These are some of my favourite images from my first book about Somerset, where I grew up. This part of the world and my subsequent ongoing document of the area has been a a defining in my career as a photographer. I love using natural light, I love working with people. Being on the road exploring the west country is where I am the happiest and where I reconnect with myself between travels and assignments abroad. My family live here too – being with people I love under the wide Somerset skies is utterly inspirational and key to balancing out the pace of London life around the studio where I work from in Soho. For more information visit http://www.venetiadearden.com/
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