C O N T I N U A N C E [1&2] I think an important part of what I do creatively is my attempt at trying to be honest with myself when it comes to, like, the process of it. I happily and frequently call myself an "Idiot with a camera / sketchpad /notebook" because I am, and I think there's a wide eyed optimism and naiveté about that. I don't know what I'm doing half the time, I like that feeling of chaotic freedom. A lot of the time I'll fail and that'll bum me out for a bit, but eventually I kind of moonwalk myself into what I wanted to do in the first place. These two images are kind of the culmination of a couple of different fails. You've got my low angle nonsense, pastel-ish tones, the reflections that I've been trying to nail for years, the whole "slap my camera in a puddle" technique and then the black and white edit I've been going for recently as well. I don't know whether I like the colour or mono version more, but at the very least I'm glad the title of the image actually speaks to it again. I've been getting slack with that. For more falling upwards: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk/shop #newquay #cornwall #fistral #surf #greatbritain Housing: @outex.europe | Camera: @nikoneurope | Filter:@tideoptics

G L I T T E R Lie down in the sand, hold yourself steady and then breathe through the lens. For some reason these kind of shots remind me of those low altitude mountain shots. You know the ones that look like they were shot with a tilt-shift lens? It's kind of mad that something so small and fleeting can mimic something that's so permanent and well, abso-bloody-lutely massive. Nailed the tone with that last sentence. For more false perceptions: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #sunset #newquay #cornwall #waves @outex.europe and @tideoptics

W E L C O M E l'd hire a model to do the stuff I do to sell my t-shirts, but think that'd be pretty degrading for them. Buy prints and tees: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk/shop #reels #reelsinstagram #newquay #cornwall

F I L L I B U S T E R Back at it again with the macro waves baby! There's something beautiful about little tiny wavelets and semi-recognisable buildings. Possibly that it's one of the few styles of water photography I can actually do with any kind of intent, but possibly because it makes me feel like I'm doing something constructive when under the stark lighting of reality, I'm actually a 30 year old moron. Splashing around in the shallows like a seagull that's spent the day flambéing it's brain on the sweet dregs of leftover cider. Jeez. That wasn't where I expected to go on that post. @outex.europe for the housing, @tideoptics for the ND filter. For more shock: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #wave #fistralbeach #newquay #cornwall

U N Z I P Oh boy, it's been a while, but get ready for a rant. 1. Follow this page and like this post, because this page is dying. At first I thought it was because my imagery is crap, but then I did a little digging and realised despite the fact I've made a conscious effort to post much more than I did recently, my overall reach for this page has *plummeted* not sure why, I'm not doing anything dodgy, but boy, the stats ain't good. 2. I have a little app that keeps an eye out for unfollowers. Normally it's just loads of abandoned pages that people delete, but a lot of people seem to unfollow you if you don't follow them back immediately? I don't get that. It's great you wanted to enjoy my photos, but why should that enjoyment hinge on me following you back? I don't personally find your private life interesting, or cars, or trains so why would I follow you back? Don't follow for someone's attention, follow them because you enjoy their work and you want to support them. It's that simple. 3. How the bloody hell is Instagram not doing something about everyone getting hacked? Enable your two factor authentication because Instagram doesn't give a crap about your privacy. 4. If you combine these things, it's clear why so many people are leaving Instagram or Facebook. It's spambots and an audience that doesn't trust or engage with the platform. I went on Facebook earlier and it's just ads for things I don't care about. I looked at one listing for vintage tableware and now I have a page of adverts for stuff I can't afford. With all the data FB steals from you, you'd think they would know that I'm broke. 5. Do yourself a favour and head over to my website. I won't steal your data and you can buy stuff from my store, which if I'm honest with you, could do a little better. I guess that's becau I have no time to really invest in it, but you can buy t shirts and prints there. Some of which I consider genuinely "great". 6. I'm going to have to censor this one a bit - the mother****ing, ****munching ****holes who keep making life harder for everyone in this ****ing country. For more rants: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #cornwall #stives #britains_talent #coast

S H A D E S Charlestown is one quick costume change away from catapulting itself back in time 200 years and I love it. For more time travel: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #charlestown #harbour #cornwall #britain

T I C K E T R O N Dirty, moody and running out of light. I love panning shots of surfers, normally I'd do this in monotone but that didn't really work here because I can't pick a shutter speed to save my life. For more wannabe artistry: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #britain #newquay #fistralbeach #cornwall

S L A N D E R O U S I'm always a bit concerned about posting pictures that aren't from Cornwall on here because historically speaking, they don't do very well. I've got a few theories as to why: 1. Cornwall's obvious superiority. 2. My own deep fear of anything north of the Tamar creating some kind of confidence feedback loop. 3. Everyone who follows me on here also has a deep fear of anything north of the Tamar. 4. The shakes I get from not being within 20 miles of a tourist getting their car stuck on a beach inhibits my ability to shoot straight. It's definitely one of those things, or perhaps Instagram itself has a deeply xenophobic bias towards anything that ain't doing it 'dreckly, baby. For more paralysing fear of England: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #bath #britains_talent #somerset #river

D R O I D S Legend tells of a time where my Instagram page grew and people saw my content! Then, the foul shadow of monetisation fell and I had to sell pictures of my feet and various bits of flesh to make money on the internet. Join OnlyEOTM today (mostly kidding): www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #newquay #sunset #watergatebay #cornwall

M A G I K Give me chaos. Give me low light, crap conditions and stuff that doesn't make sense. Give me moments that don't matter and I'll make them into something ridiculous. Just don't give me the same thing over and over again. Throw me in the sea, tie my feet to rocks and give me a thousand unrepeatable voids but for the love of god, help me avoid repetition and the claustrophobia that encircles it. I hate going to the same places over and over. For hopefully less repetitive days: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #newquay #cornwall #fistralbeach #surfphotography

B U Z Z E D Photography/life hack: You can pretend you're on an empty beach by taking a long exposure. This does two things. 1. Cool drifts of light. 2. You don't have to see the family of idiots screaming at each other while their dog humps the landscape. Follow me for more lifetips: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk #beach #newquay #longexposure #cornwall

B A C K U P It's nice when things line up. I'll admit that's a rarity though. For more ambiguity: www.edgeofthemap.co.uk/shop Yeah, there's still like 30% off tees as well btw, just use the code "TeesGoneWild" at the checkout. Cheers! #blackandwhitephotography #minimalism #newquay #britains_talent