"MORNING MIST" Photograph - Limited Edition of 100

I use photography as a way of exploring the world and recording my experiences. I am passionate about the art of photography and I love the process of long exposure photography. I grew up on a farm in rural New Zealand and always had a connection with the outdoors so exploring the landscape with my camera was a natural step. After completing a Diploma in Graphic Design, I studied photography gaining a Bachelor of Media Arts in 2004. I was always interested in long exposure and revisited this technique when I was living in the UK. After returning to New Zealand in 2010, I began to work on ideas based around long exposure photography and so began a new direction for my work. My work has stemmed from an interest in monochrome landscape photography, spatial relationships and minimalism. I am fascinated by the magnitude of space, scale, perspective and the way light falls on the landscape. Using the camera as a tool, the medium of photography assists in the exploration of landscapes formed by nature and intertwined with human traces. Objects and places that are not noticeable, even overlooked, unveil their beauty through the fluid and soft use of light. My work is minimalistic: simple, uncomplicated and void of clutter. This evokes a sense of serenity, spaciousness and clarity. Compositions are carefully balanced through framing. Long exposures strip away distractions through the symphony of movement and time. The viewer’s attention is directed to the still elements, dominant within this unending motion. Finished photographs are the result of meticulous attention to detail, combining research into locations with the sensitive technique of long exposure photography. Every step of the process is controlled and calculated. As the shutter is held open for a period of time, the scene in front of the lens continuously replaces itself upon the digital sensor. The final image is a synthesis of past moments merged into one frame. The layers of motion otherwise indistinguishable to the eye become apparent.