Sarah Stanton Longdon, who has lived in Milford for 30 years, has made a big impression at the Belper Arts Festival Trail, not least on webmaster Ashley!
Ashley, a keen photographer, went round the Arts Trail, and dropped in on Sarah’s exhibition at 76 Long Row. He was greatly impressed:
‘I had known a little about Sarah’s photos through her Facebook page and an image she took of a walker on The Chevin looking out at the sunrise, which was commended in a University of Derby exhibition. However, when I walked in to her own exhibition, I then saw the extent of her talent through so many impressive images, including more glorious shots of The Chevin and a stunning shot of Stephenson’s Sighting Tower made very atmospheric by a dark blue sky and some smoke from burning wood. She is clearly a very gifted photographer.’
Sarah was featured in the Derbyshire magazine last October and expressed her love for her home village:
‘I’m very lucky to live in a place that is so special, that I love and photograph almost daily – The Chevin in Milford. I have hundreds of photographs of its landscape, its ancient trees and its changing light, thinking about its ancient origins and the Romans who once passed along it.’
To read that Derbyshire magazine article, click here
