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Most People Only See Supermarket Shelves
Award-winning drone photo reveals food production's hidden work.
In brief
Award-winning drone photo reveals food production's hidden work. Chris Gurton's aerial photography shows farming processes behind supermarket food, highlighting the labor and landscapes involved in food production. Originally reported by Digital Camera World.
Award-winning drone photo
Chris Gurton's aerial photograph won the Drone category of this year's International Golden Shot Photography Awards and made the official selection for best images in the International Aerial Photographer of the Year Awards.
Chris Gurton's background
Chris Gurton is a photographer from Suffolk who received an honourable mention in the Special Night Photography category of last year's International Photography Awards for his 'Harvesting at Night' image and came second in this year's Lumearth photo awards, in the Agriculture and Rural category.
Chris Gurton's photography focus
Chris Gurton says photography has become a huge part of his life but he doesn't currently do it full-time, building opportunities around his day job to create images that tell stories of food production.
Inspiration for agricultural photography
Chris Gurton was inspired by French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's book The Earth From the Air, which showed how a change in perspective could transform familiar landscapes into extraordinary scenes.
Building relationships with farmers
Chris Gurton built trust with farmers by respecting their work, staying out of the way, and never interfering with complex machinery tasks to create authentic images.
Chris Gurton's camera equipment
Chris Gurton uses a Nikon D7500 DSLR with lenses and a DJI Air 2S drone for aerial photography, emphasizing understanding light and composition over having the latest equipment.
Why agricultural photography matters
Chris Gurton explains that most people only see the finished product on supermarket shelves, so he captures the hidden work at the start of food production to tell stories behind our food.
Support from farming community
Chris Gurton received support from the farming community to document their work authentically and has produced photographs for farmers' social media and promotional materials.
Chris Gurton's top five tips
Chris Gurton's top five tips for agricultural photography include ensuring safety, learning how harvest works, using the right light, telling a story, and being patient with the process.
Harvesting at Night
Chris Gurton's 'Harvesting at Night' image received an honourable mention in the Special Night Photography category of last year's International Photography Awards.
What happens next
Chris Gurton aims to make agricultural photography his full-time career to continue telling stories of the people and landscapes behind our food production.
The key point
Chris Gurton's aerial photography shows farming processes behind supermarket food, highlighting the labor and landscapes involved in food production.
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