PORTFOLIO — Paul Mitchell Photography

THE COAST

Born near the coast, I grew up appreciating the ever changing expanse of sea and sky.

Southwold, Suffolk

Maldon, Essex

Dovercourt, Essex

Southwold, Suffolk

Tollesbury, Essex

Cromer, North Norfolk

Dovercourt, Essex

Ryhope, Co. Durham

Benacre Broad, Suffolk

St Mary's Lighthouse, North Shields

Ramsgate, Kent

Bexhill, Sussex

Roker Pier, Sunderland

Southwold, Suffolk

Saltburn, North Yorkshire

Southwold, Suffolk

Whitby, North Yorkshire

Cromer, North Norfolk

Hunstanton, North Norfolk

Overstrand, North Norfolk

Bournemouth, Dorset

Teignmouth, Devon

Saltburn, North Yorkshire

Bridlington, East Yorkshire

Seaham, Co. Durham

Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire

Sherringham, North Norfolk

Saltwick Bay, North Yorkshire

Cambois Beach, Northumberland

Blythe, Northumberland

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

Bridlington, East Yorkshire

Alum Chine, Bournemouth

THE LAND

Rockford Common, Hampshire

South Gare, Teesside
Winner of the LPOTY Urban Category 2015

The Strid, Yorkshire Dales

North Burnham

North Burnham, Buckinghamshire

Buttermere, Cumbria

Holme Fell, Cumbria

Aysgarth Falls, North Yorkshire

Cray, Yorkshire Dales

Castlerigg, Cumbria

Golitha Falls, Cornwall

Royston, North Hertfordshire

Rydal Water, Cumbria

Wyming Brook, South Yorkshire

Dewerstone Woods, Devon

Winskill Stones, Yorkshire Dales

Ullswater, Cumbria

Ridgeway, Oxfordshire

Burley, New Forest

Ibsley Common, Hampshire

River Stour, Wimborne, Dorset

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Bowlees, Teesdale

Gibson’s Cave, Teesdale

North Gare, Teeside

Thomason Foss, North Yorkshire Moors

Yorkshire Wolds

Dartmoor, Devon

Country Lane, Devon

Dewerstone Woods, Devon

Ibsley Common, New Forest

WOODLAND WAYS

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire

Micheldever, Hampshire
Winner of the LPOTY Sunday Times Choice Award 2013

West Woods, Wiltshire

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire

Linford Inclosure, New Forest

New Forest, Hampshire

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire

Dockey Wood, Hertfordshire

Chawton Park, Hampshire

Eartham Woods, Sussex

Hurn Forest, Dorset

River Teign, Devon

Moors Valley, Dorset

New Forest, Hampshire

New Forest, Hampshire

New Forest, Hampshire

New Forest, Hampshire

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire

SCOTLAND

Isle of Harris

Isle of Skye

Isle of Harris

Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis

Isle of Harris, Scotland

Isle of Lewis

Isle of Harris

Black Rock Cottage

Pass of Glencoe

Glen Coe

Glen Coe & Stob Mhic

Glen Coe

Glen Nevis

Bridge of Orchy

Loch Ba

Loch Leven

Rannoch Moor

Glen Coe

Glen Etive and Buchaille Etiv Mor

Rannoch Moor

Glen Coe

Glen Etive and Buchaille Etiv Mor

The Study

Glen Coe

Bass Rock

Cove, East Lothian

Bridge to nowhere, Dunbar

North Berwick, East Lothian

Kinlochewe, Wester Ross

Loch Coulin, Wester Ross

Loch Torridon

Loch Maree, Wester Ross

Slioch, Wester Ross

Glen Docherty & Loch Maree, Wester Ross

Beinn Eighe Woodlands

Loch Maree, Wester Ross

Beinn Eighe Woodlands

Achnashellach Forest

Sgurr Dubh & Beinn Eighe from Loch Coulin

Beinn Eighe Woodlands

Loch Achilty, Inverness

Loch Coulin, Wester Ross

Loch Achilty, Inverness

Loch Coulin, Wester Ross

Loch Achilty, Inverness

Loch Maree, Wester Ross

Beinn Eighe Woodlands

BURNHAM BEECHES

Stepping into an English woodland enables one to enter a magical world that delights the senses and lifts the spirit. I visit woodlands throughout the year, each season having its very own characteristics. From the sights and smell of a bluebell wood in springtime to the honey dripped glory that is autumn.

I therefore consider myself fortunate that I have one of England’s most famous Beech woodlands on my doorstep. Burnham Beeches covers 540 acres and is situated in South Buckinghamshire just to the north west of London. Sandwiched between the conurbations of Slough and Beaconsfield it is the remnant of an ancient woodland that once covered a large area of the county.

During the latter part of the 19th Century the City of London Corporation purchased Burnham Beeches to safeguard the area from property developers and to protect its future for generations to come. The landscape of this Site of Special Scientific Interest was created by human management going back many centuries. It has provided grazing land for livestock and fuel via the pollarding of Beech and Oak trees. It is this pollarding that has helped to prolong the lives of these trees and help give them their characteristic stunted and gnarled appearance.

The following portfolio is my response to this world of wonder and features images made in the icy grip of winter, the vibrancy of springtime, the green canopy of summer, through to the richness of autumn.

STOKE COMMON

Stoke Common is the sister site of Burnham Beeches and is the largest remnant of ancient heathland that once covered South Bucks.

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire

DORNEY LAKE

Dorney Lake is probably more well known for being the Olympic Rowing venue in 2012. It also boasts over 400 acres of stunning parkland and Arboretum containing a superb collection of specimen shrubs and trees. Planted in regular rows and patterns they offer the photographer a wealth of creative opportunities.

Dorney Lake, Berkshire

Jubilee River, Berkshire

INFRA RED

Buchaille Etiv Mor, Glen Etiv

Bolehill Quarry

Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire

Bolehill Quarry, Derbyshire

Dorney Lake, Berkshire

East Mersea, Essex

Hunstanton, Norfolk

Burnham, Buckinghamshire

Surprise View, Derbyshire

West Mersea, Essex

River Rother, East Sussex

Savernake Forest, Wiltshire

Buchaille Etiv Mor, Glen Etiv

Wallington Hall, Northumberland

Cuckmere, East Sussex

Alnmouth, Northumberland

Howick, Northumberland

Sugar Sands, Northumberland

Mellon Udrigle

Avon Heath, Dorset

Bunham Beeches, Buckinghamshire

Eartham Woods, Sussex

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Beinn Eighe Woodlands

Loch Maree & Slioch

Loch Coulin, Wester Ross

Slioch, Wester Ross

Fuar Tholl, Achnashellach

Loch Maree, Wester Ross

Loch a’ Bhraoin

Mellon Charles

Loch Achilty

Souter Lighthouse

NATURAL FORM & TEXTURE

MANMADE FORM & TEXTURE

PINHOLE

How does one go about trying to explain the appeal of pinhole photography? With no viewfinder and the unpredictability of using film, it’s a technique that relies more on instinct and creative vision than technology.

My preferred method of capture is through the use of a Zero 2000 pinhole camera and either Ilford Delta 100 or Kodak Ektar film.

Benacre Broad, Suffolk

Llangranog, Wales

Margate, Kent

Canvey Island, Essex

Southwold, Suffolk

Durdle Door, Dorset

Dovercourt, Essex

Felixstowe, Suffolk

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

Iken, Suffolk

Lowestoft, Suffolk

Man O War Bay, Dorset

Margate, Kent

Nash Point, South Wales

Pett Level, East Sussex

Portland Bill, Dorset

Southwold, Suffolk

The Bathing House, Northumberland

Battersea, London

Ryhope, Co. Durham

Saltburn, North Yorkshire

Selsey Bill, Sussex

Shoeburyness, Essex

Spurn Point, East Yorkshire

Southwold Pier, Suffolk

Spurn Point, East Yorkshire

The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Whitby, North Yorkshire

Worbarrow Bay, Dorset

Sandsend, North Yorkshire

Cove, East Lothian

Dunbar, East Lothian

North Berwick, East Lothian

Seacliff, East Lothian

North Berwick, East Lothian

Saltaire, West Yorkshire

Boscombe Pier, Dorset

URBAN

CANARY WHARF

RIVER THAMES

CITY OF LONDON

CANARY WHARF

THAMES BARRIER

BATTERSEA POWER STATION

CANARY WHARF

BATTERSEA POWER STATION

CANARY WHARF

THE SHARD

Woodhorn Colliery, Northumberland

Saltaire, West Yorkshire

St Thomas’ Hospital, London

South Bank, London

The Shard & Southwark Cathedral

River Wear, Durham

Gateshead, South Shields

VIE ET MORT

Vie et Mort (life and death). This project started a few years ago, as a way to decompress after a mentally exhausting day following a Royal Photographic Society distinctions assessment. The RPS headquarters are situated just outside of central Bristol in an area called The Paintworks. On the opposite side of the busy A4 is an oasis of calm and peacefulness called Arnos Manor cemetery.

The cemetery was designed by Charles Underwood in the style of a Greek Necropolis. Within a few years of its opening in 1837 it became the most fashionable place to be buried in Bristol. During the 20th century the cemetery fell into disrepair, and local groups began campaigning for its restoration. In 1987 the owner disclosed plans to exhume the bodies and develop the site for housing. Early in the 21st century, following a public campaign, the site was subject to a compulsory purchase order by Bristol City Council. The decision was then made by the council to maintain the paths and buildings but to let nature create a wildlife haven in the older parts.

My preferred method of image capture is to use an infrared converted digital camera. By its very nature infrared photography is a relatively low in contrast which can then be increased during post processing. I tend not to over process my images as I want to retain the soft ethereal feel that suits the subject matter. Some of these images have been made with a Fuji XE-1 (830nm) and more recently a Fuji XT-2 (720nm).

Other images in this series have been made at the West Brompton Cemetery in West London. I am hoping to explore more when the opportunity arises.

WILTSHIRE

Hackpen Hill

Rural Wiltshire

West Woods

West Woods, Wiltshire

Martinsell Hill

West Woods

DORSET

This is the area I am now lucky to call home.

Knowlton Church

Avon Heath, Dorset

Bulbarrow Hill, Dorset

Hurn Forest, Dorset

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Avon Heath, Dorset

Horton Tower, Dorset

Kingston Lacy, Dorset

Knowlton Church, Dorset

Moor Crichel, Dorset

Portland Bill, Dorset

Clavell’s Pier, Dorset

Bournmouth, Dorset

Bournemouth, Dorset

West Bay, Dorset

Seacombe, Dorset

Moors Valley, Dorset

Bournemouth, Dorset

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

Castleman Trailway, Dorset

West Bay, Dorset

Bournemouth, Dorset

Moors Valley, Dorset

Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

Swanage, Dorset

Sopley Common, Dorset

Durdle Door, Dorset

Moors Valley, Dorset

Sopley Common, Dorset

Ashley Heath, Dorset

Sopley Common, Dorset

Ashley Heath, Dorset

Avon Heath, Dorset

Sopley Common, Dorset

River Stour, Wimborne

Hengistbury Head

Alum Chine, Bournemouth

Avon Causeway

Aurora over Horton Tower

Aurora over Horton Tower

Knowlton Church

Jacks Garden, Ashley Heath

FRANCE

The following selection of images have all been made during my Pays de la Loire workshops, both during the Spring and Autumn months. These workshops are all based in and around Chateau de la Motte Henry, a 19th Century French Chateau near Arquenay in the Pays de la Loire.

For more details regarding forthcoming dates and prices, please email me via the 'CONTACT ME' page.