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‘Striking new images’ The Times
‘Looking at his photospheres - digital images bent and stitched together to create an all-round view - it comes as no surprise that the photographer trained as a glassblower.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘Perplexing, panoramic, eye-catching’ The Scotsman
‘It is the seamlessness of the full view shown in the final print, rather than presenting an obvious collage of smaller individual images, that sets Hill’s artwork apart from the kind of haphazard montaging popularised by artists such as David Hockney’ Professional Photographer
‘Landscape photographer Edward Hill uses cutting-edge computer software to create extraordinary, circular photomontages, called photospheres. Fashioned from up to 100 individual photographs, each one takes days to produce and the results are simultaneously baffling and seductive, reminiscent of the patterns created by a child’s kaleidoscope. With an upward-looking photosphere, the viewer feels that a distant world is towering above them, while a downwards-looking one seems to suspend you above a world reflected in a shining mirror. Both angles bring together everything visible from a single point. Photospheres offer a magical perspective – one that would only be available in reality if you had eyes in the back of your head.’ Time Out
‘The pictures are called photospheres or ‘jigsaw art’ and are made up of a large number of photographs taken from the same spot. The aim is to put the viewer at the centre of the image, but the end result is often something people take a while to recognise. Jigsaws and art combine to give a unique view of the world.’ Metro
‘Fascinating all-round views.’ Country Life
‘Some look like ancient runes, others like raindrop reflections or planet from some bizarre solar system….breathtaking images.’ Western Daily Press
‘A new art form’ Daily Mail
‘This alternative to traditional perspective gives a surprising effect reminiscent of looking through glass balls and paperweights. Familiar landmarks take on a new perspective.’ Newsshopper
2009 Competition Exhibitions. My work has been selected for:
Royal Photographic Society's 2009 International Print Exhibition.
To see my entries and check out the travelling exhibition's
location visit http://www.rps.org/international-print-exhibition/
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