From Lindsay Ward: Walking in others footsteps and making our own.


Photographer Lindsay Ward is visiting Askam and the ponds and the estuary, gathering images for an exhibition....here is a selection from her latest visit
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Following our field trip to The Ponds with Kev Alexander in February I made a note to return just as the green starts to make a froth on the trees, altering the light and vistas. Cue a sunny Sunday, end of April, my family accompanying me.  A funny thing really, having been introduced to the landscape by Kev, I found myself retelling some of his stories of industrial history and local kids' den building exploits. Borrowing his lore to explain the slopes, scarps and waters to my family while they were exploring it and adding their/own own family history to the place. The wild garlic was in full leaf, softening the hard edges seen in February, and the creep of greening plants and trees created a sense of a landscape re-wilding. Looking forward to a sunset visit in coming weeks, to see what the lengthening shadows produce.







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