Les Jardins de Marqueyssac (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
It was the solitary tree that first caught my attention; it didn’t qualify for inclusion in that series, but the happenstance of a pair of mystified individuals in the unique hand-crafted boxwood maze was irresistible... I had to break my ‘no people in the landscape’ rule.

Holy Island (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
Searching for beach locations in Northumberland, of course I had to visit Lindisfarne. Trying to avoid the other tourists I came upon the remains of a long abandoned jetty. The wooden stakes appearing like some form of pre-historic trees. They reference my earlier Dry Stone Wall project, where nature is repossessing man-made forms.

Saguaro Forest (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
Inspired by my earlier Solitary Trees project, I was in Arizona exploring the possibilities of adding examples of the local genus to the series… but this photograph doesn’t make the cut as ‘solitary’ would clearly be a misnomer.

Lake Minnewanka (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
At the amusingly named Lake Minnewanka in The Canadian Rockies, I found this splendid scene on the foreshore. It immediately reminded me of the images in my Dry Stone Walls series…but here, crucially, without any human intervention; it's just the weather battling with the elements for supremacy. The subtle colours seduced me, especially the patches of blue. The waterline rises and falls with the seasons. In this region, unusually, many of the lakes appear to be bright turquoise due to the presence of minute glacial particles, some of which have found a new home on the horizontal surfaces.

Cacti (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
This collection of wild and desert plants was intended as a potential addition to my Solitary Trees series. The shape fits the others, but the variety of species on display rules it out.

Yosemite Morning (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
It’s Yosemite and it’s morning, a rather beautiful one too, albeit rather misty; what more can I say?

Marlow Morning (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
I was commissioned to capture a three-metre-wide print of The River Thames from the end of my clients' garden; so that even on a gloomy winter's day they still had a perfect view. I waited until the forecast suggested clement weather for the whole day and then spent 12 hours sitting on my three-legged stool watching the light playing on the scene. Over the course of the day, I shot scores of ten-frame panoramas all from the same camera position. I was waiting, not just for the right light, but also for the wind to fade (and for the occasional riverboat to pass) to allow the water to settle and display the reflection.

Marlow Midday (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
After capturing the essence of the early morning light, I took this composition a little later. I knew that there was space in their home to hang a six-metre-wide print. It was a rare opportunity to create an image that could convincingly act as a window opening on to a near perfect landscape.

Salome Arizona (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
It was the lonely Saguaro standing proudly in front of the structure that intrigued me when I was driving past; I had to stop. I have tried to avoid the temptation of taking pictures of abandoned American buildings, the Internet is saturated with them, but this one, in the small town of Salome, was irresistible…and unlike most Instagrams, it will print in full resolution up to 4m. wide.

Chocolate Mountain (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
This magnificent panorama in the splendidly named Chocolate Mountains will probably never get printed at full scale. It’s the result of stitching together dozens of photographs at the same location. At a width-to-height ratio of ten-to-one, if framed a metre tall, it would be 10 metres wide… sadly there are very few available walls of that size.

A Manifestation of The American Dream (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
This is a quintessential example of a scene illustrating James Truslow Adams’ 1931 quote: "The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone" …Yes, everyone can dream?

Jekyll Island (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
What appears to be little bit of jungle near the Georgian coastline is festooned with this curious draped foliage. It’s called Spanish Moss but it’s not actually a moss, but a flowering plant hosting insects, spiders, snakes, birds and bats. It’s tricky to photograph in the dense labyrinth, but here at the forest’s edge it’s clear to see.

Just Plane Daft ? (Click and scroll image sideways to enlarge)
The owner of this garden, just north of Atlanta, was an airline pilot. Once his favourite aircraft’s hours of service were past, rather than send it off for scrap, he placed it on a pedestal and created this striking sculpture to share with those passing by?... So perhaps not so daft after all? It conforms well to the criteria of my long-standing study of nature’s repossession.