Lydia Thomas Photography

06/02/2020

After leaving University, *and being shoved back into reality* the winter days quickly took over and the dark, damp and cold conditions weren’t exactly inviting.

With flowers dying off and the trees dropping their leaves there wasn’t much colour left in the landscape.

However I decided to dry and freeze a number of flowers in order to try some new techniques *all out of camera*.

05/02/2020

It’s been a while since I last posted on here so I hope that a few of you are still with me 💗

After researching social and therapeutic horticulture *a little too extensively at university* and exploring the manipulation of digital images, I decided to put my camera down for a little while.

In my current job I spend most of my time outside, however I understand that many people do not have this privilege for a verity of reasons.

Putting my camera down has allowed for me to explore the natural world in a different way. I am currently trying to understand how we are able to bring the natural world inside without having to look after a house plant *which will inevitably die anyway*.

So instead I have turned my attention to natural elements and methods in order to try and create something unique

Ps: this photo was taken on my phone *sorry*

14/10/2019

This is yet another digital manipulation I have recently explored.

The original image was taken in Budapest’s botanical garden during my trip last month. Through my process the designs have become more suggestive and relate less with their original form - yet I still feel that the natural tones stimulate the brain in ways that purely man made designs fail. @ Bristol, United Kingdom

07/05/2018

16/12/2017

Something a bit different from yesterday

With the recent snow still settled on the tops of the hills, racegoers made their way to the final day of Racing at Cheltenham before the racecourse is closed for 2017. Between the excitement of races many took a step outside into the cold, taking a moment to relax and walk around The Shopping Villa

12/11/2017

Part two of my time in Tanzania - the climb.

As the World’s tallest free standing Mountain, at 5895m above sea level, many people believe that climbing Kilimanjaro takes months of hard physical...

08/11/2017

Had a lovely day last weekend photographing the Big seaweed search!

22/10/2017

After hours of walking I can hardly remember what the views were like at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. So glad I took some photos of this amazing landscape; desert like conditions with glaciers stretching as far as the eye could see.

10/09/2017

Only been home a few hours but I though I would share some of my images with you from my latest travels. More to come at some point in the future.

27/08/2017

About to head off for the first days climb!

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26/08/2017

Traveled to Moshi today, 6:45 start tomorrow to start the climb x

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