I’ve often thought about doing a daily or weekly photography challenge, I’ve seen other photographers undertake them and the journey looks interesting. However, I am not and have never been good at following rules so instead I’ve set myself the very gentle challenge of building a visual diary of my botanical encounters over the year. … More A year in wild flowers
I’m delighted to share that my image of the Dorset Downs, taken last summer was awarded 2nd place in the Square Crop category of IGPOTY 16. The image is currently on exhibition at Kew Gardens alongside some wonderful and creative work from talented photographers from all over the world. You can see all of the … More IGPOTY 16
Update – Wild is now available at Kozu Books I’m delighted to announce that Wild, a book of my photography is now available for preorder at KOZU books. I’m so excited about this publication and can’t wait to share it with the world. The book is a collection of intimate landscapes and portraits of nature … More Wild
*Please order by midnight on Thursday 8th December to ensure delivery for Christmas. My calendar for 2023 is now available from my shop at Love from the Artist. It features 13 images of the Dorset countryside and is printed to order to ensure there is no waste. You can also chose to order a calendar … More 2023 Calendar
This weekend I wanted to go out and hunt for frog orchids on the downs, but my little car had other plans, flashing scary warning lights at me, so I found myself at home in the village this weekend. As this week’s challenge for #wilfdlflowerhour (my favourite Twitter event every Sunday at 8-9pm) I went … More Botanical Collage
I haven’t written anything for a long time so I thought I would write a quick ost about photographing the spring woods with intentional camera movement (ICM) and multiple expoures. I’m probably sharing this post a little late i the season, but hopefully’ll see another week of bluebells in the woods and hopefully any tips … More Bluebell Woods
For years now I have been adding accents of gold and silver to my work. When I worked as a glass blower we would very often use gold and silver leaf to decorate art glass, bowls and goblets and although I no longer blow glass I still adore using gold and silver to adorn my … More Gold & Silver
My first project of 2021 is a small collection of images from my beloved local woodlands in yellows, oranges, gold and blue. Some images are new, others are composed of older images to which I have layered and added textures and gold leaf. The woods I have wandered in to take these images sit on … More Woodlands in Yellow & Blue
I began this series of images in January, after visiting a starling murmuration at Blashford Lakes in Hampshire. It is created using multiple exposures, often combining ICM photography with static images. I started by combining images of the wetland habitat with images of the birds, but then the project expanded and I included textures, details … More Murmuration
This morning whilst walking in the woods looking for porcelain fungi, my attention was drawn to a spider web in the branches of a veteran beech tree. Shooting hand held into the light with a macro lens I captured these images.
Jo Stephen 