Artist statement: I am an environmental and social photographer, undertaking a range of assignments but specialising in aerial photography, which I have been doing for more than 30 years. My objective is to capture the reality of aerial perspectives in a way that not only reveals patterns and designs but also the relationship of humans to nature and the built environment, as well as the beauty of nature seen from above. I have won a number of awards and my images have been exhibited in many countries.
This image is part of a series of aerial photographs of Tonle Sap Lake, taken in Cambodia in 2016. The aim of the series is to capture the unusual pattern of human settlement of Chong Kneas floating village at the north-eastern end of the lake, and to portray the geometric designs of the houses, boats and arrow‐shaped fish traps that are imposed on the lake surface. The lake itself, in the middle of the dry season, presents a palette of muddy browns and gold sheens in the setting sun, with swirls of dark algal green.
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
