Photography By Lindsey Harris
About My Photography
I am a photographer based in Poole, Dorset, in the south of England.
I’m currently working on The Lower Parkstone Photographic Project, a ‘snapshot in time’ that is photographically documenting the businesses of Lower Parkstone/Ashley Cross in Poole, Dorset. The aim is to have an exhibition at the end of the Project, which will be the culmination of over 10 years’ work. During this time I’ve seen a huge amount of change as various businesses (and people) come and go, and some buildings have even been demolished and replaced.
I also specialise in botanical photography, music photography and editorial photography, working mostly across Dorset and the south coast.
2021 – Awarded RHS Silver-Gilt Medal – 6 photos displayed at the Saatchi Gallery, London
From 18th September – 3rd October 2021 a portfolio of six of my photographs will be on display at the Saatchi Gallery, in London. These are from my Poisonous Plants photographic project, which involved travelling over 2000 miles by car and on foot, through six UK counties.
Latest Photographs
Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) in Dorset
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is not a native plant, having originally been introduced to Britain from Southern Russia and Georgia. This impressive umbellifer can reach over 3.5m (11.5ft) in height, with flower heads sometimes as large as 60cm (2ft) across.
Giant Crop Circle, North Dorset
Well, it seems that I’ve become a drone owner, even though I never imagined, in a million years, that I would want one. Anyway, when out and about recently I found this giant crop circle, in north Dorset. Certainly most of the locals that I met didn’t even know this was there, apart from one family who’d come looking.
Pink Poppies Dorset 2021
I recently found a giant field of Dorset pink poppies that are still not quite in full bloom, and haven’t been ruined by inclement weather.
Red Poppy Fields Dorset 2021
Dorset red poppy fields have been very scarce in 2021. That is….. until I found a late-blooming, giant field of red poppies, which were photographed under a moody sky, in changeable weather conditions.
On The Trail Of Orchids In Dorset & Hampshire
Early spider-orchid, early-purple orchid and the burnt-tip orchid. Photographed in 2021, in the Purbecks, Dorset, and at Martin Down, Hampshire.
Is This The Only Pasqueflower At Martin Down?
For the last three years I have been photographing a pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) at Martin Down, on the Hampshire/Dorset border. During that time I have only ever found this same plant, even though reports on the Web show there used to be a few more.
Is this the only remaining pasqueflower plant left at Martin Down?