The aim of this project is to take photographs of distinctly man made landscapes. For each image I was to decide on my clear intention with regard to the impression, information and opinion I wish to convey. Here are three images, for each I set out my intentions.
The first image was taken in Watendlath in the English Lake District. It shows a bridge over the beck which is running in full flow with a wall leading into the background which has trees in autumn colour and the fells beyond. The bridge and wall are made of local stone and so meld into the landscape as if they were part of it. My intention with this image was to show how man can interact with the landscape in a sympathetic manner - man and landscape in harmony as it were.
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| Watendlath Beck and Pack Horse Bridge, English Lake District |
The second photograph was taken on the Ridgeway in Wiltshire at Segsbury Fort. In this image I how the ancient landscape of the Ridgeway and the fort have been blighted and enclosed by modern man. The fence in the foreground alludes to how the landscape in Britain is now closed off and Didcot Power Station illustrates how planning decisions for such installations are apparently not sympathetic with preserving the natural beauty and heritage of our landscape.
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| Didcot Power Station from Segsbury Fort, Wiltshire |
The final image was taken in Florianopolis in Brazil. It was taken from a high vantage point and shows how man's relentless urbanisation takes over naturally beautiful landscapes. The trees in the foreground and the distant hills give clues to the landscapes once untouched past leaving one regretting mans overwhelming influence.
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| Florianopolis, Brazil |
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