18/11/2023
How do we make nature our neighbour?
Guernsey is my true home, London is where I am currently living. Two completely different approaches with nature, this kind of change forces you to adapt. The average Londoner lives 11 minutes’ walk from their nearest park or green space. Spending time in green spaces is critical for us. Whether that’s doing exercise, chilled walks or hanging out, it is a critical part of city living.
City living requires an appreciation of subtlety. Nature is all around us, it doesn’t need to be grand and obvious, there’s an almost unseen world if you stop and take notice. It is in the details and as a photographer, it’s important to bring attention to the often overlooked. To make the invisible, visible. You have to slow down and take notice. A new world jumps out when you do.
This post is laid out beginning from the home (I’m in Shoreditch), to nearby green spaces, larger parks like Richmond Park and finally what you can find on the periphery of London where nature becomes more noticeable.
For getting out of London, there are 9 major train stations in London which puts the nearby national parks, like the South Downs, Kent Downs and Surrey Hills to name a few all within 1 hours train ride.
And if all else fails, wherever you are, if there are no clouds in the sky, every 2 weeks you can always enjoy the moon.
Photo 1: The moon taken from home.
Photo 2: Window condensation early morning.
Photo 3. Sycamore leaf close up in nearby park.
Photo 4: The changing seasons.
Photo 5: Fungus in nearby park.
Photo 6: The effect of frost.
Photo 7: Heron in Hyde Park.
Photo 8: Red deer stag in Richmond Park.
Photo 9: Cycling near Cambridge
Photo 10: Ardingly Reservoir
