John
Stedman was born in Cornwall and has remained in the
county all his life. Never having
lived far from the sea, it was the
beaches and harbours that soon became a continual
source of inspiration and photography a chosen means of expression.
Moving from the Newquay area to West Penwith in
1991, it was then that a growing interest in the Antiquities and Ancient sites of West
Cornwall combined with a love of walking the coastal
paths and open
moorland led to a
passion for landscape photography.
In 1994, John began producing a selection of Quality
Hand-Made Greeting Cards for sale in a handful of local Shops. Today their popularity is
such that his Photographs are continually in demand and he now supplies a growing range of
both Cards and Enlargements to Shops and Galleries throughout much of the County.
Entirely self-taught, his Pictures reflect a deep
love for his native Cornwall and an awareness of its rich
diversity and abundant beauty.
A recent convert to the digital revolution the overwhelming majority of
his images are still taken on Colour Negative Film using
35mm SLR cameras.
It is fair to say that John is never happier than
when taking pictures, openly attributing the quality of his
images to living in such
beautiful surroundings combined with a streak of perfectionism that he finds hard to
suppress. Over the years, John has developed an individual style and one that often leans
a little toward the abstract in its interpretation of the subject yet still succeeds in
retaining a very Cornish feel.
