Steve Gosling

Artist Statement

I have had the pleasure and good fortune to photograph on all seven continents. But my images are rarely about location – a representation of a specific place and time. They are about conveying mood and representing the emotions I feel at the time of taking the photograph. Many of my images are consciously ambiguous, designed to create a sense of intrigue and mystery. They hopefully encourage those who see them to develop unique interpretations based on their emotions, life histories and memories.

As American photographer, Todd Hido has so eloquently said: -

“As a photographer it is not my job to create meaning but to charge the air so that meaning can occur”.

Awards

2024 - 2 nominations in the International Colour Awards

2023 - 2 nominations in the International Black & White Spider Awards

2022 - 5 nominations in the International Black & White Spider Awards

2021 - 5 nominations and 2 Honorable Mentions in the International B&W Spider Awards.

2020 - 4 nominations and 3 Honorable Mentions in the International B&W Spider Awards.

2019 - 2 nominations and 2 Honorable Mentions in the International B&W Spider Awards.

2018 - 5 images shortlisted and 1 given Third Place 'Honor of Distinction' in the Fine Art category of the International B&W Spider Awards

2017 - 6 images shortlisted and 1 given an Honorable Mention in the Architecture category of the International B&W Spider Awards

2016 - 6 images shortlisted and 1 given an Honorable Mention in the Fine Art category of the International B&W Spider Awards

2015 - 4 images shortlisted in the International B&W Spider Awards

2014 - 3 images shortlisted in the International B&W Spider Awards

2006 Winner of the ‘Places’ category and runner up in the ‘Inkjet Printer of the Year’ category of the ‘Black & White Photographer of the Year’ competition.

2003 Award Winner in the Royal Horticultural Society’s International Photographic Competition - ‘Tree & Shrub’ category.

2002 Award Winner in the Royal Horticultural Society’s International Photographic Competition - ‘Flower & Plant’ category.

Exhibitions

2018 'A Beautiful Silence' - Joe Cornish Gallery, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

2018 'Olympus Masters' (Group Exhibition), Prague, Czech Republic

2017 'A Beautiful Silence' - Olympus Gallery, London

2016 'Travelling Light' - Olympus Gallery, London

2015 - 2016 'Travelling Light' - Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

2012 'Hebridean' (Group Exhibition) - Joe Cornish Gallery, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

2010 'Light, Land and a Pinch of Luck' - Lockwoods Cafe Bar & Restaurant, Ripon, North Yorkshire

2009 'Time & Motion' - Joe Cornish Gallery, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

2009 'Lensless Landscapes' - Silverprint, London

2009  'Mistakes We Kept' (a joint exhibition with David Tarn) - Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire

2009 'Lensless Landscapes' - Beyond Words, Edinburgh

2009 'Lakeland Light' - The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria 

2008/2009 'Presence VI' (Group Exhibition), Manor House, Ilkley

2008 ‘Duo Tones; The Art of Landscape Photography’ (a joint exhibition with David Tarn) – The Yorkshire Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes

2008 ‘Lensless Landscapes’ – the Saltbox Gallery, Helmsley, North Yorkshire

2007 ‘Lensless Landscapes’ – Gibson Mill (National Trust), Hebden Bridge

2007 ‘Lensless Landscapes’ – The Yorkshire Dales Countryside Museum, Hawes

2007 ‘A Point of View’ – Newby Hall, Ripon

2006 ‘f138’ - The Treasurers House (National Trust), York

2006 ‘f138’ - Joe Cornish Gallery, Northallerton

2005 ‘Landscapes of the Spirit’ - RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate

2003 ‘Close Encounters’ - RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Harrogate