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PHILLIP DOVE
LRPS, CPAGB
Landscape, Still Life and Portrait photographer.
Based in Saltburn by the Sea on the North Yorkshire coast .
Fine Art photographs from my travels around Yorkshire, Northumberland, Norfolk, Glencoe and the Isle of Skye
Landscape photography and travel are pretty much inseparable, but journeys of a different meaning of the word have brought my photography to where it is today.
Living on the North East Coast gives me endless opportunities for coastal photography.
The coastal images stretch from Whitby on the North Yorkshire Coast and head north through Durham, Wearside, Tyneside and on to Northumberland with its wide open beaches and iconic coastal castles.
But within minutes I can be in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
With its hills and dales, rivers and waterfalls, North Yorkshire has so much to offer and as Englands largest county, deserves the title of God’s own county.
The North West of Scotland is without doubt a landscape photographers dream.
Glencoe is probably Scotland’s most famous and most scenic Highland glen. Travelling from the South beside Rannoch Moor, the iconic Buachaille Etive Mor greets the visitor in spectacular fashion.
The landscape does not come much better than the journey down the valley, passing the Three Sisters of Glencoe, before decending into the valley of Loch Leven.
The Isle of Skye is the largest of the Inner Hebridean isles.
There are countless opportunities on the island for the landscape photographer. The Black Cuillins mountain range forms a backdrop to many photographs from the island.
Stunning sights greet you at every turn on the island. The Quiraing in the North of the Island is a unique landscape experience, and travelling south from there the Old Man of Storr and Loch Fada are amongst my favourite places.
There is more to photography than Landscapes
It took quite a while for me to think outside the box and look at other avenues for photography. It was, to an extent, prompted by the travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic. New ideas that could be explored at home were to follow. Still life images with subject matter that could be foraged whilst out for a walk, or other props that were available at home.
Allium
From a series of photos, all square, all monochrome.
Using plants from either our own garden, those of friends or even a few hedgerows. This was an Autumnal project. The plants had given their best through the warmer months, but shared a new beauty as the flowers turn to seed heads to give us next years blooms.
Shaping the Past
I am fortunate to own a fine collection of vintage woodwork tools. Some of my own and some that were a gift from a family member.
These planes and shaping tools became the subject of a series of photos that were all taken in a makeshift “studio” in my home.