HART, Paul - Truncated

Background information

"The forest interior is more architecture than landscape. Amidst trees, your sense of time changes. When you are inside the forest and let the outside world disappear, the wind calms and noise is filtered; the temperature changes and light is reflected and dimmed. Some trees stand like sentinels, others stand firmly in rows, an army of trees appears out of the darkness. This seeming sanctuary of silence can change strangely. It is its own world. Entering the forest is always like entering the unknown, where the semi-darkness hides much and reveals something. A place sometimes mysterious, sometimes secretive, but always seductive and always dark." (publisher's free translation, for the original English-language text: © Dewi Lewis, 2009)

About the British photographer Paul HART (*1961)

Paul HART won the 'Prix de la Photographie Paris 2008' and quickly became one of the UK's leading landscape photographers. His work is used by Ilford-Photo to promote their B&W paper range worldwide. He worked in commercial photography for six years and traveled throughout Europe and the U.S. before pursuing a freelance career focused more on nature. His images have been used internationally for advertising, publishing and editorial. Since 2000, Hart has focused exclusively on personal projects.

Photo books by Paul HART

• 'Truncated' (2009)
  'Farmed' (2016)
  'Drained' (2018)