Following the announcement and subsequent cancellation of the HS2 TrainLine, houses affected by the plans were forcibly purchased and left empty, which led to the creation of ghost towns.

A local area that been devastated through this series of events is 'Whitmore Heath'. These images focus on the relationship of mankind & nature; the environments are depicted without human presence but include the traces of use and habitation, showing how the landscape has been altered & left behind.

The use of analogue (chemical and non-digital) processes are slower, demanding control and precision in the shooting process and the print-making. Using these processes asks the photographer to engage more fully with the capture of light on emulsion.