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Where I live in the flatlands of Lancashire has a watery past. Long ago much of it was either marsh or what many think to have been England's largest lake. Over the centuries much drainage work was undertaken and productive crop growing land resulted. In recent years, however, I sense things reverting. There have been rumblings about turning the pumps off, ditches don't appear to be cleared as regularly as they were, and the climate has become wetter. On and off for at least five years I've been photographing subjects connected with all this.
I have photographs of pumping stations, ditch and drain clearance, a sequence of two farmers installing a diesel pump and various 'details'. I also have a number of pictures of the land, although I'd hesitate to call the pictures landscapes. For some time I have been trying to pull something out of all this lot. I think this project (if that's what it is) is about the constant battle to keep the land drained, but I'm still unsure where all this is going or how to approach it. I think the stronger pictures are the ones which don't try to follow the conventions of landscape photograph and don't look like news photos.
This is my first attempt to put a set of the landscape pictures together.
I have photographs of pumping stations, ditch and drain clearance, a sequence of two farmers installing a diesel pump and various 'details'. I also have a number of pictures of the land, although I'd hesitate to call the pictures landscapes. For some time I have been trying to pull something out of all this lot. I think this project (if that's what it is) is about the constant battle to keep the land drained, but I'm still unsure where all this is going or how to approach it. I think the stronger pictures are the ones which don't try to follow the conventions of landscape photograph and don't look like news photos.
This is my first attempt to put a set of the landscape pictures together.
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