As I write this, at the beginning of May, we’ve been confined to our houses by the Covid-19 virus for around six weeks. It’s been a difficult and scary time, but also a liberating one in terms of having some time to take stock.
My working life is quieter than it has ever been at the moment, so I’ve taken the opportunity to focus on my photography. I’m lucky living here in rural Essex as I can get out into the countryside on foot in just a few minutes for my daily permitted exercise. As no one has said we’re not allowed to take cameras with us while exercising I’ve been shooting new imagery every day. This gallery is a small example of the subjects I’ve been aiming my camera at since the 24th March. Click on any thumbnail to see the image larger.
One flash of excitement during this period has been Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, on the last Sunday in April. I’m still waiting for the negatives I shot that day to return, so I’ll write a separate post about the event in a few days. However, I’ve also been shooting some images around our village for a pinhole photography exhibition themed around the lockdown later this year. I got some very strange looks walking around Elsenham toting a wooden box on a tripod, but I had fun and here you can see a handful of the resulting images.
I’ll share further information about the exhibition both here and in my newsletter when I have it.
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