Friday, 11 January 2013

Vintage Landscape.

Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

I've always had a deep fascination for Victorian, pictorial images of the English landscape. Within a few years of the development of photography, people were out there recording the natural and the built environment. It's the views of romantic ruins that particularly attract me, their ivy clad presence contrasting with their stripped back, conservation led image of today. The ruins and stately homes that we are becoming familiar with because of their starring roles in films and TV blockbusters are impressive, I love them. But much more, I love the quiet almost forgotten gems scattered across our counties. What better way to photograph them than in a style inspired by the gum bichromate process?

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