Photography @ Weeping Ash

Weeping Ash - the name of our house

Alongside its other content, this web site holds a collection of my personal photographs made at various times over the last 30-plus years.

Whilst sorting through boxes of old prints to find those that still had some resonance I decided to put copies of some of them in this virtual box on the web - it's less dusty. Where recent work seems to fit, this is also being included.

These photographs are personal observations, mostly about shape, form and feeling in natural and man-made environments. The subjects are found in urban and rural landscapes, formal and informal gardens, vernacular architecture and architectural details. Many have travelled this path of personal expression before and many will undoubtedly follow.

I have found inspiration and enjoyment in the work of so many photographers over the years that it's hard to single any out. The list continues to grow over time but would certainly always include Frederick Evans, Edward Weston, Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, John Davies, John Blakemore, and of course Edwin Smith, to whom a section of this site is devoted. The work of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Raymond Moore and Tony Ray-Jones must also be mentioned - although their approach often differed from my own, looking at their photographs is still an education and always reminds me how much I have to learn. Regrettably, in most cases there is little of their work available to view over the web, but I am gradually adding information and links whereever possible. What is exciting is the wealth of new talent that surfaces through the web - often through photoblogs or via individual sites. Many are listed in my inspirations section - worth a look.

Although the end result is more important than the methods used to get there, the journey can and should be fun. Over the years I have made use of the full range of tools and processes available to me: cameras of all formats, image-making techniques from chemical to digital - lately almost entirely digital, although I do have plans to return to darkroom print-making one of these days.