Geoff Perry Photography:- Fine Art Photographic Landscape Images of Northern England including:
Beaches of Durham Heritage Coast North East England; Beaches of Cleveland and North Yorkshire Coast; Northern Lakes and Reservoirs; Rivers and waterfalls; Landscape; Heather moorland; Trees and woodland; Industrial Landscape Teesmouth; Spring, summer and winter; Rocks, clouds, surf, plants, snow.
Thank you for visiting my website. Living in Darlington County Durham my work is mostly local and depicts landscapes and rocky beaches . Early morning and evening light along with water are common themes throughout. Working pre-dawn to sunrise with minimal light interests me as it is a time of solitude and awakening. I find solitude in the wilderness spiritually fulfilling and photography is my way of communicating this. Capturing atmospheric images is most rewarding and light plays an important part in this. Low light conditions often experienced at sunrise and sunset can transform the scene often obscuring non essential detail and emphasising the more formal elements. The environment and nature have always been an integral part of my life. In the past I stored many visual memories in my mind but too many were lost to time. Photography can give such memories a sense of permanence and a vehicle to share that rare moment with others.
Durham Heritage Coast
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The Durham Heritage Coast stretches from just below Sunderland in the north to Hartlepool in the south. These are a selection of images taken over a period of several months. Most images were taken at sunrise a limited number at sunset resulting in dramatic skies featuring limited light. Coming from Seaham towards the northern end of this region I spent many hours during my childhood wandering these beaches. At this time I aquired a knowledge and understanding as well as a deep respect for this coast. During the last century many of these beaches were badly polluted with industrial waste and in particular from coastal coal mining. My memories of tons of waste slag and liquid slury (a mix of oil and water used to clean the coal) being tipped into the sea are very vivid. Beaches were unrecognisable they were alien wastelands with black not white surf crashing onto the shores. We had names for these beaches such as "The Blast" and "The Chemical Beach" you could easily imagine that you were on another planet. Something drew me back here many years later after the mines were closed, perhaps once the sea is part of you it always remains. The transformation was amazing much of the industrial waste has been removed either by machinery or natural wave power. A different set of colours now exist to complement the tranquility. The mines are gone but the legacy and ghosts are still apparent.
