BOTANICAL

"The sea gave everything and took everything away. It was the beginning and the end of all things" — George Mackay Brown, Beside the Ocean of Time The coast has a way of slowing things down. Its changing skies, shifting tides, and quiet stretches of land and sea create a space where light and form take centre stage. In black and white, these moments become even more focused — simple, striking, and honest. This series is about finding beauty in the stillness and power of the shoreline.

“For nothing endures, not even the land, and the folk are as frail as the foam that gathers at the river-mouth.” — Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song Abandoned is a collection of black and white photographs of places and objects left behind—old houses, empty buildings, decaying boats. Stripped of purpose but not without presence, these spaces tell quiet stories of time, weather, and change. There’s a certain stillness in what’s been forgotten—this series is about noticing that.

Capturing the landscape in black and white is often about patience — waiting for the right light, the right mood, and the moment when everything aligns. Without colour, it’s the shapes, shadows, and textures that tell the story. This collection reflects those quiet moments when the land speaks in tones of grey and the world briefly holds still.

“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” — Robert Doisneau