Fenland - A Love Story to The UK Flatlands

I have lived in and around Cambridgeshire for the vast majority of my life, growing up in Norfolk, before moving to just outside Cambridge after university and then into Ely nearly twenty years ago. As a lover of mountains and a keen climber, I always used to believe The Fens were boring, lacking the mountains I longed for. As I moved into ultra running and spent many hours per week running the trails in and around Ely, I grew to appreciate it more..


Fast forward to the last few years and as I seriously back into photography, I felt there was a story to be told about the Fens, particularly about the changes in the landscape and farming practices over the years and the marks we (humans) have left on the landscape.


This project is an evolving beast and I am not sure yet where it will end but for now, here are some of my favourite recent images from my running and cycling explorations around Ely with my camera.

Agricultural irrigation equipment in black and white under dramatic cloudy sky.
Black and white landscape with tractor in field under dramatic cloudy sky and tall grass in foreground.
Abandoned truck trailer parked in rural field against cloudy sky in monochrome.
Weathered wooden sign standing in open grassy field under blue sky with white clouds.
Large white agricultural trailer sitting in empty field under dramatic sky.
Dilapidated green wooden structure overgrown with vegetation in dark wooded area.
Metal railing structure along rural road against horizon with scattered clouds.
Stacked wooden storage crates and industrial equipment in agricultural setting.
Interior view of dark industrial warehouse with wooden crates and corrugated metal walls.
Curved plowed field lines extending to horizon in black and white rural landscape.
Silhouette of lone twisted tree against cloudy sky in minimalist black and white composition.
A bare tree stands silhouetted against a moody sky along a rural road in dramatic black and white.
Two vintage Land Rovers parked in an overgrown grassy area surrounded by tall evergreen trees.
An old telephone booth stands abandoned along a rural road with a windmill visible in the distance.
Farm buildings sit on the horizon across a vast agricultural field with tire tracks leading toward them.

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