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HightonRidley's profile Highton Ridley / Male / Member since October 2009 / Last seen 1 hour ago

* Black and white photography is my passion.
* I've had work published in Photo magazines and the BBC has frequently shown my work and they commissioned a photo essay from me for the relaunch of their Devon website.

Artist's Statement

There's something raw about well-executed black and white photography that has always reached in and touched me deeply. Colour is all fine and d(c)andy - some shots take my breath away in their appeal to my higher senses. But it takes b&w to pluck at my more basic, primaeval instincts. I think it's that connection which attracts me to this genre.

* Light/line,
* tone/texture,
* pattern/perspective
* and structure/abstraction;

when I see these in everyday scenes and objects, all it takes is their pleasing convergence and the right viewpoint... there's beauty to be found in the most unexpected of places.
About my work

I'm told my photography shows a keen eye and incisive observation and that I find and reveal powerful imagery in the everyday and the mundane. I hope so, and I invite you to reassess the familiar with fresh eyes and listen to the story I'm trying to tell.

My Blogs

Musings In Monochrome

http://www.highton-ridley.co.uk/blog/

The blog of BBC-featured art photographer, Highton-Ridley. His b&w fine art photography explores tone, structure and pattern, often abstract and deconstructed to the bare…