TRAINING GROUNDS

The relationships between man, animal and nature are timeless connections that entwine feelings of dependency, trust and understanding. These photographs look into landscapes centred within Ministry Of Defence sites around the Welsh landscape and particularly whilst the Police Force are using them as the training grounds for their canine units.

Within the body of work, a balance between control and freedom is something that has tried to be achieved, which is reflective of this environment, but also of our political and social lives in relation to our current World. These landscapes are dominated by authority and control, but also filled with untouched beauty and quietness. The figures appear barely visible, which highlights the unknown and hidden power within authoritative groups, but in contrary it also disregards their uniforms and speaks more about the subtle connections between man and nature.

Brendan Berry – Photographer ©

2°C

Multiple changes are occurring simultaneously around the globe at an increasing pace. Energy and resource scarcities have emerged or intensified. Different trade regimes have evolved. New communication and information technologies have exploded into daily life. New human health issues have appeared, and old health issues have, in some cases, been exacerbated. Changes in global climate and associated patterns of extreme weather events must be added to this list, especially for the global poor whose very livelihoods depend directly in many instances on the use of specific natural resources.

The figure of 2° Celsius has derived from looking into what might occur if the levels of carbon di-oxide in the atmosphere were doubled from what they were pre-industrially. 2° Celsius has subsequently become the globally understood and uniform figure of representing the term ‘Dangerous Climate Change’. In 1900 carbon di-oxide existed in the atmosphere at 280 parts per million and today levels have reached 560 parts per million, which has been held responsible for a 0.8° Celsius rise in our global temperature with a 1.5° Celsius rise already built into our climate backlog. This photographic project seeks to identify the opinions of some of the most influential scientists and correspondents working within the UK, whom are analyzing data in relevance to human induced carbon emissions. The work looks into their unfamiliar environments and looks to identify them as more than statistical hideaways. It also directly shows their opinion on the time that we have left to stop carbon di-oxide levels raising temperatures beyond 2° Celsius and causing ‘Dangerous Climate Change’.

Brendan Berry – Photographer ©

SANDA - in the presence of

Sanda is a wonderful piece of heaven. Its serenity and tranquility alows these fertile grounds of some four hundred acres to become alive with magic and voice. I am able to share some of this good fortune with occational visitors in the summer months, however Brendan’s imagery considers the time when Sanda returns totally alone, through the Winter and Spring months. When the wild winds and driving rains are mellowed by fantastic winter light and calm frosty days, this mystical Island remains in the presence of its wise spirit and tender silence.

Text by Dick Gannon - Island Owner

Brendan Berry – Photographer ©