Fine-art print
Ophelia’s Witness
Each print is carefully prepared, printed and checked by me before it leaves the studio. I take great care over every stage of the process, from the photograph itself to the finished print, so that it can be enjoyed in your home for many years.
Price range: £295.00 through £595.00
About the photograph
While traversing the steep wooded slopes, I noticed a soft white glow in the canopy of a large tree some distance away. Intrigued, I picked my way through a maze of hawthorn and across a shallow stream until I reached its broad, riven base. I was thrilled to discover a goat willow—a species I had never previously encountered in my local woodlands.
Its delicate canopy was a marvel: an intricate network of branches dotted with luminous catkins and held in the gentle glow of the rising sun. The photograph was first exhibited in *All the Wood’s a Stage* at Nunnington Hall in 2025–26. Shakespeare inspired the exhibition title, while the story of Ophelia falling from a willow into the brook in *Hamlet* gave this image its name, *Ophelia’s Witness*. It rewards slow looking, with countless fine details that reveal themselves most fully in print.