The other side of Lanzarote

Lanzarote is an island with some sharp contrasts between man and nature. A volcanic past and present hangs over the place. Construction often hesitates and remains incomplete.

A few more from Lanzarote

Lanzarote on an iPhone

Lanzarote is a special landscape mostly due to its volcanic past. It was a wonderful opportunity to do some large format landscape photography. With such a cumbersome set up you always need something else handy to capture other fleeting moments. On this occasion it was an iPhone.

On location

I have found driving round the home counties that a camper van will only get you so far. Private roads, rural car parks with height restrictions or simply the tarmac running out means ditching motorised transport. My bike comes into its own as walking would mean time lost in the valuable hours of daylight. A backpack with large format camera and tripod stowed in a pannier gives me the freedom to access the landscape quickly before moving locations. I now never leave London without my trusty two wheels.

My work recently has involved more nature whether it is isolated in a still life or in a wider context and environment. Form, structure and texture increasingly play a part in these photographs. Kind words and encouragement from a respected picture editor have helped inspire me to develop my photography and it's link to the many forms of nature.

Polaroids.

I recently bought a Sinar 5/4 and have been using up old Polaroid film, Type 54, 72 and 79. The black and white still looks good though the colour has gone a bit weird as expected. I have been concentrating on still life but have also been trying out some landscape too.

This is from a series of seascapes shot from the Island of Portland which is not really an island but connected by a thread of land to the mainland. A stack was recently consumed by the storms here.
I return to these photos regularly just to explore, play and re-assess.