Mono Challenge

Inspired by Joakim Möller, this submission explores new ways of working with my archive. Möller's use of emotional interconnection, minimalism, and the absence of formal structure encouraged me to treat older images as raw material for new narratives.

For this session, the challenge was to see what I could learn from, not emulate, Garry Winogrand. His photographs capture the chaos, humour, and humanity of the street with instinct and curiosity rather than control. I took that mindset onto the streets of Corsham, working quickly and reacting to whatever appeared in front of me. The resulting images explore how chance, timing, and observation

This panel traces the changing identity of a single landscape in rural Wiltshire — from Victorian mine workings to wartime camps, post-war abandonment, and today's threat of industrial redevelopment. Inspired by the observational approach of Sebastião Salgado, the images focus on the marks left by human activity: fences, ruins, rewilded paths, and rising new barriers. Shot in black and white, the work reflects on how land is shaped, forgotten, and claimed again.

For this Mono Challenge assignment — "What can Michael Kenna teach you about your photography?" — I explored Kenna's signature minimalist style, applying it to still life rather than landscape. Searching for simple, graphic forms, I found unexpected inspiration in a charity shop: a box of dominos. Their stark black and white geometry, subtle textures, and quiet sense of order echoed Kenna's meditative approach, translating his minimalism into a tabletop world.

After looking at the work of Nick Brandt and observing several changes in his style of work our challenge for week 1 was to "Reinvent Ourselves". To decide what we want to achieve and to apply it to our chosen genre. I chose to do some "street" photography within the confines of Wadswick Green.