A Portrait of the Severn
Photographing the River from the Mountains to the Sea

Published 2006; 128 pp; 240x170mm. ISBN 09542096-5-6
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The Severn is Britain’s longest river. Its course of 220 miles is rather perverse: rising in central Wales it flows north-east before bending like handle of a shepherd’s crook to make its way south, cutting through Wenlock Edge in a dramatic gorge at Coalbrookdale and finally emptying into the Bristol Channel. The Romans exploited the Servern as a trade route and it remained Britain’s premier highway until the industrial revolution, which both embraced and then partially eclipsed it as canal development usurped its traffic.

I wanted to photograph this great river in a meaningful way, reflecting its history and culture without allowing my interest in industrial history to dictate the agenda and overtake the visual possibilities of the river. I hope I have achieved a balance, where the pictures can be appreciated for their own sake as well as being justified by stories they tell.