The Vendée and Nantes, mostly. Occasionally elsewhere. Shot on film and digital both — the camera changes, the looking doesn’t.
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I’m Ian — a photographer, horn player, and writer living in the Vendée, near Nantes, in western France. Since 2019 I’ve been writing about photography, the places I wander, and what it means to look carefully at the world. This is where the pictures and the words meet.
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You Can’t Buy Happiness, But…
A philosophical photo essay on Nantes and what the city teaches about the good life — beauty, solitude, pleasure as infrastructure.
Some of these photographs are available as prints.
The work
Film Archives
Forty years of shooting on film — what I’ve learned, what I still don’t know, and everything in between.
Nantes
The city down the road, photographed across seasons, moods, and years. A long-term document of one place.
Places & Walks
Clisson, the Vendée, Northumberland, China — wherever I happened to be with a camera and enough time to notice things.
Inside the Orchestra
Three years photographing the Symphonique des Bords de Loire — rehearsals, concerts, the quiet moments before the music starts.
Notes on Photography
What it means, not just how it’s done. Essays for anyone who wants more than technique.
Free guide: Photography from the Heart
Forty years behind the lens. Six years writing it down. If you love film photography — or want to — this guide is for you. Enter your email and I’ll send it straight to you.
Over 300 essays, and counting.
→ Download the Press Kit (PDF)
You can start anywhere. But this is a good place.