Documentary Landscape - Porthtowan, abandoned tin and copper mines

Part of my first project involves documentary landscape. After my shoot in Porthtowan with Julia I decided to take a walk around and explore some of the fine cornish coast. There was a lot of old broken down buildings which were used as tin and copper mines, some of which opened as early as 1752, so i thought i would experiment a bit as i have not done much landscape work.

Here are a few photos i took

Porthtowan Beachcomber - A series of portraits

Now in my 2nd year of Press & Editorial photography and underway with my new my project. 

For my project i have decided to portray alternative ways of living and working in small cornish towns, where jobs are scarce and there are financial difficulties, through a series of portraits.

My first shoot was in Porthtowan with Julia, a beachcomber, who collects driftwood, rocks, nets and anything she finds from the beach down her road, brings them back to her hand built studio shack and creates stunning pieces of furniture and household accessories for clients all around the world. I chose Julia because she is a good example of a person who makes a unique living in a place where jobs are hard to come by and she is someone who genuinely enjoys her job.

Here is a small edit of my shoot from today...

Observed portrait

Julia collecting and packing driftwood from the beach.

Julia sanding down a table that she is making for a client in South Wales.

Detailed Portraits

Environmental Portrait

The front of Julia's house.

Julia walking onto the beach with an empty bag...

...and leaving with a bag full of driftwood and rocks,

Formal Portrait

Julia on the beach with a few of her finds.

Julia in her studio shack which she built herself out of driftwood from the beach down her road.