In another life…
I was parent to three growing children, taught environmental sociology to undergraduate students and worried about the fate of the planet. I began taking photos as an escape and relaxation around 2009 and have been doing it ever since. With cataracts in both eyes as a result of an autoimmune disease, I could see the world more clearly through the lens. Now, with children grown into adults and cataracts removed, I have kept the habit of seeing the world around me through a viewfinder.
In this life…
I live in Pembrokeshire and take photos all year round, indulging my love of beaches and their inhabitants whenever I have time. Spring and Autumn are my favourite seasons. My anxiety about the fate of the planet has been tempered, if only a little) by observing the capacity of coastal plants and animals to survive and flourish in the harshest of environments - the tiny creatures of the intertidal zone - barnacles, limpets and anemones; lichens - among the earliest and most interesting life forms, and plants like the tiny sea quills that grow in profusion along the coast path in spring. I believe that nature is resilient and if given a chance would eventually recover from the depredations of human culture.
I hope you enjoy my pictures…
many of which are abstractions from the infinite variety to be found in the natural world. Some are taken with a macro lens at very close range and others with a much longer lens from considerably further away. It is not always possible to tell the difference. Pembrokeshire is beautiful; its less human parts inhabited by other life forms and ways of being. Many of my photos are of the mini-landscapes they inhabit. They make beautiful prints, some of which you can see at Rookwood Gallery in Solva, near St David’s, or at The Druidstone near Haverfordwest if you happen to be nearby. Please phone ahead if you plan to visit the Druidstone.
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Almost all my work is for sale. Please email me at Maggie.Studholme@gmail.com