Adrian Clarke

Adrian Clarke is an English photographer. Originally trained and practising as a civil liberties lawyer, Clarke made the switch to photography in 2003.

His work is in a social realist style. His first major set of pictures was Framed, a series of pictures of subjects who had served long prison sentences for crimes they did not commit. Between 2004 and 2007 he worked in partnership with the County Durham Drug and Alcohol Action Team photographing a community of abusers of drugs and alcohol in the north east of England. The work was collected in a book, Gary's Friends, named after Gary Crooks, a reformed dealer who introduced him to friends and relatives. The work was published in September 2007 and was shown at the Durham Arts Festival in June 2008.

His most recent work is South Bank a series of portraits of residents of the area between Middlesbrough and Redcar and continues the themes explored in his earlier work. The work was displayed at the Python Gallery in Middlesbrough in May and June 2009.

Clarke was married to the writer Rachel Cusk. While Cusk has written and spoken publicly on their marriage in The Guardian and the BBC. Clarke has not spoken about their marital split.

Although his main focus with photography is portraiture, he has done dome landscape photography which is what I will be focusing on.

Image Analysis

This photo is taken by Adrian Clarke at Lud's Church. This is one of many of his aesthetic, linier landscape shots that are very pleasing to the eye.

By Adrian choosing to you a mid range lens really emphasises the beauty of the cave like pathway. He used the stones both sides of the photo to build up layers throughout the photo creating a intriguing tunnel, the green colours contribute toward this.

Clark also used a quick exposure to achieve the sharp boldness of the moss walls resulting on it standing out. He has created a mysterious and entreating atmosphere by using a large D.O.F which also allows him to capture the whole of the stunning photo. 

Sean makes sure rocks and boulders in frame to add clarity and texture to the photo and make it not just a simple pathway.

This image shows how the use of simple natural objects, such as rocks, can turn a photo in to something even more eye-caching and unique.

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