Course tutor bio's
Adam Burton
Growing up in the south coast of England, with the New Forest on his doorstep, Adam Burton's photographic interest began with a passion for his unique natural surroundings. This love of the natural world enabled Adam to develop a photographic style which was dedicated to capturing the essence of wild and rural landscapes.
His photographs are instantly recognisable with their rich, vibrant yet natural colours and captivating compositions, each conveying the delicate beauty of the environment in which they are taken. While temperate landscapes and moody seascapes are undoubtedly his favourite subjects, he also enjoys the more intimate close up subjects, which provide a challenging change to his familiar style.
Adams enthusiasm for photography was kindled during a period of time spent travelling throughout the southern hemisphere in 1997. "There were so many beautiful places that I was desperate to show people back home".
Despite capturing many images on this trip, it has only been in the last 4 years that Adam has started taking photography seriously. During this time, he has read many articles in books and magazines, putting into practice the knowledge he has gained along the way. He has no formal training or qualifications.
His favourite time to photograph is at dawn when the light is magical and the landscape quiet. "This is the time when I feel most alive. To be in a remote, beautiful location with nothing but the wildlife as companions is so invigorating for me; a world apart from the hustle and bustle of daily life. To witness the beauty of these moments, and to have the opportunity to capture a little of it continually inspires me".
The Hampshire and Dorset areas have provided him with many photographic opportunities to capture dramatic coastlines, carpets of bluebells, misty mornings, stunning sunsets and much more. In addition to his English portfolio Adam has built up extensive collections of images from Scotland, Norway, North America and New Zealand.
In 2007 Adam was awarded Amateur Travel (Landscape) Photographer of the Year by Wanderlust travel magazine. His prize was a photographic commission to Antarctica in late 2007.
In spring 2008 Adam relocated to mid-Devon following a life-long dream to live in the south-west. Now situated mid-way between the national parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor, and also within easy reach of the north and south Devonshire coastlines, he is now spoilt for choice of stunning locations!
Jon Gibbs
Jon Gibbs is a landscape photographer from Norfolk, England.
The aim of his photography is to faithfully record the beauty of the UK landscape which is the main influence of his work.
Jon has been working in the digital format since late 2004 after spells using 35mm and 6 x 7 cm medium format film.
A priority for him is to maintain the values of medium format working practices within the digital medium.Computer manipulation is kept to a minimum and the goal is still to 'get it right' in the camera and not let the computer do the work for you.
Jon has work regularly published in Photographic magazines as well as having images with various stock libraries.He won the Take-a-View Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition in 2007.
In April 2009 Jon will have his first book published which is a photographic collection of the Norfolk Broads area.He is currently photographing images for a book on the Norfolk Coast.
