Character Building - Contemporary Fine Art Photography

Contemporary Fine Art Photography

For his latest project (Character building), William Radford revisited his childhood home in an attempt to shed light on the surroundings that shaped his adolescence. Taken over the course of 3 years, the series explores the notions of childhood memories and the role the environment plays.
To evoke such surreal tones Radford uses a combination of the on-camera flash with coloured gels. Not only does this technique induce a dreamlike quality to the project, it also suggests the artist had a colourful childhood.

Cat in front of the fire.

Ginger cat sat in the window.

Cat under the chandelier.

Dusty chandelier.

Oranges against a blue sky.

Cat scratching.

Purple grape vine under a blue sky.

Olive tree silhouette.

Purple funnel flowers on an overgrown fence.

Digging a grave for the family cat.

Ripe oranges against a wall.

Cochineal infected cactus at sunset.

Lemons covered in fire.

Burning an old wicker chair.

Bonfire reflected in an octagonal mirror.

Bamboo leaves against a pink sky at night.

Olive branches flashed with blue.

Pink sky through an opening in the fig tree.

An old mattress sits under some ripe lemons.

Cactus at sunset.

Low hanging Eucalyptus leaves against rolling hills.

Beautiful olive branches against a purple sky.

A rotten orange hanging from the tree.

Red Pomegranates against a purple sky.

Open pomegranate with exposed insides.

River rocks.

A san pedro cactus at sunset.

Stunning orange flowers at dusk.

A heard of goats flock the river at dusk.

An ant infested plant pot.

Chamomile flowers and a rock.

Male silhouette reflected in a mirror.

An empty swimming pool at night.

A cheeky mouse stealing cheese.

The old living room chair sitting in the front garden.

A reflection of oranges in the pool.

The dusty old lamp shade.

The sky is reflected in a mirror which is nested between orange tree foliage.

Hissing cat sat in the window.

Low hanging pomegranate is shot against water tanks.

Pomegranates and water tanks.

A mirror nested between cactus.

Broken fence.

Skylight with spiders webs.

Two dogs fighting.

Plastic chair in the sun.

Thistles

Pomegranate with exposed flesh.

Birds perching on telephone wire.

Sky reflected in bridge.

Chamomile at sunset.

The moon is peaking through some grape vines.

Stars through the grape vine.

Flowers through the fence.

A caravan at the bottom of the garden.

Red gecko on the window.

Bamboo sticks.

A loose river root is thrown in the air and flashed.

Dusty shelves.

Fly infested dirty dishes.

Cats looking at a dead lizard.

Wasp nest in the caravan.