First published in Welsh Country Magazine, Jan-Feb 2017
No county can make the most of a season quite like Pembrokeshire does. With 186 miles of coastal path surrounded by the turquoise marine filled waters, I am rather spoilt to be able to photograph this lovely place at every opportunity. Often the history of some of the places I visit here is more dramatic than the scenery itself with ancient archaeological sites, castles and slate quarries, which is just the tip of this abundantly historic place. Today’s coast is also a living record of changes through time – both natural and manmade. Sea levels in this area have risen and fallen over many years, creating islands and submerging forests.
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A feel of Pembrokeshire history is captured in my work, often taken in the ‘Golden hours’ – a photographers favourite time of day. For me these hours are quite remarkable on the Pembrokeshire landscape as the shadows cast by the low sun against it, give a uniqueness and somewhat mysterious, eerie look, never to be captured again. The winter months give you more ‘social’ hours for capturing these moments, and brings added benefits if you can bare the cold, like not having to wait so long for a group of people to disappear so you can take your shot. As much as we appreciate the number of visitors we get here, there is something to say about the quieter times of year, for photographers at least.
The sunsets here in the winter months often prove more spectacular than standard summer ones given the more clouds that are about and less pollen too, another benefit with more pin sharp shots.
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