TITLE: Enigmatic Torsos

On one of many many rambles through Esher Common, I happened upon a majestic beech tree that had fallen in a recent storm. This was the first time that I had come close to the trunk and branches of a mature beech that would otherwise have been 15 metres or more above the ground. I was intrigued by the organic forms that the branches formed - the smooth, skin-like bark of the main trunk and the ripples and scarring in this surface caused by the branching process.

These images were capture on a Z 105mm macro lens and a 40mm prime.

AUTHOR: David King (United Kingdom)

I have been an enthusiastic photographer since the age of 16 when I started developing and printing my own negatives (both B&W and colour). Many years on from then. with the advent of digital, I gave up my beloved Olympus OM4 and moved to Nikon, progressing from a D300 to D500, and more recently to a full frame Z7 II. For me, digital has unlocked the creative experience, making it much more immediate than before. The capability it offers to evolve one’s perspectives on a chosen subject to find the best representation of one’s artistic vision has re-engaged me with my passion.

Composition has always been a key element of my work, and I have studied the techniques of artists to draw the eye and mind of the viewer into an image. Using the immediacy of digital has enabled me to actually slow down the creative process and (perhaps counter-intuitively) to spend much more time exploring a particular subject from every angle, with different lenses and employing a variety of techniques. I am particularly drawn to abstract representations to capture the essence of the subject that goes beyond a purely figurative representation.

Recently, I was delighted to be nominated for the Amateur Abstract category in the 9th Fine Art Photography Awards.