‘First Impressions’ is a solo exhibition of black and white hand prints by Joe Bowes.
These powerful and evocative images convey the full drama of their subjects in a way that only black and white imaging can. They stir up the emotion of a landscape in the viewer without the need for colour, leaving the individual with their own impression and view of each scene produced in this ‘nostalgic’ medium.
Travel around the wild and free northern areas of Britain has enlivened the photographers’ enthusiasm and passion for his art and he has, in recent years, successfully exhibited and sold his work widely. All the images are captured on film using medium format cameras and developed and printed in a traditional darkroom. The use of black and white film and ‘wet’ printing the images on archival fibre based paper give the prints a certain quality and feel that is not easily matched.
Runs August 20 – September 27, 2010
Friends’ Gallery
The Theatre by the Lake
The Lake District
Keswick CA12 5DJ