Eco Photo Summer School +

Well it has been workshops galore of late ! And why not? Photography and techniques should be out there amongst the people and not just lurking online.

Working with Suffolk Wildlife Trust was an absolute pleasure. Along with SmellSense Charity I created a series of walks and cyanotype sessions responding to the unique landscape of the Carlton Marshes.

I also an enjoyed running a smartphone workshop for a legal firm in the City. They learned several tips and tricks, and hopefully I improved their awareness of ‘light’ and how their phones respond to it.

Big news, and just out, is my long-awaited Eco Photography Summer School!

Friday afternoons, August so the sun should be out! Details and booking here !

Taking place across two green oases in South East London – we will be having lots of fun experimenting with sustainable photography processes! Various types of cyanotype and botanical toners, Anthotypes, prints on fabric and more! If you want to use digital negatives (probably the final session) contact me to arrange. Suitable for beginners to advanced.

Anthoypes – My Garden Darkroom

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Exploring the Anthotype process was one of the best things to come out of Lockdown for me. This process was ‘invented’ by John Herschel around 1841 as he was trying to pave the way for colour photography, it even pre-dates Cyanotype. Up until then the only photos were rusty-coloured black & white . Over a century later, I am branching out from my own rusty-looking black & white to try some colour! In summer, when the darkroom was closed, my little city garden became my darkroom.

Herschel used natural dyes from flowers and vegetables. I mainly used extracts from plants I had grown. Some plants work better than others, and many plants I tested do not work well at all. But its a Eureka moment when they do !

I will run a workshop on Anthotype in summer 2021. Its great to bring people closer to plants with a 100% eco process using plants and sunlight alone.

Cyanotype Kimono

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I printed a large amount of fabric using the cyanotype technique with sweet peas (that grow wild in my London garden) and ferns. During lockdown, my collaborator Tabby G took the fabric and sewed it into this beautiful kimono.

I make lots of cyanotyped garments – its great to work in 3D opens up new dimensions of photography. I currently have 2 places left on my upcoming Zoom workshop with fabric.