Cath Gothard
Cath Gothard is an novice photographer based mostly in South West London. She took up
images as a interest after a bout of unwell well being, considering that it might channel her
creativity whereas recuperating from sickness and taking time without work her job as an animator. In
August 2018 she purchased a DSLR, started exploring Richmond Park, and was immediately
hooked.
The Park is standard with photographers, and taking one thing distinctive is sort of exhausting, so
she tries to search for compositions that haven’t been taken by anybody else earlier than, which
is a tough however enjoyable train. She almost at all times comes house muddy, and at all times with a
massive smile on her face.
Michéla Griffith
In 2012 I paused by my native river and every part modified. I’ve moved away from what many count on pictures to be: my photographs deconstruct the literal and reimagine the subjective, reflecting the curiosity that water has impressed in my apply. Water has been my conduit: it has sharpened my imaginative and prescient, given me permission to experiment and continues to introduce me to new methods of seeing.
Many people observe a cycle from artistic pursuits via ‘wise’ topics and research (usually advocated by well-meaning adults) that inevitably brings us again to our beginnings. For Cath, a postgraduate diploma unexpectedly opened up a artistic profession, and extra just lately, images has develop into an enormous ardour and has led to quite a lot of her time in wellies and water.
Would you want to begin by telling readers a bit about your self – the place you grew up, what your early pursuits have been, and what you went on to check and do?
I grew up in Lancashire, as an solely little one, in what was then a village between Preston and Chorley. From an early age, it was obvious that I had what would historically be seen as male pursuits. Practice units, Mechano, technics Lego. These, alongside gentle toy animals, have been my toys of selection. I used to be not fascinated by extra conventional ladies’ toys, comparable to dolls, and was in all probability thought of to be a little bit of a tomboy.
My dad was a eager fell runner, and as a household, we spent many blissful weekends up within the Lake District, the place my Dad would run within the numerous fell races. I at all times thought that the Lakeland countryside was magical. Rising up, I questioned if this was simply nostalgia from blissful childhood reminiscences. Now I’m an grownup, I really feel fortunate to have spent a lot time in what I now assume is among the most stunning nationwide parks within the UK.
In school, I used to be good at artwork, but in addition superb on the sciences and maths. I used to be persuaded into taking science A-levels by my well-meaning lecturers. I ended up doing a Computing Science diploma at Stirling College. On the time, I didn’t know what I wished to do with my life, so I went via the motions and accomplished the diploma. In doing so, it crystallised what I had felt all through my tutorial profession: I wished to do one thing artistic with my life. I went on to do an MSc in Laptop Graphics, the place one of many modules launched me to an animation bundle known as Softimage. Lastly, I discovered what I wished to do, and I’ve labored within the 3D laptop graphics trade as a personality animator ever since.
