bio
Rob Carter
“Travelling Stills are a series of photos I have been working on over the last 4 years. The subjects vary, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to tulip fields in Holland as well as seascapes from around the world. As the name suggests Travelling still is all about creating the feeling of movement in a still image. For as long as I can remember I’ve been taking photos on the move I love the painterly quality of light when colours run into each other on a photographic image. The randomness of taking long exposure photographs means you’re never quite sure how they are going to come out which makes collecting the exposed film exciting.”
Rob Carter has been a fine art photographer since 1993. He is more commonly known as one half of the ‘Rob & Nick Carter’ duo who have been described as ‘the next big thing’ by The Sunday Times and boast Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham and Matthew Williamson as collectors of their work.
Rob Carter makes photographic stills that give the impression of a moving image, as if taken from the side window of a driving vehicle. Using a revolving lens camera, the artist has taken over four years to collect the work on his travels in destinations including Tokyo, Scotland, Holland, Mauritius and Barbados.
Carter’s work centres on colour and light and some of the most vivid works shown here were captured in Las Vegas. Carter cites Vegas as the ‘perfect’ destination to produce a series of work; where better than Vegas to capture bright neon lights?
Awards
The Royal Photographic Society 146th International Print Exhibition, 2003
Bronze Medal Winner
Travelling Still, Brighton Beach, 2002
The Royal Photographic Society 148th International Print Exhibition, 2005
Silver Medal Winner
Travelling Still, Sugar Sugar Beach, Barbados, 2005