A Walk Along the Beach

As I walked along the beach I wondered what my connection with it is. The coast line has always had a significant appeal to me.

For my personal major project I intend to document the changes in light and notice how the texture of the landscape changes. I don't know if this will work but it is the surface of the beach and the distant horizon that I want to photograph. I have looked at several works by contemporary photographers, but I need to research more into why they photograph the desolate landscape and also think about my reasons for doing this.

The wide open space appeals to me, the distant horizon and what lies beyond it. Is it the memories I have of childhood summers at Tenby, Amroth, Pendine, Mwnt and other seaside places that is the appeal. Is it the meditative mood that accompanies me when I walk along the sand noticing shells, sea life, light, lines and textures. Why do I like these aspects. Can I write a dissertation about the space. I want my dissertation and personal project to run in conjunction. I always try to do this as one gives me an insight to my connection and reasons, and the other is the pure delight of photographing the space.

After coming home, I feel energised and healthy, for want of a better word. I have been ill recently and it is said that the sea air has a healing effect on the body and soul. I see and feel this.

But my mind is a little bereft of ideas or thoughts about my reasons and so until I have read and researched philosophies, and works by other artists, I am not ready to write. My ideas will probably change as I look deeper into myself and my reasons for being passionate about the landscape.