My practice is an exploration of place, especially the interaction of the human, the vegetal and the geological. With a background in film and writing, I’m interested in the possibilities of sequencing and incorporating text, and since beginning this Masters, I have developed a strong appreciation of the photobook as a means to explore and express places. My critical background draws on work in film and literature and includes a keen interest in cultural geography and environmental psychology, as well as critics Rebecca Solnit, Liz Wells and Jacky Bowring. The focus of my work, within the restrictions of the CV-19 pandemic, is an area of registered common land close to my home in Exeter, the Pebblebed Heaths. I’ve been photographing it and learning about it for several years and am getting to know those connected with it both personally and for their livelihoods.