Fay Goodwin
1931 Born Berlin, Germany, father was a British diplomat, Her mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. In 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing her young children. No training.
The Photo below is featured in the book Our forbidden Land 1990, where Fay gives a passionate account of the effects of the closure of vast tracts of countryside for commercial, venal reasons, such as the rearing of animals and birds merely to shoot them. this the importance of the title.
Sleeping Fisherman, Dungeness, 1974
A good majority of fays works are in black and white.These are from her book landmarks.
Copper beech, Stourhead, 1983
Flooded Tree Derwent water 1981.
In a stroke, Godwin had changed the context in which her work was to be seen. She has done it retrospectively, as well as prospectively; Our forbidden land makes it impossible that we will ever be able to look at any of her photographs again without being aware of the passion which informs her output. The experience of the new work makes us savour the photograph of that unsullied moment, down to the last detail, obsessively, noting how it was, hoping that it still is, and praying that it yet will be; despite the worst efforts of the barbarians, more often witless than unwitting, whom Godwin now reminds us are surging round the gate.
Fays works are inspirational to me as I love the simplicity of her photos, they appear dramatic yet sometimes bleak, however sometimes that is how some landscapes are and she captures the moment well.
I have started taking reflections of trees as well and love the mirrored effect.
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