BTF-001
An invitation to pause
A wooden jetty takes us towards the water. What happens when the strongest part of a photograph is the space it leaves open?
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Lake Trasimeno, Italy
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Sahara Desert, Tunisia
BTF-003
A gesture in the street
Bread, a raised hand and the space around two small figures: an ordinary scene with room for a story.
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BTF-012
Four faces on a moving cart
People, an animal and a stretch of road become a lesson in giving a moment enough context.
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BTF-014
Small flowers, large walls
Yellow flowers take the leading role while the building behind them becomes a suggestion of place.
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BTF-017
A road through a small opening
A rough wall limits the view, making the road beyond feel like a possibility rather than a destination.
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BTF-025
A stride through the dunes
A walking figure gives the wide folds of sand a human scale. I want the portrait and the landscape to speak to each other.
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BTF-038
A small figure, a wide landscape
A person and a flowing line of animals bring a vast, dry landscape down to a human scale.
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BTF-039
A view held by ironwork
An ornate grille gives an open landscape a repeated, tightly drawn boundary.
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Butterfly House, Victoria Park, Widnes
BTF-004
I will fly
A caterpillar on a stem becomes a small statement of possibility: sometimes the title opens the story.
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Studio in Wirral
BTF-005
The space in a gaze
A close portrait asks how much we can communicate without explaining a person.
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BTF-026
Colour around a direct gaze
A yellow scarf and a bright necklace compete for attention with a direct gaze. The portrait asks me to organise colour around a person.
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BTF-041
A portrait in three textures
Skin, denim and a textured wall share a monochrome frame; the face still needs to lead.
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Gothenburg, Sweden
BTF-006
A corner after dark
Violet light gives a street corner its own stage, with everyday life continuing around it.
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Parma, Italy
BTF-007
Order and traces
An old stable with marble columns and an unexpected ceiling: curiosity meets the limits of where a photograph is worth going.
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Runcorn East area
BTF-008
A small light
A tiny orange flame and a pale curve share a large space of darkness.
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BTF-029
Before the coffee settles
A quiet day becomes an experiment with falling coffee and flash, with just enough of a moka pot to invite recognition.
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BTF-043
Autumn leaves and open blue
Warm leaves surround a patch of blue; the empty space is part of the subject.
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Cansiglio, Italy
BTF-009
Don’t stray too far, my little one
Two trees become a parent and a child: room to explore the unknown, with the reassurance of someone behind you.
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BTF-010
Water drawing a web
Droplets make a delicate structure visible, one small point of light at a time.
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BTF-016
A wheel made of branches
Looking along a cut trunk turns familiar woodland material into a radiating pattern.
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BTF-032
Finding order in the forest
A dense woodland offers more detail than the eye can take in at once. I am looking for a route through it, not a reason to remove its complexity.
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BTF-044
Letting the mist keep something
A familiar landscape becomes unfamiliar when mist opens a narrow gap through the trees. Returning to a place can mean discovering it again.
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Liverpool, England
BTF-011
Eyes and a line of stars
A close portrait asks how much of a person I need to include to make a connection.
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Studio in Wigan
BTF-013
Room for a looking-away portrait
A cup, a turned gaze and an empty part of the wall suggest a pause without explaining it.
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BTF-020
Rhythm in a perforated surface
A field of circles becomes an abstract photograph through repetition, tone and a gradual change of scale.
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Tatton Park, Cheshire
BTF-015
Space around the antlers
A deer resting in grass becomes a study in keeping a distinctive outline clear.
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Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool
BTF-018
A wheel written in light
Pale arcs turn a night-time attraction into a drawing behind solid buildings.
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BTF-028
A carousel made of colour
Painted horses and shining poles fill the frame. The challenge is to keep the exuberance while giving the eye somewhere to settle.
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BTF-040
A gesture against the sky
A silhouetted statue shows how much a pose can communicate before surface detail enters the picture.
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BTF-049
The Colors family visits Liverpool
Four pencils become a family on a day out: the children discover the wheel while their parents give them room to explore.
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Lymm, Cheshire
BTF-021
Three pumpkins and their shadows
A simple group of three becomes a lesson in overlap, surface and the shape of light.
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Villa di Villa, Cordignano, Italy
BTF-022
Water drawn into beads
An ordinary hose fitting becomes interesting when flowing water separates into visible shapes.
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BTF-031
Moon above a dark ridge
A bright disc and an uneven ridge are enough to build a landscape. The work is in deciding how little else the picture needs.
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BTF-048
A kitten and a Christmas story
The kitten is the main character, while the decorated Christmas tree gives the portrait a season and leaves a little story open.
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Lake Burida, Pordenone, Italy
BTF-023
When the reflection becomes the picture
Golden foliage continues into the water, making the boundary between subject and reflection part of the story.
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Venetian Lagoon, Italy
BTF-024
A landscape written in water
A window seat, the direction of the sun and a camera within reach: a flight can offer an unexpected landscape.
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Krk Island, Croatia
BTF-027
The smallest point of balance
A narrow column of stones turns a shoreline into a study of weight, gaps and visual tension.
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BTF-050
A boat through the branches
A small boat is discovered through a busy natural frame, making the act of looking part of the picture.
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Crosby Beach, Liverpool area
BTF-030
A small figure between two skies
A pool left by the tide becomes a second sky, and a small figure gives all that space a human meaning.
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Chester Zoo
BTF-033
A face among the leaves
A snake's patterned head emerges from a softer tangle of green. I want closeness without losing the sense of an animal within its surroundings.
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Walton Hall and Gardens, Warrington
BTF-034
A small bird and a big perch
A robin's orange breast provides the spark, but the weathered post gives the picture much of its character.
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BTF-035
Two shapes side by side
Two pigs lying close together make a study of contrast, curves and proximity. Their shared outline becomes a subject of its own.
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BTF-046
Two ducks, two distances
Two ducks and the shape of a pond suggest a circular journey: the movement I wanted to capture continues in the viewer’s imagination.
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Warrington Bank Quay
BTF-037
A platform between stillness and motion
Waiting for a train becomes time to experiment: a photograph can be worth making before it matches the picture in your head.
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Manchester Airport
BTF-042
Lines that meet a stop
Converging roofs and rails promise a journey; the red buffers give that promise an unexpected full stop.
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