“In both the creation and final visual outcome, photography allows us time for observation and understanding. It allows the time, through sight, for deeper insight into the subject matter, highlighting the complex and intricate nature of perception and perspective.
The ‘Flower Study’ images are suggestive photographs that encapsulate an emotive visual response rather than an account of the familiar ‘realities’ of the subject. By removing the poppy from its context and stripping away superfluous and crowded elements, the subjects’ essence and in turn symbology, is brought to life. The manipulation of the imagery via an in-camera double exposure, is used to highlight the concepts and ideas rather than suggest an unrealistic portrayal of the poppy.”
