The Winds of Change - Nicola Morley ARPS
The Winds of Change Nicola Morley ARPS Nicola Morley ARPS holds a Photography Arts MA from the University of Westminster and a Post Graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire. She worked as a broadcast journalist and producer at BBC Radio Cumbria and BBC Radio Lancashire. Nicola was shortlisted for the British Journal of Photography’s ‘Portrait of Britain’. She photographed Fiona Bruce, Member of Parliament for Congleton, for the 209 Women project, which is currently on display at Liverpool’s Open Eye Gallery. Nicola joined The Royal Photographic Society in 2018, is a member of the Documentary Special Interest Group, and treasurer of the Women in Photography Special Interest Group. The Winds of Change The Winds of Change is a project about time, identity and place. It is an aperture into a traditional country estate in the north of England. The large estate has continued down the same bloodline since the Middle Ages. Some of the tenant families have been on the estate since the mid 1800’s. In recent years, a scattering of cottages have been renovated for newcomers who do not farm. The current landlord is old. He has seven children. The whole estate will be inherited by his son, following family custom. The Winds of Change happened on the back of a project about horses. I went to the main house to take some pictures of the horses, but the wind was too high and it was impossible to do the shoot. Instead Cosi asked me to take a photograph of her with her dog. ‘Cosi in the Music Room with Bat’, was shortlisted for the Portrait of Britain 2018. After I took the picture, Cosi asked me if I would document the estate so that she could make a surprise book for the family.
The Housekeeper Mrs C and her husband have been on the estate for 30 years. She is the housekeeper for the landlord and is seen here clearing his breakfast. Her husband was the gardener before he retired. Their daughter lives on the estate. She is a psychiatric nurse. 34
