Tuesday 5 - Sunday 17 October 2010

10am - 5pm

Informal Gallery Talk: Saturday 9 October at 11am

Incite: to move or provoke to action

Maureen Douglas-Green's third solo exhibition at Harbour House features an entirely new collection of photographs. A particular feature of this year's exhibition is the use of the macro lens, and intimate botanical and insect studies contrast with long landscape views and studies of architectural features.

Maureen's work involves a great deal of patience, waiting for the right conditions and the right moment to take her photograph. She does not stage images, and makes minimal adjustments after shooting.

Botanical work is increasingly a passion for Maureen, and her Escholzia california was Highly Commended in the 2009 Royal Horticultural Society's Photographic Competition.

"I continue to be found in the most unladylike and undignified of poses as my trusty macro lens is in action. The structures and forms, play of light, and detail of the tiniest features fascinate me and with the embellishment of heavy dew or early morning rainfall, I am in seventh heaven, usually in my favourite locations at dawn or before dusk, returning invariably with a muddy or grass stained left knee. On occasions when I return home with an oil or ash stained left knee, it can be safely assumed that instead of being at the Garden House at Buckland Monachorum, where I continue to be privileged as a Photographer in Residence, I have been fulfilling my role as an assistant Photographer in Residence for the South Devon Railway."

Images from Brittany are finding an ever growing place in Maureen's portfolio, as she explores the similarities and differences between the landscapes of Northern France and South West England.

Maureen's career as a photographer has progressed rapidly in recent years, and she now prints all of her own work, carries out commissions in both Brittany and at home, runs workshops, and gives talks to camera groups.

www.ambergreenphotography.co.uk