A Sense of Place

A solo photography show by Chris Sutton

The new September-October exhibition at Jing Jo Gallery features the Southern Highlands photographer, Chris Sutton. Chris has a lovely feel for the abstract in his surroundings. It demonstrates his point: “The challenge for any photographer is not just to show what a place or subject looks like, it’s to convey how it feels. A sense of place can be purely derived from how it looks, but for most people it comes from experiencing the place, what the weather was like, the light, the sounds.

“In recent years I’ve worked with a widening range of photographic techniques to show how a place feels to me. As I’ve done so, my images have evolved and many now inhabit a space between realist and abstract, but no matter what technique I use for a particular image, the goal is to express what it felt like to be there. As a consequence, I’m less concerned about technical perfection and more focused on the story and emotion of the moment. The tools I use to realise that goal are whatever I have to hand, and both cameras and phone serve equally well.”

Chris’s works in the show are drawn from several photographic inspirations: people, flowers, wild light and architecture.

**Lone Photographer**
Photograph 53x66cm

**Strength in Adversity**
Photograph 60x91cm

**Low Tide, Normandy**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Between Night and Day**
Photograph 45x66cm

**Tree and Yachts - Church Point, Newport**
Photograph 40x61cm

**Perception - European Gallery of Photography**
Photograph 33x33cm

**Sunset and Storm, Oxley’s Hill, Southern Highlands**
Photograph 40x61 cm

**A life well lived**
Photograph 45x50 cm

**Lost, Central Station**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Rod, a street portrait**
Photograph 43x50 cm

**Victorian Splendour - Goulburn Post Office**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Highlands Dreaming**
Photograph 40x53 cm

**On the Bong Bong Track - Southern Highlands**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Early Morning - Normandy**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Shadows, Paris Metro**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Harbour View, Sydney Harbour**
Photograph 60x91 cm

**Imitation - Exeter Sunset**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Touched by the Sun - Canola Fields, Switzerland**
Photograph 68x81 cm

**Sunshine Beach Reimagined**
Photograph 25x50 cm

**All the land is filled with mystery - Wakatipu**
Photograph 23x35 cm

**Sea Pool, Avalon Beach**
Photograph 35x50 cm

**Baking Sun, Shimmering Sand and Cooling Waves - Corrimal Beach**
Photograph 38x50 cm

**Storm Clouds, Sunshine Beach**
Photograph 35x50 cm

**Tangled - Eucalyptus, Tourist Road**
Photograph 45x66 cm

**Swirling Daisies**
Photograph 68x101 cm