A LECTURER has been nominated for a photography award for his incredible shots of woodlands.
The after-dark wilderness images taken by Jasper Goodall are on show in London until May 29 as part of a prestigious photography award shortlist.
Jasper is a senior lecturer in visual communication at the University of Brighton as well as an acclaimed illustrator, noted in particular for his “trend-setting” work for The Face magazine and creating ethereal imagery for the band Muse.
He is exhibiting as one of three finalists for the Fondation Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability, in collaboration with Lux Magazine and Nobu Hotel London.
His work is on show alongside the other shortlisted photographers at Nobu Hotel's White Box gallery space.
For Jasper, the “mysterious atmosphere and strange sights” present in nocturnal woods reflect fairy tales, which prompt “both wonder and fright” in a world of sounds in the darkness and unexpected encounters with wildlife.
Jasper has been to Wales, the Lake District and the Peak District in search of inspiring woodland but he mainly finds the subjects for his unique photographs in Sussex.
He said: “Ashdown Forest has particular heathland characteristics I enjoy - tall yellow grasses peppered with Scots pine - it has an almost savannah feeling.
“Other shots are among the big beeches in the Cowdray Estate woods near Tilgate.
“Stougton Down near Chichester has some great beech woods too.”
Jasper said continuing to make work in “innovative ways and exploring his own artistic practice” is essential to his role as a senior lecturer on the BA visual communication course.
He said: “I’m particularly interested in 'non-standard' visual communication — we are well used to clever concepts or visual puns that communicate a message in branding and advertising, but my area of interest is visual communication of a more visceral emotive form: exploring atmosphere, mood and a viewer’s emotional gut response to an image.”
The Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability was established in 2021 to support contemporary photographers shining a light on sustainability and environmental issues.
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