‘Noel is a name for Christmas. This festive time of the year is
interpreted in this photographic project.
The inspiration came from attending a Santa Fun Run and visits to the Christmas
markets in and around the city of Stuttgart in Germany – the traditional and typical market
in Stuttgart itself, the baroque-themed market in Ludwigsburg and the
medieval-themed market in Esslingen.
The project comprises four groups of photographs:
1. Santa
Fun Run
This a is a document of the events at a Santa Fun Run charity event at Dorney Lake between Windsor and Maidenhead.
2. Celebrations
Christmas is a time when people let their hair down and enjoy themselves –
sing, dance and be merry! Some do so
as part of rituals, others just indulge in leisure activities. Both are captured in this series.
3. Decorations
This series shows images and models of Santa, snowmen, reindeer, religious
scenes and other festive icons which are brought out at Christmas and used to
decorate the home, commercial premises and the community.
4. Presents
Christmas is a time for gift giving and indulgence. The photographs in this series are grouped
around the sub-themes of items for sale depicting people or animals, clothing
items, food and drink, utensils for the home, small festive decorations and
toys.
Click here or on themes on the left
hand side of the screen to see the photographs