Blidworth

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Blidworth is my home town near Mansfield (east-midlands) and is a place i have fond memories of as my brother and i would often go out and adventure in the woods all the time, making forts, riding bikes, and playing with the neighbours. these photos are from old family photo albums taken when we were very young

our back garden leading to the forest

here we see my back garden with this huge glass green house, towards the back of this we had a gate the lead directly into Sherwood forest, where my brother and i would have our adventures

my dad, my brother, and i

heres this gate i was saying about above, theres not even a fence here, this must have been when we just moved in. before this we lived in a council refuge, one i dont even remember and doubt my older brother does. its funny seeing these photos and my dad with hair still- or what of it there still was. looking back at these has been really nice as this images show a happy new family with three kids and two married adults, at this point in time my parents are divorced, my sister and i arent getting on, my mom and i are distance, and my brother is living in brighten, its funny how time changes things

myself, my cousin, and my brother

i love these woods, you can see how dense and over grown it is with so many pine trees in the background, these ferns that over populate and weed out many other plants, i wish i could go back there to get photos for this project but at 267 miles away and lockdown in effect i dont think this will be possible, however within my photos i aim to achieve a similar idea with the dense forests in plymouth- another place where i grew up from 8-18, so it still holds a lot of sentimental value, providing me with a lot of knowledge of the local area

during this time i’ve been moving house a lot and i feel this longing for the past, or a settled life when things were simple.

through out this project i’ve used three camera, my own Nikon D3500, my friends film Agfa Synchro box, and my dad’s Canon D90.

i like the idea of using my dad’s camera as it added this essence of family, or this child like idea of stepping into his shoots as a photographer

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