Burghley House. 14th April.

I was at Burghley House today (near Stamford) shooting for my current project on the English. The house was having an Open Gardens day, this is where the residents of the house let the public look around their private gardens, the gardens are absolutely beautiful.. and I am slightly jealous of the children who get to grow up in such a wonderful and exciting place! The house and gardens were full of people, and I had quite a few people who were interested in the equipment I was using (Mamiya RZ67) as they are so used to seeing people with DSLRs or Compact Cameras. It was a beautiful day and I am quite excited about seeing the negatives when they are developed!

Grandad. 13th April.

This is my Grandad (the man in the middle of the photo), he passed away yesterday and today I was looking round his home. It is strange how all the things that remind you of a person remain but the person is gone. His home reminded me of a photograph of a scene, but a scene without a subject.... the focus remaining on the invisible subject. It is quite strange. 

My Grandad was a massive fan of my photography and loved seeing all the photographs I take and post every day. My Grandad was great, he lived a fantastic life and I am sure that he is having a great time in Heaven!

Kings Cross. 12th April.

I was in London today, so I had the chance to visit the new Kings Cross station. I am a big fan of architecture, and I thought that the architectural design of the station was amazing, from the patterned structure of the roof to the curved walkways and then the transition to angular bridges inside the historical architecture of the main building. Absolutely beautiful.

Bookshelf. 11th April.

A bookshelf can tell you a lot about the people who own the bookshelf, firstly, does the owner just have books in the bookshelves, or do they use it to store ornaments or to place useless items on. What books are in the shelves, fiction? Factual? Information? Biographies? You can learn a lot about people by the books which they own or read.

Scooby and Alan. 10th April.

I went to the Emmaus community in Cambridge today, I hadn't been there for about a month, but it was good to be back and working on the project. Even though I have been visiting a few times I am still meeting new people, this man, Alan, is someone who I met today. He is really interesting, he has a little dog called Scooby who was possibly the most excitable dog ever! He also has a bearded dragon, his room is very unique and almost all of his furniture has been made or customised by him. 

Today's trip mainly consisted of interviews, I took a few photos, but I have decided to start filming for the video documentary I am making on Emmaus and the people who live in the community. I have had a great start to filming this documentary and over the next few months I am really looking forward to creating it and making a really strong final piece.

A moment's rest on the steps. 9th April.

I was in the city today and happened to see this man and his dog walk over to catch a moments rest on some steps. 

I am off to Cambridge tomorrow, I am getting some of my 120 film developed and shooting for my Emmaus Documentary. It has been a while since I last visited the people at Emmaus, so I am looking forward to seeing them and capturing their lives. 

He is Risen. 8th April.

I have been celebrating Easter with my church this weekend, it has been great. Easter signifies the greatest day in history, when the saviour of the world took our sins and punishment and then broke the power of death in such a glorious way. Easter is one of my favourite times of the year, and the fact that people can stuff themselves with chocolate is an extra bonus. 

I decided to create a photograph through a mixture of artificial lighting and Photoshop to highlight the power of the empty cross and empty grave which Jesus left behind when he rose again. 

Happy Easter!