1745

With this project, I have produced photographs that displayed simplistic views of nature, themed around the formation of plants and trees and their growth on land that was a historical battlefield - the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans. Inspired by the environmental works of photographer Harry Callahan, and further influenced by landscape photographers John Blakemore and Frank Meadow Sutcliffe; this project focused on revealing intimate battlefield scenes as well as a strong sense of atmosphere highlighted by bad and cloudy weather conditions. Through aesthetics, the images were to look like vintage photographs, to pay homage to the conflict I was referencing and square cropping was applied to emphasise simplicity in the perceived compositions and tighten up what was shown on the battlefield. Click on each of the images for more.