John H Rhodes

A late discovery of the far north of Scotland was a revelation to me. That such exquisite landscape was so easily available was magic. For many years I photographed the prehistoric and the clearance sites together with those buildings special to northern Scotland, the brochs in monochrome. I also have a number of monochrome images of prehistoric sites from Portugal.

Recently I have started to work in colour using the techniques honed over the years in view camera usage and exposure evaluation. I admire the work of Eliot Porter and began to work in a similar but, I believe, my own personal style. The view camera gives me control of the image I wish to capture and, together with its movements, I have complete control of the plane of focus. The large film format gives wonderful detail, excellent colour gradation and feeling of light that requires a contemplative approach to image making, which I believe shines through in my landscape work.

Not for me the grand vista but the more intimate revelations of nature’s processes.

My website address is http://www.johnhrhodes.co.uk

John H Rhodes
London Independent Photography
Scottish Photographers