The landscape of the Yorkshire Coast was the starting point for many of Chris’s horizontal prints.

A process known as the Krummholz effect is responsible for the sculpted shapes of the trees and hawthorn that mark the field boundaries on the high cliffs around Flamborough Head and north to Bempton Cliffs and Filey. The prevailing north-easterly wind has forced the hedgerows to grow at strange angles, providing permanent evidence of the wind’s direction.

The stake nets visible at low tide on Scotland’s Galloway Coast, as well as Spurn Point’s groynes and crumbling sea defences, have also informed his work and provide vertical structure to punctuate the multiple horizons.

Recently, Chris has opted for a round format, which suggests a restricted view, as if looking outside from inside.

The intention is to create a sense of place without direct reference to it.