Light plays, changes its mood, from whimsical to dark, London always touches your heart
Just for fun this afternoon 🙂
An afternoon of photographic contrast in London
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Stillness and tranquility
The morning stillness as the sun warms the air, my eyes stopped to stare. When your mind stops running, you have room for real contemplation. Take time to find solitude, space and peace
Yes, I’m a photographer
I see the world differently to most people and create abstract photographic images that most would never imagine. I never use Photoshop, I do vision, capturing the image most will never notice.
You can own this one off original, printed directly onto aluminium. The watermark is just for online images. More details at the link below for my collection at Saatchi
Flamingo
I have always been fascinated by reflections, ultimately it is through reflecting light that we see most of the world around us. We see an object because of the light it reflects, rather than see it directly, unless of course it is its own light source.
As a photographer, I love watching how water reflects light, particularly when the surface of a lake or the sea is almost but not quite totally calm. Then, the very gentle movement of the water creates, for me, the best reflections of all. It is quite easy to not notice these reflections but when you photograph them, freeze them in time, something amazing happens. Reflections become abstract with an almost sculptural quality and because of the way the water is moving each image captured is totally unique. The water will never move in exactly the same way again and recreate the same reflection again. Each reflection becomes like a snowflake, infinite in variety, never to be repeated.
With this in mind I have decided to create an art-work based on one of my images of a reflection. It is quite large, 100x150cm, printed on brushed aluminium using a complex thermal sublimation process. This high definition printing process onto aluminium gives the colour of the image a strong impact as well as being very durable. The work is called Flamingo, when you look at it you will understand why. This is a one off piece, never to be reprinted in any form and will be supplied with a certificate of authenticity. If you are interested in owning a unique and original work of abstract photography then you can find more information about it at the Saatchi Art gallery
Twisted Reality. Photography as surreal art. No photoshop
I love capturing images that confound viewers
Highlights from a year of photography
Ok I cheat a little, the sequence goes from November 2014 to December 2015. It has been quite a varied and interesting year. I wonder what next year will bring?
I hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed creating them. The world is full of problems but life is also full of beauty. Never miss the opportunity to take a moment to stand and stare.
Wind and Sea
The two places I feel most at home are by/on the sea or in the desert. Today I was by the sea, a steady breeze was blowing, the air felt wonderful, clearing out the cobwebs as I headed towards a lunch of fresh oysters. This scene of someone kiteboarding and enjoying perfect weather had to be captured.
These were the oysters I had for lunch 🙂
Photo workshop today
Typically, the weather was beautiful in the morning but then it started raining in the afternoon. Saying that, the workshop went well, techniques were learnt and fun was had. I was concentrated on helping rather than taking photographs myself but this one works quite well I think.
Under the bridge
This photograph took itself. The beauty of nature.
Nature’s Beauty
Splashing around
This is just for fun. There was an off road competition today. I kepty my camera clean but I got rather muddy in order to get these shots 😉
Russell Chapman 