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Paul Hurlow

Woodland

In the woodland the trees are bound with barbed wire. They are tied taut. They are contained and constricted. In the woodland there is darkness, always darkness and even when there is light, there is darkness.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. The trunk of a tree has grown over barbed wire, swallowing it.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. On a tree trunk moss is backlit and higlighted.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. A leaf is seen isolated from a dark background.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. A branch is snapped showing the white woody interior contrasting with the dark background.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. Nails and wire are driven in to the side of the tree,

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. A branch is highlighted against a dark background. The branch is vertical.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. Light falls on a small patch of the fern leaves.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. Part of an old fence post hangs from barbed wire.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. A ribbon is tied into a bow on a branch.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. An old post covered in moss occupies the central part of the frame.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph uses shallow depth of field. A branch is snapped showing the white woody interior contrasting with the dark background.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. The photograph shows a delicate branch bent and twisted.. it is lit and isolated from the dark background.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. A vine corkscrews diagonally across the frame.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. An old fence post covered in ivy fills the central part of the frame.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. A vine twists almost like a ram's horn away from the viewer.

Black and white photograph of woodland in Wales. A close up showing how part of a tree has grown over some barbed wire. The barbed wire is strongly lit.

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