INTRODUCTION BY PHOTOGRAPHER



I SHOT THIS BOOK IN THE SPACE OF A YEAR, FROM THE BEGINNING OF 2010 WHILST LIVING IN SOUTHERN SPAIN. ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE SHOT IN THE PROVINCE OF ANDALUCIA. FOR ME THE SOFT TONES, BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND MEDITERRANEAN CULTURE OF SPAIN BRING OUT THE BEAUTY OF THE HIPSTAMATIC APP. WORKING WITH THE APP

ON MY IPHONE 3G STARTED AS AN EXPLORATION OF WHAT I COULD

DO AND I SPENT MY DAYS WANDERING AND PHOTOGRAPHING, FINDING AND DEVELOPING MY STYLE. MOST OF MY IMAGES ARE FROM THESE ADVENTURES BUT THERE ARE CLEAR THEMES THROUGHOUT WHERE I HAVE GOT LOST IN ONE STYLE OR SUBJECT I LOVED AND HAVE DEVELOPED A SERIES, ALTHOUGH I HAVE ONLY TOUCHED ON THESE IN THIS BOOK ONE SERIES; DOGS OF GRANADA, WHICH I SHOT FOR A PROJECT DURING MY FIRST YEAR STUDYING DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY AT NEWPORT UNIVERSITY, HAS BEEN SHOWN IN EXHIBITIONS AS A SERIES OF 12 IMAGES. THERE IS ALSO A DROP OF SEMENA SANTA, A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL AND REFERENCE TO THE CULTURE AND IDENTITY OF SOUTHERN SPAIN. I TOUCH ON MANY THINGS THAT INSPIRE ME INCLUDING THE OCEAN, NATURE, THINGS OF BEAUTY AND MYSTERY, STRAIGHT LINES AND REPETITION. THESE ARE A SELECTION OF MY FAVOURITE IMAGES OVER THE YEAR. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM AS MUCH AS I DID MAKING THEM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO BE A GLIMPSE OF ANOTHER WORLD AND OF THINGS UNSEEN.



IRMA ROSE PETTITT