Andrew Brooks

“Andrew Brooks is a photographer, a digital artist and a film maker living and working in Manchester, Islington Mill.”

 

A crucial element that Brooks tries to portray in his work is atmosphere. He wants the viewers to understand the way he was feeling when he was in that particular location. For example as we see in the picture below we notice the warmth of the sun shining down on us. It draws the audience in and makes us feel like part of the experience, so that the photograph is not just a 2D form.

 

However what I found quite challenging about his work was that the beautiful photographs, especially the landscapes that you see are in fact made up. In photoshop these days you can produce anything, but to me a photograph represents a true, realistic, element of time, something that exists and we can go and experience.

 

Brooks has done a lot of work based on ‘Secret Cities,’ one of which was ‘Hidden Manchester,’ An important part of his work is to take photographs at all times and all places, in that way you will really discover the hidden details to a city.

 

Below is the link to his website, in particular a recommend looking into his ‘Hidden Manchester’ project.

 

http://www.andrewbrooksphotography.com/

 

...and in his words, "Get to know Manchester and embrace it."