I'd previously seen some of Ian's work in a gallery I went to in Whitby called The Art Cafe (http://www.theartcafe.org) When I was told he was going to be one of our visiting lecturers I was obviously quite excited to meet him in person and find out a little more about what makes him tick.
The work of his that was on display at the gallery was of South Bank in Middlesbrough. This was an interesting exhibition for me because my Mother's side of the family originally came from there and it's changed quite a lot since. Although how I was looking at the pictures was possibly not the intended, the photographs had a huge meaning to me. He frequently takes pictures at Redcar's South Gare which is a place I visit regularly to take pictures. It's a place that can be one of the nicest places when it's fair weather but as soon as the bad weather comes it's one of the most dangerous places along our coastline. Both of these extremes obviously make for amazing images.
Ian Works on Film so his visit was very well timed with this project. Giving us pointers on what can go wrong while using the equipment.
A link to Ian McDonald's website is below.
http://www.ianmacdonald.co.uk/
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