Sion Eleri
There's a wonderful symbiosis
present in the partnership of Cambridgeshire-based
photographers Sion Eleri and Neil Graham-Cameron.
Embracing the old-fashioned analogue methods of
taking a photograph, their combined portfolio contains a
plethora of beautifully captured moments from the natural
and built environments, predominantly in and around
Cambridge.
They seem to share an appreciation of the quality, the value of a shadow against a wall. They see the majesty of an old man leaning against a pillar, gracefully smoking a pipe, where the rest of us might see nothing more than an old man. They see these moments and are compelled to preserve them, cheating the relentlessness of time passing.
They seem to share an appreciation of the quality, the value of a shadow against a wall. They see the majesty of an old man leaning against a pillar, gracefully smoking a pipe, where the rest of us might see nothing more than an old man. They see these moments and are compelled to preserve them, cheating the relentlessness of time passing.
Sion
was born in 1963, in North
Wales. Having always enjoyed picture-taking, it was whilst
doing a degree in Welsh at Bangor University that she
started taking photography more seriously.
This interest came and went throughout her twenties and thirties, and then she became newly inspired with the advent of digital photography. She uses Nikon cameras and lenses – her favourite camera is the D200 – and concentrates on close ups and unusual angles. Even with all the possibilities offered by digital manipulation, she tends to restrict herself to simple crops and exposure adjustments – the intent is to capture the shot in camera, rather than creating the picture afterwards on computer.
Sion & Neil have their own website here and an
Ovenden Contemporary profile here.
This interest came and went throughout her twenties and thirties, and then she became newly inspired with the advent of digital photography. She uses Nikon cameras and lenses – her favourite camera is the D200 – and concentrates on close ups and unusual angles. Even with all the possibilities offered by digital manipulation, she tends to restrict herself to simple crops and exposure adjustments – the intent is to capture the shot in camera, rather than creating the picture afterwards on computer.
Sion & Neil have their own website here and an
Ovenden Contemporary profile here.
The following is an extract from The Bullet magazine (Summer 2008 edition). It is an interview with Neil & Sion conducted by Craig Kerrecoe in Cambridge...
