This was the area of Cardiff where I was brought up and went to school. These photographs were part of a series I made in the late 1960's, early 70's when the main employer - the steelworks - was closing, and the area being pulled apart and 're-developed'. These images formed part of a touring exhibition supported by the Arts Council of Wales.
Prints from this series are in numerous private collections, plus the collections of the Arts Council of Wales, and the National Library of Wales.
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Published by the Ffotogallery in 1984. to accompany the exhibition of the same name. The catalogue is now long out of print, but prints from the series are still available.
Prints from this series have sold continuously since the exhibition opened in 1984 and are in many private collections throughout the UK and Europe. Several are also in the collection of the National Library of Wales.
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Published in 1988 to accompany the exhibition which was supported by the Arts Councils of Wales and Ireland and the British Council. This
exhibition compared the landscapes of two Celtic nations. The catalogue is now out of print but prints from the series are still available for sale.
Original prints from this series feature in many private collections in the UK, Ireland and Europe. Can be seen in a number public collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
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Published in 1993 with grant aid from Clwyd Arts Service and the Welsh Arts Council to accompany the exhibition of the same name.This 24 page catalogue contains an essay on the work by William Bishop. Price £3 plus p&p.Prints from the series are also available.
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Cader Idris
A 48 page book, published in a limited edition of 500. The black and white images are reproduced in duotone, and the platinum images in four colour to retain the quality of the original prints. Contains an essay on the Welsh artist Richard Wilson by Pete Davis, and an essay by Alistair Crawford, research professor at the University of Wales School of Art, Aberystwyth. Prints from this series are in a number of private collections, plus the public collection of the National Library of Wales, and Green Mountain College, Vermont, USA.
Book price £20 plus p+p, silver and platinum prints, price on application.
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Sardinia
A 32 page exhibition catalogue published by the University of Wales School of Art, Aberystwyth. The catalogue text is in English & Italian and contains a 'Letter to Sardinia' by Professor Alistair Crawford. Price £5, plus p&p. Selenium toned gelatin/silver prints are available from this series, and are in a number of private collections, plus the public collection of Museo Genna Maria, Sardinia, and the Associazione Culturale, Cagliari, Sardinia.
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Seeds
I am slowly working on a series of still life photographs around the general theme of 'seeds'. Mostly the material for the photographs is found in my own garden at the various seasons of the year. I gather these and 'live' with them for a while as they take on an existence of their own outside of their natural environment. These are then arranged and photographed with a 10"x8" camera, and direct contact prints made on either platinum coated material, or silver prints, which are then both sulphide and selenium toned.
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'Wildwood',
Pen Gelli forest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
An ongoing series of images of one particular ancient forest in west Wales. They have been exhibited in the UK, France and the USA. They are large-scale, chromogenic 'Crystal Archive' prints. Prices are available on application.
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Vermont, 2004
Large-scale chromogenic 'Crystal Archive' prints of the forests of Vermont, USA. Prices available on application.
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Strata Florida, Ceredigion, Wales
A new series of images is beginning to be made, exploring this ancient woodland once managed by the Cistercian monks of Strata florida Abbey in Pontrhydfendigaid. They are large-scale, chromogenic 'Crystal Archive' prints. Prices are available on application.
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