The Cowboys of Cornwall
Photographer - Joe EdwardsInstagram - @prawnsnaps
2020 For me... The Skatepark.
The first two images come from central skatepark in Plymouth. This young scooter boy had so much confidence and swagger he really liked being photographed however he kept saying he didn't like the way he looked in it, until the middle finger came out... The last two imaged came from a cold winters day, I broke down on my way to skate a chalk factory. Despite my car's untimely death we found t...
The Hermitage of Endless Meanings
Stealing along the semi-secret slopesOf the fleet and shallow river,Over hazy acres of hoped-for Faerie,We search for the slate stepsThat will bring us to a sanctuaryOf sandwiches and flat stonesPicked from the pilgrim's poolAnd piled into monuments.We knew this place back then,When bluebells traced this delicate glen,Now ribbons draped by devoteesTie heathen lore to thick cream teas.Here Nec...
Tintagel Rock
An ancient invocation binds The waves and rocks together; From above God’s spittoon, Earth’s reflex to Time’s motion.The slow grind and clenchOf cliffs draws in the gulls And swimming weeds,Cold curls of water whip The straying outcrop With a crushing timbre.
A thinning place, they say.Geoffrey wrought a legend hereFrom rumours, stones and sun,Tennyson thrust him on a foaming throne Made of su...