Creative residency preparation begins long before we arrive. When the destination is wild, remote and shaped by the elements, the way we prepare becomes part of the creative process itself. During my summer residency at Arctic Canvas in West Iceland, creative residency preparation was central to ensuring I could create from a place of presence….
Water shapes a place and that is true for Overstone Lakes Holiday Park in Northamptonshire. Steadily and over time in the way that all the most meaningful transformations happen. It draws wildlife and it holds the sky in its surface. Giving it back at a different angle. It creates a focal point in the day….
There is a particular quality to the English countryside in the hour before the light drops or just after it rises. In Worcestershire, with the River Avon moving through the lower ground and Bredon Hill rising to the south, that quality becomes something close to extraordinary. It is the light I arrived for at Bredon…
Aber Bay Holiday Park sits on a wild edge of earth, sea and sky. Nestled where the the Cambrian Mountains meet the sea, with Clarach Bay forming a gentle cove like beach before opening out into the wider Cardigan Bay. It is a beautiful space to be, west facing for sunsets, held by the particular…
Sunbeach Holiday Park sits on one of the most extraordinary positions on the Wales coastline. To the north, Snowdonia rises. To the west, Cardigan Bay opens towards the horizon with the full reach of the Irish Sea beyond it. The village of Llwyngwril is small and full of rural charm. It holds a deep sense…
Each storytelling project starts long before the photography shoot day. There is a foundation of knowledge that I build. Getting to know the geography of the landscape, how the light will move across the day, where the sun rises and falls, what phase the moon is in and where it might appear, what makes this…
Arctic Canvas is a place to stay, to be and to become. Some spaces don’t just hold you, they shape you. Iceland has always been that place for me, I call it somewhere that holds so much of my heart. It has been incredible to explore the islands across seasons and what is stretching out…
I’m currently on a creative residency in Iceland, staying at Arctic Canvas. A breathtaking space on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula designed to immerse you in wild beauty, stillness and flow. It’s a place where earth, sea and sky converge in quiet conversation. Where creativity feels like a living, breathing presence in the room with you. This…