TITLE: The Lake District: Forgoing the color.

This series of images of the Lake District in the north-west corner of England delves into the structure of its stunning landscape and its mercurial weather where shafts of sunlight and mist are as much a part of the landscape as the lakes and the fells.

Seen in black and white, the distraction of the rich colours and the multitudinous shades of green that inevitably dominate the work of other photographers is removed and, by so doing, the land’s very essence is exposed.

The visual impact of Kodak Tri-X was an integral part of this project and other images were made on analogue cameras. The photographs in this selection, with the exception of the drone image, were made using a digital camera with a custom emulation of Tri-X and post processing used dark room techniques, primarily dodge and burn.

AUTHOR: Spencer Stephens (United States)

Spencer grew up in London when it was still in black and white. He has traveled a lot to places that are too dangerous to visit now. He moved to California for the colour.

He doesn't like electronic view finders. After he went digital, he re-learned the discipline needed to shoot with film. He says his pictures are better now than they ever were.

He lives in Los Angeles, but spends time in England's Lake District. In LA time is measure in nanoseconds, in the Lake District it is measured in seasons.

Spencer runs a consultancy company working at the intersection of technology and media & entertainment.

He is a member of the RPS, National Press Photographers Association, and the American Society of Cinematographers.