A series that I have recently completed is a response to the impact of wildfires on forests and trees. In 2008, I worked in the Australian outback, personally witnessing the impact of an out-of-control fire on the landscape and trees. More recently, in 2020, most of us in New Zealand experienced first-hand the smoke and haze from the bushfires in Australia. The series is my interpretation of the intensity and ferocity of wildfires, their journey through the forest and what they leave behind. ‘Fire II’ (seen on page 43) is one of the images from that series. WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGES YOU’VE HAD TO OVERCOME OR STILL STRUGGLE WITH TODAY? I think the biggest challenge for any visual artist is the beliefs and perceptions that you have about your work and your creative process. Self-doubt, resistance and imposter syndrome are always lingering in the shadows. Aside from that, my biggest challenges currently are getting to know my ‘new friend’, the Canon R5 and getting my head around Photoshop. TELL US ABOUT YOUR ONGOING COLLECTION THAT EXPLORES THE ENERGY AND LIFE FORCE OF TREES... I’m drawn to forests and trees. I love walking through them, their visual appearance, the shapes and lines they create, the way the light interacts with them and the many possible compositions they offer. Most importantly, they always leave me with a sense of peace, calm and balance. There seems to be a transformational energy that leads to this change in emotional state. The Japanese call this Shinrin-yoku or ‘forest bathing’, which recognises that spending time in nature is good for our health, our emotional state and provides us with a sense of calm. My collection “Life-force of Trees” attempts to capture a visual representation of what we experience when we ‘bathe’ or walk in forests. The in-camera techniques push past the surface details, removing distracting details leaving only colours, shapes, lines and light that, to my mind, convey a sense of this transformational energy. TELL US ABOUT THE COMPETITIONS YOU’VE HAD SUCCESS WITH... ‘Reward of Sunrise’ was the first image I entered into a competition that I won. That competition was actually an NZP magazine competition – the 2019 “Photography Unleashed“ Long Exposure Competition. The image was created during a yearlong photography challenge with a friend, where we wanted to explore and reacquaint ourselves with ND filters, particularly the 10-stop ND filter. We thought a challenge with predetermined monthly themes would be fun. Winning this competition gave me the confidence to submit images to other awards and competitions. Reward of Sunrise Canon 6D, Canon EF 16-35mm lens, 6 stop ND, 3 stop GND @ F11, 168.0s, ISO100
Top: Mystic Trees Canon 6D, Canon EF 24-105mm lens @ F22, 1/5s, ISO50 Bottom: Forest Path Canon 6D, Canon EF 24-105mm lens @ F14, 0.4s, ISO160
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