Ramon Andreas, one of our photographers has
recently made it to the final 25 in the Londoner's photography competition,
here Ramon explain how he shot it.
'I am lucky enough to live near Richmond Park where I
often go walking but had wanted for some time to return before dawn with my
camera to see what images I could capture.
After many date changes due to bad weather or other commitments, a date
was finally set and I agreed to meet my friend, Martin, at Richmond Park. When the day arrived, one very cold and
frosty December morning in 2011, it was still pitch black outside when I left
the house bundled up in several layers of warm clothing and armed with a flask
of hot coffee as well as my camera equipment!
I met Martin, a talented landscape photographer, in Richmond and
carrying our cameras and tripods we soon set to task. After spending some time photographing the
river as the sun was rising, I noticed that the early morning light had lit up
a large tree to my left so that it glowed a magnificent orange. I have always
been interested in urban landscapes so I thought that the tree contrasted against
the grey building blocks in the background and the frosted grass in the
foreground would make an interesting image. I took a few shots and in the last
one I decided to include the empty bench to give a sense of solitude to the
photograph. After an hour traisping around Richmond Park taking more pictures,
we were both happy with the photographs we had taken and decided to call it a
day and headed to a nearby café to warm ourselves up. Although waking up early on a cold winter’s
morning and leaving behind a warm bed can be hard, it was definitely worth it
to enjoy the peace and solitude of Richmond Park at dawn and the opportunity to
capture some beautiful images as the sun went up.'
See here for more information about the World Photography Organisation.
