searchingtoseebeach days
Posted on April 18, 2014
beach days #1
beach days #2
© images and content Emily Hughes, 2014
A bit of rollei candy
Posted on August 6, 2013
… for all you rollei lovers 🙂
© images and content Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2013
Sea sculptures
Posted on August 8, 2012
We spent a few days down in Devon on the coast, at my dad’s home. There was a folk festival going on, so it was bustling and lively. The weather was contrary; the sea feisty and capricious. My son and I snuck away from the busyness for a few moments to make sea sculptures on the beach.
He found these shiny pebbles, wet and glistening from the spray.
“Gold, silver, and bronze!” He said.
*This will probably be my last post for a little while. Time for a break. I need to recharge, and renew… see you all at the end of the summer!*
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Beach scenes
Posted on April 16, 2012
I love the beach, and I love the sea. I love the way that it is ever-changing, but constant. It always makes me feel calm and present to be by the sea. Somehow its power and vastness reduces you to your essential being: small, insignificant, perhaps, but utterly grounded. When I am by the sea, I gain perspective; somehow everything makes sense and I am able to see more clearly. I understand my place.
I chose these images to attempt to convey that sense of simplicity, tranquility and anonymity, and I also enjoy exploring the textures and muted colours of the seaside. I am very inspired by Robert Misrach – I love the dreamy aesthetic of his On the Beach series, and the way he plays with perspective, reducing the humans to tiny specks contrasted with the limitless expanse of their surroundings.
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
Cancun
Posted on April 14, 2012
Alex and I were lucky enough to spend a few days chilling on the beach in Cancun, Mexico back in January. I put some of my iphone images (mostly instagram or vintage camera filters used here) into some colourful collages using picasa. I like the bold visual effect. Makes me want to be back on the white sandy beach enjoying that intense turquoise Caribbean sea with a margarita in hand…. ahhhhh….. 🙂
© Emily Hughes and searchingtosee, 2012
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