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I’m currently in India – a place rich with childhood memories. However, the most apparent feature which confronts me as an adult is the widening disparity between rich and poor. Witnessing the incredible pockets of wealth alongside the abject poverty of the numerous slums is an issue which simply cannot be ignored.
I’ve often thought of taking to the entire country and exploring such issues with my lens. However, capturing a populous of over a billion spread over such a wide geography and culture would take a fair few years to complete.
For the first time in a while, I've not felt the desire to photograph the epic landscapes which I’m normally associated with. Maybe the sub-conscious feeling of injustice has led me to explore pictures with a human angle. I’m just not sure.
Whatever the reason, I’ve been on the hunt for pictures of hope; pictures that tell a story of this brave new world.
There’ll be more pictures when I’ve had a chance to download. I’ve also starting jotting down notes for that epic project so watch this space…
In an earlier post, I noted the value of re-visiting a scene over time. In that particular case from New Zealand the view had change dramatically for the worse upon re-inspection!
After travelling to Scotland this weekend I could not resist the chance to re-visit the ever-impressive Buachaille Etive Mòr in Glen Coe. My last trip there had lead to a Limited Edition Print which captured the wild light and autumnal colours at their best.
During this trip a snow storm had swept through the area and deposited around 6 inches of fresh snow on every corner of the park. Bliss! Although I couldn’t remember exactly where I had taken the first LEP print, I wasn’t that far off as I re-composed my viewfinder.
A great demonstration of the rewards on offer in even familiar places.
