This image was created on Kodak Portra film, which renders colours in a beautifully subtle way: perfect for portraying the subtleties of project 4 x 4 x 4. It was a bright cloudy afternoon, and I had been walking through a suburban backstreet which I had not visited before. It was summertime, and the hum of a lawn mower carried in the air.
Picturing a pandemic; kind of
During the first six months of ‘Covid’ I was compelled to shoot, shoot shoot, but as the malaise of our current situation took hold I was less inspired, and have lots of images that have never seen the light of day, until now! Creative people have spurned many a project from this period, and there are already books, exhibitions and TV programmes prepared for our consumption. I am not convinced that we have enough distance to appreciate the creative portrayal of what is still a very felt experience, but here are some images that I have taken at different stages since March 2020.
The Thrill Of The Shoot; Anxious times for photographers.
In February and March as the news from China was filtering through to the public via a seemingly unworried Prime Minister, the population knew things were about to change. It was in that state of mild fear and uncertainty that I last went out with the camera prior to the lockdown (Friday 13th March). I wanted to capture something of the anticipation of what lay ahead, and I had a hunch I wouldn’t be able to go out for a while.
Print Sales page launch!
A selection of images from my project 4 x 4 x 4 are available to purchase as limited edition prints. They have been shot on traditional photographic film in a square format. Each print has an additional handling border, and is signed and numbered on the reverse.
All prints are available in three sizes, and for a limited time the smallest images are available as part of the Artist Support Pledge which is a movement set in place to help generate funds through a community sales scheme to help artists and makers who have suffered a loss of income through the Coronavirus epidemic.