Architecture: Buildings (AMATEUR) - HONORABLE MENTION
English Medieval Cathedrals
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The medieval cathedrals are one of the greatest achievements of English architecture and one of my great passions (the passion for architecture comes from the rest of my family – my father, brother and son are all architects). Because of their chequered history of building and rebuilding, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through to the Reformation and Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1539/40, they exhibit a wide variety of architectural styles, evolution and implementation – both within one building as well as between them. It’s these elements that I’m attempting to capture in my photographs -- structures that signal strength and purpose, beauty and majesty, elegance and grace, exuberance and awe, intimacy and reflection -– demonstrating such a magnificent variety of form for common functions. When entering, one cannot but be immersed in the architectural grandeur, the drama of the space and structure, interactions between form and function at a human level, and a sense of the faith and divine purpose for which they were created
I’m energized in exploring images of what I see around me, especially architecture and landscape (the interest in architecture comes from the rest of my family -- my father, brother and son are all architects). I’m fascinated by the form and function of buildings that men and women create and equally by the infinite forms that nature creates and by the impacts that mankind has on shaping those forms.
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The medieval cathedrals are one of the greatest achievements of English architecture and one of my great passions (the passion for architecture comes from the rest of my family – my father, brother and son are all architects). Because of their chequered history of building and rebuilding, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 through to the Reformation and Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1539/40, they exhibit a wide variety of architectural styles, evolution and implementation – both within one building as well as between them. It’s these elements that I’m attempting to capture in my photographs -- structures that signal strength and purpose, beauty and majesty, elegance and grace, exuberance and awe, intimacy and reflection -– demonstrating such a magnificent variety of form for common functions. When entering, one cannot but be immersed in the architectural grandeur, the drama of the space and structure, interactions between form and function at a human level, and a sense of the faith and divine purpose for which they were created
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Born and raised in England, but living in California since the late 1980’s, my photographic skills are self-taught through decades of patience and practice. Black and white photography has always been my first love -- the simplicity, elegance, drama, timeliness and richness that it can bring to an image for me drives a more visceral response. I’m excited by the emotional ‘punch’ that black and white images bring in this particular context – the contrasts between light and dark, areas of luminance and tonality, and the abstractions of shapes and forms -- that “special” quality that heightens the emotion and impact of the image.I’m energized in exploring images of what I see around me, especially architecture and landscape (the interest in architecture comes from the rest of my family -- my father, brother and son are all architects). I’m fascinated by the form and function of buildings that men and women create and equally by the infinite forms that nature creates and by the impacts that mankind has on shaping those forms.
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