In my day-to-day work as a photo-journalist, my task is to shoot photographs that tell the whole story in one image. In this new look at the British landscape, I want the viewer to tell their own story.
The austere, eerie minimalism of the set is in contrast to the vibrant, attention-demanding aesthetic of my editorial and commercial work. It has allowed me to reconnect with my passion for image-making and do so in a fashion that is more meditative than the frenetic world of press photography. I like to think that the landscape photographs depict scenes with latent potential, like the opening or closing frame of a film.
The work is inspired by long walks in the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire countryside as a child, Buddhist philosophy and the paintings of George Shaw.
Limited edition fine art archival prints (1/40) are available and are POA. Contact James by email here.