Essence

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From the award winning* series ‘Snow Dance’, Hokkaido, Valentine’s Day 2018

The delicate nature of this series demanded a fine art paper that could portray a sense of the location and this exquisite subject. I tested many premium papers and in the end I settled upon Washi Torinoko for how closely it resembles the look and feel of Japanese handmade paper. The base is manufactured using a traditional Tanmo machine which produces a paper so refined it looks as if it has been hand made. The Washi base is produced in the Echizen region of Japan, which is famous for the production of traditional Japanese paper with a history spanning over 1500 years in paper production.

Available options:

  • Mounted print: image dimensions 10” x 8”, mount dimensions 12” x 10”

  • Framed: frame dimensions 2cm wide, 2cm deep

*IPPVA Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018, PX3 Silver Medalist 2020

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From the award winning* series ‘Snow Dance’, Hokkaido, Valentine’s Day 2018

The delicate nature of this series demanded a fine art paper that could portray a sense of the location and this exquisite subject. I tested many premium papers and in the end I settled upon Washi Torinoko for how closely it resembles the look and feel of Japanese handmade paper. The base is manufactured using a traditional Tanmo machine which produces a paper so refined it looks as if it has been hand made. The Washi base is produced in the Echizen region of Japan, which is famous for the production of traditional Japanese paper with a history spanning over 1500 years in paper production.

Available options:

  • Mounted print: image dimensions 10” x 8”, mount dimensions 12” x 10”

  • Framed: frame dimensions 2cm wide, 2cm deep

*IPPVA Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018, PX3 Silver Medalist 2020

The story behind this print

Inspired by a centuries old connection between Eastern culture and the natural world ‘Snow Dance' focuses on the extraordinary grace and beauty of the Japanese Red Crowned Crane, shot against a snowy backdrop in Hokkaido Japan.
Just as the painter Degas painted ballerinas in the throes of movement and in the moments of focused stillness preceding and following the dance, these images seek to capture the grace and beauty of the crane’s mesmerising dance – once witnessed, never forgotten.

During this trip I was introduced to the concept of essence - that hard to define and even harder to capture quality i.e. the core of the thing.

In terms of image making, to capture it has become my driving force to the point of obsession.

I have amassed a considerable collection of images over many years, all aesthetically pleasing and good enough to share and sell. However, I can only count on one hand, the number of images I have created that have essence.

This one, this was my first.