Time

I have long been drawn to the coast, particularly to places where natural and man-made elements meet. There is something about these quiet encounters — a structure in the water, a distant shoreline, a bridge or a solitary form — that makes me want to stop and spend time with them.

Long exposure has become an important part of that process.

By allowing the camera to remain open for longer, movement begins to disappear or transform. Water can become almost still. Clouds become traces. Familiar structures can lose some of their identity and become shapes, lines and spaces within the landscape.

For me, the technique is less important than what it allows me to see.

Finding the right composition, waiting for the light and sometimes returning to the same place repeatedly are all part of the process. The photograph develops slowly, and that slowing down has become an important part of how I work.

I am interested in the point where a recognisable landscape begins to feel less certain — where the subject remains, but the experience of looking at it changes.

These photographs are therefore not simply about the places I encounter. They are about time, stillness and the transformation that can occur when we allow ourselves to look for a little longer.

Mountain Light. Long-exposure photograph of a snow-covered mountain in Senja rising above calm water beneath a softly illuminated sky.
Dragons Teeth. Reflection of mountains in rock pool at coast in Senja in winter.
Reflections. Long-exposure photograph of a snow-covered mountain in Lofoten reflected in exceptionally calm water beneath a pale blue-grey sky.
St Catherines Breakwater. Long-exposure photograph of a quiet coastal breakwater in Jersey and curved sea wall beside calm water, with a solitary lamp post.
Fishing Hut. A fishing hut on the Gironde Estuary, in early morning soft light.
Under the Bridge. Long-exposure photograph looking beneath the Skye bridge towards a lighthouse across still coastal water.
Passing Lines. Long-exposure photograph of a row of wooden posts receding into calm shallow water beneath a pale, misty sky on Portstewart Strand.
Reaching Out. Long-exposure photograph of a wooden pier extending towards a small navigation marker across calm, pale water at Lytham St Annes.
Fishing Hut II. Long-exposure photograph of a wooden fishing hut on stilts beside calm coastal water on the Gironde Estuary, with its reflection softened by the tide.
Sentinel. Long-exposure photograph of a low breakwater and distant lighthouse at Donaghadee across an almost motionless expanse of pale water.
Capbreton. Pier in summer in soft dawn light, long exposure and still sea in France.
Alone. Long-exposure photograph of an isolated wooden fishing hut in the Venetian Lagoon at Pelistrino, standing above calm water beneath a broad, pale sky.
Redentore. Long-exposure photograph of a this Venice church across the lagoon, with a pale sky and soft reflections.
San Giorgio. Long-exposure photograph of San Giorgio in Venice across calm water, with a distant church and shoreline softened by atmospheric light.
Venetian Dawn. Long-exposure photograph of Santa Maria from Accademia in Venice on the Grand Canal with historic buildings on either side, softened by smooth water and diffused light.