John Davies

John Davies



http://www.johndavies.uk.com



A County Durham born photographer, who documents Britain through Landscape Photography. 

I always find it really useful and inspiring when i am able to find a photographer that doesn't just link well with the project I'm studying, but is a photographer whom has either lived or photographed the north east. through living in the north east all my life and studying here, i throughly enjoy seeing work by photographers that have worked here or lived here. Its interesting to see the way in which different photographers interpret the north east. With its often what i feel, negative, view of the area, i  often feel professional photographers work show the north east in an interesting and appealing light. I often feel proud to be from this area when seeing the amazing work that is often produced by professional photographers. 


Here are some of the photographs by John Davies I've chosen as they are the images which most appeal to me. I feel a lot of the image that appeal to me by this photographer are similar to the images I've been trying to shoot myself in hartlepool. Similar view points and subject matter can also relate to previous photographers I've studied in this project such as Bill Brandt. 

Easington Colliery, County Durham 1983

What i feel is most successful in this image and what makes it most appeal to me is the view point in which the image has been taken from. The eye of the view is drawn across the images again and again due to the direction of the terraced houses. Terraced housing is something which is such a regular sight in the north east of england. I also like the bold clouds in the sky and the way in which the image has been taken from a hight. This idea of capturing terraced housing from a height reminds me very much of Bill Brandt's work. 

Allotments, Easington Colliery, County Durham 1983

Again i like the view point this image has been taken from as the eye seems to be drawn across the image because of the receptive lines of paths and fencing. The sky is very dramatic in this image much like the previous image. Dramatic clouds are something which i was beginning to capture in my own images. I think dramatic skies add such great interest to an image especially when the image is in black and white format. 

Kenton, Newcastle-upon-tyne 2009

yet another dramatic sky which i think adds so much to this image. I like how in this image unlike the others the main focus of the image in central. The very square and dramatic shaped building creates more drama to the image. The various different and unusual shapes create interest in almost every area of the image, such as the checkered path, the odd shaped building, the twisting trees and scattered clouds. This image in my opinion is very well composed.