Jeremy Senior

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 ...

Bachelor of Media Arts (majoring in photography), 2004
Diploma in Graphic Design, 1998

Traces, The Photographers Gallery, Napier, NZ