Doggerland.

Waves crash.

LOVER OF STRANGERS

A path cuts through the worn grass.

I KNOW I HAVE LOST

Now the advertising posters dance, shimmer on glass, huge as the buildings.

EVERYTHING NOW PLEASE

…and we find a layering of screens, of silhouette that doesn’t quite make itself out; a cross now in a field.

GOLD IN MY HEAD

Jesus… A flag ; a knotted scarf ; a book (but framed, cased under glass)…
Symbols? We might reflect on that.

Simply? This is a complex joined-up narrative of elements perceived through glass – this is found images, but images all looked-for : sought, perceived even a little in advance, where the right picture is thus in itself its own reflection.

Something of all that is what you see with eyes half-silvered anyway – is no more than just that thing which we all call photography.

But this is something more than that.

For this is Doggerland.

Text by John FG Stead

Selected images from Brian’s Doggerland series are shown below, including many previously unseen. (click to view image at full size / format)

ABOUT BRIAN DAVID STEVENS

Brian David Stevens (b.1970-) is a photographer based in London. His work is held in the National Portrait Gallery collection and in the National Galleries of Scotland. He has published several books and produced 7 books for the Cafe Royal series..

Website: briandavidstevens.com
Instagram: @bds1970
Twitter: @driftingcamera

 

BOOK

The full series has been published by Another Place Press and can be purchased through their website:

Doggerland by Brian David Stevens

 

CREDITS

Unless otherwise stated, all words and images in this article are © Brian David Stevens

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