I photographed Pulborough Bridge on a beautiful day, returning to a place full of personal memories. This is where my sister, friends and I used to practise for the local annual raft race — a familiar stretch of river that still holds something of those carefree days.
 
Using a process I have spent years developing, I hand-gilded the photograph with silver leaf, giving the image a luminous, shifting quality. Its lustre changes with the light and your position in the room, bringing depth and movement to a moment captured in time.
 
It is this fusion of photography and hand-applied leaf that lies at the heart of my work, and led to my selection as a finalist in the VAA Artist of the Year Award 2025.
 
Edition number 1 of 10, presented with a cream mount in a bespoke black wooden frame, fitted with museum-quality Artglass. Includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
 
Please note this is the exact framed artwork pictured and is available for immediate purchase. Once sold, this particular framing style has been discontinued and cannot be repeated.  Only 9 works now available with this frame.
 
Image: 18.5 × 26 cm
Framed size: 32 × 39 cm