Photography is a passion. I have been fortunate enough as an adventure travel photographer and designer to visit may countries and see some incredible sights. Most of the trips I have undertaken have essentially become visual diaries. I  do not have any major trips planned until October 2013 when I will join an expedition high into to the Arctic in a tall ship to participate in an arts project supported by the Arctic Circle, a New York based arts charity. I expect some dramatic images from that. In the meantime I will post a selection of images reflecting my current experiences. I hope you find them interesting. Chris

Arctic Vignette exhibition opens at National Glass Centre, Sunderland

March 12, 2014  •  29 Comments

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85 x 213cm
Large format print, mounted on 5mm foamex, sealed: £580.00

As seen in the Guardian on 8th March 2014

At National Glass Centre, Sunderland 8th March -27th April 2014

Svalbard, a mountainous Arctic archipelago of over 61,00sq Km, 60% glacier and just 10 degrees from the North Pole.
In October 2013 I was invited to participate in a three week creative residency programme, organised by the New York based arts charity The Arctic Circle, on board a traditionally rigged tall ship with 27 other internationally acclaimed artists.

Interactive map of Svalbard from the Norwegian Polar Institute

Exhibition generously sponsored by Rare Adventures Ltd
An exhibition of recent photographs taken whilst in the Arctic in October 2013 opened on Saturday 8th March at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK. It comprises selection of 15 Giclee prints on 300g archival paper and 2 very large prints up to 85 x 213 cm. The show is beautifully enriched by a 6 track 'soundscape' by Irish composer Dr. karen Power who was also in the Arctic. The exhibition was reviewed in the Guardian Exhibitions Guide on March 8th 2014.

Some images are stitched, HDR, panoramas containing over 100 separate images all compiled to provide so subtle but powerful results. See the images under the travel section of this website

The exhibition runs from 8th March to 27th April 2014, SR6 0GL.  10am to 5pm 7 days per week.

The exhibition is supported by Rare Adventures Ltd., and National Glass Centre.


Saint Corban Graveyard, Naas, Southern Ireland

May 22, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

Saint Corban Graveyard, Naan, Southern IrelandSaint Corban Graveyard, Naas, Southern Ireland

 

After disembarking from a ferry in Dublin very early in the morning, I had a few hours to kill before meetings friends for a wedding. Being much too early to check into my hotel in Naas, I found myself wandering round this beautiful graveyard! Don't ask me why but this does seem to be a bit of a theme at present. having lots of time to hand took a series of photographs using slightly underexposed, multiple exposures with hand held flash to generate these very atmospheric images. Post processed using Nik software and photoshop.

 


Monkwearmouth Bridge, Sunderland

April 07, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

Monkwearmouth Bridge sunderlandMonkwearmouth Bridge sunderland

 

Monkwearmouth Bridge in Sunderland taken from the banks of the Wear. This is my first serious attempt at a large scale, stitched, HDR image in Autopano Giga. My learning? Take photographs on as small a resolution as the camera will allow and use a tripod. This image was composed over 210 photographs taken with a 50mm 1.4 lens at f1.4. Not a good idea f8-11 would have been better. The processing took forever as the files became bloated incredibly quickly!

 


Sunderland Cemetary

April 01, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

Sunderland CemetarySunderland Cemetary

 

On Easter day I took a stroll through Sunderland Cemetary and decided to experiment with a bokehrama photograph. This is essentially 27 images, taken at f1.4 with a 50mm lens and then stitched together in Autopano Pro to create an image with an incredibly shallow depth of field. Whilst not technically difficult it was quite time consuming. Luckily my subject matter was very patient!

 


AxzoNobel - International Paint 2013 Awards for Health & Safety

February 01, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

2EDM6372 - Version 2Health & Safety Awards - 2013

 

For the past few days we have been working flat out to finish the forth annual AkzoNobel Award for Health & Safety. These awards are cast as a solid piece of lead crystal, with a multitude of internal colours swirling round inside the cast, reflecting the company's involvement in the production of paint through brands such as International Paint and Dulux.

Once cast and polished a stone base was carved and bonded to the cast and the block cut into sections on a diamond saw to create three distinct awards. The concept here was to reflect the wholistic nature of the company, addressing - the product 'paint', collective identity and the all embracing importance of H & S in industry.

See more of the production process here

See previous year's awards here

 

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