ENTRY DESCRIPTION
The Belvedere at Powderham Castle by pinhole camera shot on infra red 120 film. This image was shot as part of Art Week at the castle, encouraging artists to be inspired by the theme feasts and forests. I loved the way the Belvedere peeked through the trees giving a slightly dark fairy tale quality to the image. It also brings to mind the novel 'Rebecca' and the doomed 'Manderley' estate, hence the title from a quote in chapter 1. 'On and on, now east now west, wound the poor thread that once had been our drive. Sometimes i thought it lost, but it appeared again, beneath a fallen tree perhaps, or struggling on the other side of a muddied ditch created by the winter rains. I had not thought the way so long'.

AUTHOR
LRPS QGPP
B.A. Hons (Visual Arts / Cartography)

Vicki brings over 20 years’ experience to her photography, work which is constantly evolving. She has won several competitions including being a Finalist in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition 2020, been awarded an Honourable Mention in the International Monochrome Awards and won first and third prizes in the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious photography competition amongst others. She has also received Arts Council funding for a large outdoor collaborative piece with another local artist.

Based in South Devon, her main inspiration comes from the natural environment and Vicki champions causes that protect this. Much of her work focuses on the normally indiscernible detail of living flora and fauna, as a means to expose the intricacies of natural beauty. By using a range of different media and techniques, Vicki strives to explore engaging alternatives for photographic imagery. Most recently Vicki has become interested in using a pinhole camera, going ‘old school’ with film and camera alongside her more normal digital camera work.

Vicki supplies leading photo libraries with images, runs workshops and courses, has exhibited on many occasions (Devon Open Studio’s, Intel HQ, Cockington Court, Birdwood House, Poltimore House and with the collective Incidental Imagery) and sells products featuring her images. Vicki is Garden Photographer for the Italian Garden at Great Ambrook where she documents the gardens as they undergo restoration and is also a member of the Garden Media Guild and photographs other gardens, particularly those involved in the National Garden Scheme. Vicki is also trained in Mindfulness and Meditation and runs Mindfulness in Photography courses. She also has Qualified status from the Guild of Professional Photographers and has been recommended for Licentiate with the Royal Photographic Society.

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