The Hinterlands workshop

So it started with an little idea, what if there was a really great workshop in the heart of the Devon hills where photographers could get together, do some photofilm training with duckrabbit, drink some lovely scrumpy and meet loads of other like minded people all under one big starry sky? Well now there is...

Take a look at The Hinterlands workshop to read more...roll on May.

A treat for the ears

I've just spent several days at the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival - a ten day long retreat for world-class classical musicians to practice their music, perform to the local community, drink wine and eat delicious food.

The musician stay at Treowan House in Monmouthshire for the duration of the festival. The house is an amazingly atmospheric place which seems the perfect venue for music to be played in every available room. Protected from the January winds outside, the musicians practice their instruments together and later perform music at intimate concerts. It's also a place where they can relax from their hectic schedules, see their families and catch up with one another each year.

Having been invited back for the second time I decided to use this opportunity to experiment and make a photofilm. It seemed the perfect situation to combine audio, music and images. I hope to post the results sometime in the near future. Not really knowing Bartók from Beethoven didn't really seem to matter, and the musicians were very nice about my lack of knowledge. Photographing to music being played on hundred year old violins was amazing and having the privilege to hear it in such a unique way was a really wonderful introduction to chamber music.

Beth #2

It's been a busy Christmas time but I am happy we are now in 2011. Somehow things seem fresher again, even though it's grey and drizzly outside and I miss the snow. Here is another image of Beth Rowley I took at the beginning of the last cold snap.