Foreshore
Eight representations of change, transition, uncertainty, ambiguity, aspiration.
Drawing upon the childhood memories of day trips down on the beach, sand in my hair, ice creamy mess, penny slot machines and going that way back to the station to catch the train home. Now walking the same way as a local, reflecting on those carefree days and using the same scenes to express thoughts and feelings about the past, present and future.
Each image was captured using colour reversal film with a planned, deliberate and reflective approach in mind.
Neglected
But not beyond repair
This abandoned beach hut is characteristic of our wider society both in its institutions and structures but also in how we interact with one another; neglectful, unloved, worn, decayed, scarred. But all is not lost if we take the time and energy to set about mending what is important and realise the potential, character, hope, inspiration, comfort and enjoyment.
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Trajectory
A ceaseless journey to another place
I know the trajectory of the sun across the July sky and can make a vertical pencil-mark on the horizon to pin-point its disappearance. The star paints a raisin coloured sky with slivers of chamois illumination as it travels to another place; never the same palette as before and guaranteed to be different tomorrow.
The silhouetted boats bob up and down at the far end of this little bay and they appear to be close to falling over the edge into the horizon beyond. The sky, a fusion of light, cloud and location reflects into the water that shimmies up onto the shingle. The shoreline is dyed the colour of the expanse above while another gentle layer of water undulates towards the same point.
The diffused sun casts its weakening light into the water as dusk continues towards darkness in this estuarine scene.
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Rope
Taking the strain; being dependable; shackles.
Connect, attach, strengthen, unite, fasten, bind, bond, chain, restrict, hold, tether. Free.
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Launch
Going so far then taking the plunge and no going back.
Ozone fills the evening air just after sunset and what a fantastically warm day it's been.
Structures like this jetty represent for me the idea of taking steps on a firm footing until I reach the end where I am faced with an opportunity – but at the same time a fear of what might come when I launch myself out into the unknown territory towards something new. Except at this time the body of water that makes this whole idea a reality, is elsewhere. So the leap will have to wait just a bit longer.
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Under a petunia sky
A splendid silence and isolation at the end of a day.
This stretch of coastline at Thorpe Bay, part of the Thames estuary is where I came to live when moving from London; a place where the river flows through on its way to the sea. So for me, photographing this coastline represents my journey from the city to the coast – the freedom, the inspiration, the space; but also the desire to return and experience the sights, the smells, the memories and the transitory nature of the City that I came from.
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End of the day
Looking forward and reflecting back.
Another day of hard work well done; what a place to be; another difficult time; hoping tomorrow will be different; a bit nippy this evening; fresh. At the end of the day what is he thinking as he looks out to sea, looking towards tomorrow and reflecting back on past events? Place, time and structures provide the arena that the dramas of our lives are played out in and we are both the actors and the spectators.
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Way through
A slight opening
Sometimes it helps to view a situation, a dilemma, a problem from a different perspective.
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Artist's boat
Still waiting for me.
I noticed this boat and I was intrigued by the multi-coloured, multi-layer painted, Pollock-esque wrapper and the peeled cobalt blue interior of what would otherwise have been just another rowing boat. Alas, I had used the last frame of film so it wasn't to be. But luckily, a year later I returned and this boat was still there in the same place waiting for me; at least that's what I told myself rather than this spot being its usual parking place between functional and necessary journeys. Not just a vessel to transfer or to journeyout onto the water but a trusty and beloved tool that was worthy of my attention once again.
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