Edward J Felton, Autumn Larches, First edition one off metal...

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Edward J Felton, Autumn Larches, First edition one off metal print in floating frame, 44cm x 64cm overall

This beautiful display of European Larches is located close to where I live in Somerset and looks spectacular as the needles turn orange each year, before they drop in winter. Using a drone to obtain a perspective unachievable from the ground allows me to show the dense structure of the trees growing side by side competing for the light. Due to the unpredictable autumn weather there is only a short opportunity to get the colours peaking with the setting sun as the light source. When all the elements come together the trees quite literally glow for a short while looking magical.

From my earliest days the natural world has been a constant within my life and has helped steer
me in the decisions I make and the way I interact with the world. Nature has always been an
important element in my love and understanding of all forms of art and this has definitely
impacted on my photography. Through my practice I have been assigned to work on projects
which involve working in some of the more wild parts of the globe and these locations will
forever inspire me.
I like to tell the story of my subjects, and drones have proved a more than useful tool in aiding
this compulsion. Seeing the world from a new perspective can help calibrate our relationship
with space, and remind us simply to look. With my drones I might be found on top of the
highest peak in Sweden, recording ice melt in Greenland, documenting inaccessible places for
national news or simply finding the beauty above a most inauspicious location. Most recently I
have celebrated the accolade of being featured in National Geographic’s new book World from
Above.
It is very easy to become quite philosophical about why we do the things we do, but I do truly
feel that my photography has a healthy foundation we can all benefit from. Just the act of
looking at an image briefly can reset the mind or enable us to see something from a different
perspective. To me, both art and nature have the potential to lift spirits and provoke thought.