Charles is a technique photographer who explores ideas and methods for producing imagery. His constantly evolving approach allows personal projects to be innovative and captivating.

Charles’ Mountain images are part of an on-going series in which he photographs the mountains of Glencoe on every passing, no matter what the conditions. With strong family links to the West Highlands Charles has passed through Glencoe many times. As a boy his dad used to encourage him to identify Bauchaille Etive Mor and the name has never left him. As Charles ages with each journey, the mountain remains constant but the seasons and conditions change. A digital camera captures the detail, with additional colour achieved using a replica of Charles’ first ever camera, a point and shoot Halina.

The flower series produced by Charles in 2011, draw on the composition and lighting values of still life paintings. Using water and inks Charles creates photographs that experiment with the boundaries between painting and photography. Influenced by the use of symbolism in Dutch Vanitas, Charles has created his own symbolic imagery, in which he explores ideas of fragility in life, death and the hereafter.

Charles graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2004. He has since worked in the advertising industry assisting a wide range of photographers. Charles now shoots his own commercial work as well as continually developing personal projects. His personal work has gained accolades along the way such as being selected as a finalist in The Sony World Photography Awards 2011 and being a featured artists in Creative Review’s Photography annual.   His piece ‘Buachaille Etive Mòr’ was selected to appear in an exhibition of photography at the Royal West of England Academy of Art earlier this year. He has shot covers for local Bristol arts and culture magazine ‘Crack’ and has also been a featured artist in their second issue.

Read Charles’ interview with Crack Magazine here:

http://www.youlovecrack.com/article/32/charles-emerson

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