End Piece

Lastly, it’s important to say that this project has been highly successful.

It’s been cathartic, emotional, restorative and the source of enough ideas to keep me busy for the remainder of this decade. It's opened the door for me on a way of life – a creative way of life – fuelled by curiosity and problem‑solving, and has started to repair my fractured sense of self.

Now, instead of expecting the camera to work its magic, I’ve learnt that creativity and curiosity can work the magic between them. And this, in turn, gives me permission to adopt a more relaxed definition of a project; whether the camera has any role in it and, if so, whether it’s my Nikon digital cameras or my Rolleiflex or Praktica film cameras, or even a Polaroid instant camera; whether it’s a research project, the psychogeography of this locality; or a craft project; or hand-colouring and painting; or ‘chasing butterflies’ – pursuing any other idea that piques my interest.

All are potentially valuable to me.

A new perspective with a clearer ‘Window on the Past’

My thanks to everyone who knowingly or unknowingly, helped me on the way.

Stay safe xxxx