscapelover
#landscapephotography
#longexposure
#meditation
#mentalhealth
#moonlight
#night
#northeastengland
#photography
#postmodernism
#sea
#seascape
#seascapephotographer
#seascapephotography
#sunderland
#universityofsunderland
#water
Work from my current project 'Breathe' part of Shrine Gallery online Group Show. Looking forward to a time when we can get back to exhibiting again in real life.
Part of my MA Fine Art at the University of Sunderland.
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Moonlit seascapes at Hendon beach in Sunderland. Cold, crisp, clear surrounded by the sound of waves hitting the shore, scenes and sounds for contemplation.
Part of my MA Fine Art project at the University of Sunderland
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#night
#longexposure
Breathe - contemplative coastal captures, peace of mind for the audience and the artist. MA Fine Art project depicting periods of contemplation, meditation, consideration.
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#mentalhealth
#meditation
#postmodernism
#seascapephotography
#landscapephotography
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Contemplative seascapes. Time spent on beaches and cliff tops, unraveling the mind to the sound of froth on shingle, the crash of waves, gulls crying. Work towards MA Fine Art at Sunderland University.
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The stains of artistic effort. Artist's tables found in the Priestman building of University of Sunderland. Accidental art by unnamed artists, beautiful in their own terms
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The very beginnings of a project for my MA Fine Art course at @sunderlanduni
I spend a great deal of my time outside, surrounded by nature, by trees. There has been a significant amount of research done into the positive effects of being outside, in nature, of the therapeutic nature of the movement of trees, of water, of breathing in clean air. Over the past year, we were excluded from wandering wherever we felt, isolated indoors, prevented from travelling to our favourite places. I think we have also learnt to appreciate everything outdoors, nature and the environment. This project will explore all of these issues and themes (how, I don’t quite know yet).
It would be great to hear peoples favourite places to wander, contemplate: those places that you go when you want to switch the rest of the world off.
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Fog filled head, I forced myself out for a drive at the weekend. No idea where I was going, I drove unknown country lanes, lined with the evidence of autumn. Perhaps it's the shorter days, maybe a year full of work suddenly ending, a change in the weather. Whatever it is, it's pushing my shoulders down, pushing my mood down. My words have become super accelerated, mind overflowing, body twitching. As the days blend into one I'm starting to recognise the causes. Past problems unresolved are floating to the surface. I drove places I'd never been before, lanes that looked like each other until I found myself at Cawfields car park on Hadrian's Wall. I walked for hours in the drizzle, in a daze, until I gained some perspective.
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Woodland walks. It has been a long time since I've been this low. I can't work out what it is that is breaking my stride. Life is giving me everything that I want, but sometimes I cannot stop the darkness from enveloping me. Behind the ringing in my ears, my mind is filled with the worst of the past; every loss, every failure, every scar, every hurt. I've reached out for help, but as always it comes too slowly and with every waiting day the problems become more significant. I am struggling to keep those things in place that help; run everyday, eat properly, sleep well, take time. Time between the trees is my only reprieve.
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Heading towards our final day on the @vetrun180 Scotland Coast to Coast expedition. An inspirational trip, stunning scenery and great memories shared with an incredible group of military veterans and @sandgrousetravel .
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In Scotland with @vetrun180 amazing scenery, challenging routes and sideways rain, perfect for any expedition. All part of the fun on Vetrun180 , taking injured veterans on expeditions around the world.
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Back to Landrover Experience in Skipton to photograph Veterans training in 4x4 driving for @vetrun180 . Tomorrow we head up to Scotland to take the group of injured veterans on a coast to coast expedition from Dunnattor castle in the East to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse in the west.
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Last day of off-roading with @vetrun180 another amazing opportunity, helping injured veterans through expeditions and 'adventure therapy'. The conditions and weather have been excellent, a bit of rain to keep the routes interesting, but plenty of sun and dry spells, so that morale stays high.
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Back out with @vetrun180 documenting another group of Veterans on an 'adventure therapy' expedition. This time a coast to coast 4x4 trip across the Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Lake District, the same journey that last year, helped to lift me from a very dark place.
These images are from the driver training the Veterans are currently taking at Landrover Experience in Skipton.
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