Along Sheltered Meadow’s is the start of a photographic series that focuses on the relationship between human and Nature.

The project consists of documentary style / life / street photography around the northeast of England. Location is limited for the time being to places that are easily accessible by walking, bus, or train. I have no access to my own car and so am unable to go to precise locations to shoot. For the time being (while I am in university) I will not have access to my own vehicle and so will always have a limit to where it is I am able to take pictures of.

The industrial revolution brought with it, not just money and resources, but a complete change in the landscape. The commodification of the land was not only visible through new technologies and materials, but the way in which people lived in it. The landscape shifted and people became less rooted. The materials we were making were going toward “improving” life, and so streets became brick lines, parks became fenced off, cooking became heating. The reason I say improvements in a sarcastic way is because I feel we have got to a point now, where we realize that the improvements, we were making, were actually taking us further and further away from a natural life. When I talk about this topic, I find myself forgetting about the warmth of my house, the access to free running, safe water, the comfy bed I sleep in I have never had to make, and an entire room full of various foods, all at my disposal. I am extremely grateful for everything that the industrial revolution brought. Especially when considering the amount of human sacrifice that came along with it. I imagine that a child forced into labor, who spent their life working to simply improve the living conditions of the human, would be pretty annoyed if I wasn’t grateful. However, the industrial revolution got rid of the challenges of life that we now consider important, such as living in the wild, feeling a part of a tribe or community and working to support each other and not just yourself.