British landscape?

[TennesseJones]

Just a quick question for wiser heads.

I'm looking for visual references for a project. Could anyone recommend photographers, photographers of desolate British landscape?

I like Don McCullin's recent landscape work, desolate and brooding, but I'm also looking for work in colour to force some inspiration ..

Many thanks!

 

[Mark Wood]

Almost exclusively B&W but Fay Godwin would seem to fit the bill.

 

[lynnb]

RFF members Chris000 and brainwood occasionally shoot colour. Both have their own web sites.

 

[Richard G]

James Ravilious is rightly admired and regularly brought to our attention here on RFF, including a link to a documentary about him after his death.

 

[thegman]

Tim Parkin?

http://www.timparkin.co.uk

 

[rumbliegeos]

Colin Baxter Photography for Scotland. However, I would say he captures the beauty of Highland landscapes more than their "desolation".

 

[Range Loser]

My suggestions would include Paul Graham and John Davies.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Eddie Ephraums

 

[D.O'K.]

Bill Brandt.

Try for example: www.billbrandtarchive.photoshelter.com/gallery/G0000tfbKhIMAmYY

Regards,
D.

 

[TennesseJones]

This is tremendously helpful, thank you so much guys.

 

[Vince Lupo]

How about Peter Henry Emerson and his beautiful platinum-palladiums of the Norfolk Broads?

 

[shadowfox]

Tim Rudman has a lot of British landscape photos in his toning and lith-printing literature.
Those are beautiful.

 

[v_roma]

For a different approach / different kind of british landscape, I find this project pretty interesting:

http://www.markpower.co.uk/projects/26-DIFFERENT-ENDINGS

 

[spkennedy3000]

Those by Mark Power are great...
I think Jem Southam is an interesting photographer:
http://seesawmagazine.com/southam_pages/southam_interview.html

 

[Muggins]

I can't suggest names (though one of those Bill Brandt images, of Willy Lot's cottage at Flatford Mill, is of somewhere I've been and is wonderfully creepy), but if you want desolate British landscapes I'd suggest seeing who has photographed Rannoch Moor and Dungeness. Much of the west coast of Scotland would also fit the bill, as would the Brecklands.

Dunno how helpful that is, hopefully it's good.

Adrian

 

[andrewmore]

If you find the RFF Euromeet 2011 collection on Flickr (I was only able to make the Friday and Saturday and learnt so much from the rest of the group) you will see that some of those attending went on to Dungeness. Although there are only a few pictures, you will get some idea of the feel of the place.

Regards

Andrew More

 

[D.O'K.]

For colour, Andy Latham's work is compelling and includes some "desolation", although he inclines mostly to the picturesque: www.andylatham.co.uk.

Regards,
D.

 

[gsgary]

Joe Cornish http://www.joecornishgallery.co.uk/

 

[brainwood]

Another nod for Bill Brandt especially his book on literary Britain. Some great desolate shots of the moors
Fay Godwin is a personal favourite look at landmarks and remains of elmet has some wonderfully desolate shots

Chris

 

[TennesseJones]

Just working through these now, such great suggestions, many thanks.