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July 2010The making of a set of photographs capturing the landscape, farming, architecture, livestock and cheese made by the Hill Farm Dairy in Somerset, SW England.
Hill Farm Dairy
July 2010Normandy Landscape, Homes and Gardens August
A series of photographs showing the landscaping at a family home in Normandy, NW France, for Homes and Gardens August issue. Words by Kirsty Fergusson.
June 2010Garden Design Journal June
Illustration of a feature covering the contemporary, urban outdoor space at the Hidden Gardens in Glasgow. Words by Douglas Coltart.
May 2010
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Visiting lecturer in Postgraduate Photography Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Soho, London
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Visiting lecturer in Postgraduate Photography Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Soho, London
May 2010Jardin Exotique de Roscoff in Country Life
Illustration of a feature on the Roscoff Exotic Garden in northern France for Country Life with words by Kirsty Fergusson.
Jardin Exotique de Roscoff
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May 2010BBC Gardens Illustrated on Kerdallo
Photography for a piece exploring the gardens of Kerdallo near Treguir in Brittany for BBC Gardens Illustrated. Words by Kirsty Ferguson.
May 2010Garden Design Journal May
Co-illustration with Alexander Maris of an article detailing the work of artist Alec Finlay to accompany an interview by Jackie Bennett. Alec Finlay’s work in various locations in Scotland is included in the ‘Close’ exhibition in the Chicago Botanic Garden. For more info about Alec Finlay’s work see:
Alec Finlay
April 2010Chicago Botanic Garden Exhibition ‘Close: A Journey In Scotland’ 24th April to 26th of September
An exhibition of 50 photographs and a 1 hr film on show in the galleries of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
The exhibition launches a new second edition of the hard back book ‘Close: Landscape Design and Land Art In Scotland’ (Northfield Editions, ISBN: 978-0956033819), with foreword by Sir Roy Strong FSA., FSRL., essay by Tim Richardson, 250 colour photographs by Allan Pollok-Morris and other illustration by Gary Hincks and Richard Demarco.
Chicago Botanic Garden
April 2010Financial Times ‘How To Spend It’
Illustration of a piece on making landforms for the Financial Times magazine ‘How To Spend It’ with words by Tim Richardson.
April 2010
Sunday Times
Illustration of an article for the Sunday Times to coincide with the launch of the 2010 Good Gardens Guide. Words by Carrie Donald.
Sunday Times
Illustration of an article for the Sunday Times to coincide with the launch of the 2010 Good Gardens Guide. Words by Carrie Donald.
March 2010Penelope Hobhouse, Hortus 93
Portrait of Penelope Hobhouse V.M.H. illustrating 'Dianna Ross meets...' in Hortus No. 93 Spring 2010
Hortus
March 2010Garden Museum Exhibition 1 April to 12 September
Photographs provided for the exhibition in the Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace, London SE1 titled 'Christopher Lloyd: A Life at Great Dixter'
The Garden Museum
March 2010Chateau Marqueyssac BBC Gardens Illustrated
Illustration of the a feature exploring the terraces of Chateau Marqueyssac for BBC Gardens Illustrated. Words by Kirsty Fergusson.
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February 2010'24' Exhibition, Soho, London
Group show '24' including photography by Allan Pollok-Morris, Golden Square Public Garden, Soho, London 24 February to 19 March.
February 2010Jupiter Artland, House and Garden March.
Photographic illustration of an article documenting Jupiter Artland near Edinburgh for House and Garden UK. Words by Caroline Beck. Contributors interview with Allan Pollok-Morris.
December 2009Nominated finalist for ‘Book Photographer of the Year' by the Garden Media Guild.
December 2009Homes & Gardens January
Illustration of an article looking at a private sculpture collection in the gardens of a Cotswold home.
December 2009Rodmarton Manor
Illustration of a feature about the Arts and Crafts garden at Rodmarton Manor near Tetbury for the first December issue of Country Life.
December 2009
Finalist for Garden Media Guild Awards 'Book Photographer of the Year'
Finalist for Garden Media Guild Awards 'Book Photographer of the Year'
October 2009
Exhibition in the Royal Horticultural Society Halls London, a selection of new prints from 'close, a journey in Scotland' in advance of the second edition to be published by Northfield Print in April 2010.
Exhibition in the Royal Horticultural Society Halls London, a selection of new prints from 'close, a journey in Scotland' in advance of the second edition to be published by Northfield Print in April 2010.
September 2009
RHS Publications 'The Garden' nomination
Nominated ‘features photographer of the year’ 2009 by the Royal Horticultural Society journal ‘The Garden’.
RHS Publications 'The Garden' nomination
Nominated ‘features photographer of the year’ 2009 by the Royal Horticultural Society journal ‘The Garden’.
September 2009Cambo House, Gardens Illustrated
Photographs for a feature on the gardens of Cambo House near Saint Andrews for Gardens Illustrated. Words by Noel Kingsbury.
Cambo Estate
August 2009Marc Nucera, Gardens Illustrated
Photographs of Marc Nucera's tree sculptures in the gardens of Provence.
July 2009Completion of a private commission to photograph the landscapes & buildings, trees & wildflowers of two Oxfordshire estates over one year including the design & production of an edition of 12 museum standard archival, hand bound books and slip case by Northfield Print
Northfield Print
July 2009RHS landscape commission
Completion of a commission for the Royal Horticultural Society to photograph landscapes of RHS Wisley over a year.
More photographs of Tom Stuart Smith's work at RHS Wisley
June 2009Eden
Illustration of an article covering the gardens of Kerdallo in France for Eden magazine, Belgium.
June 2009
Thames & Hudson
Images illustrating 'The Garden Visitors companion' by Louisa Jones, published by Thames & Hudson
Thames & Hudson
Images illustrating 'The Garden Visitors companion' by Louisa Jones, published by Thames & Hudson
June 2009Garden Design Journal
Words and Images for an article documenting the monastery garden at the Basilica Santa Croce en Gerusalemme, Rome for the Garden Design Journal.
June 2009
Saint Martins School of Art and Design
Visiting lecturer in postgraduate photography Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design
Saint Martins School of Art and Design
Visiting lecturer in postgraduate photography Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design
June 2009Garden Design USA
Illustration of a story on the private gardens of Tenuta Banna Italy for Garden Design USA. Words by Paula de la Cruz
February 2009'close, a journey in Scotland' exhibiting in the Bonhoga Gallery on the island of Shetland 14.02.09 to 15.03.09.
Shetland Times
January 2009Winter Gardens at le Rivau for Country Life
Illustration of an article on the winter gardens of Chateau du Rivau in the Loire for Country Life.
January 2009
Review of 'close' by David Wheeler in Hortus No. 88.
"I especially like the photographs of Jim Buchanan's ephemeral labyrinths - ephemeral, for they are washed away by the next incoming tide - 'etched' into the dry sand were the River Nith meets the sea in Dumfries and Galloway…
…My favourite? I think I could spend a happy day at Mary Ann Crichton Maitland's garden at Daluaine, Aberdeenshire: it looks relaxed, totally unpretentious and thoroughly loved."
Review of 'close' by David Wheeler in Hortus No. 88.
"I especially like the photographs of Jim Buchanan's ephemeral labyrinths - ephemeral, for they are washed away by the next incoming tide - 'etched' into the dry sand were the River Nith meets the sea in Dumfries and Galloway…
…My favourite? I think I could spend a happy day at Mary Ann Crichton Maitland's garden at Daluaine, Aberdeenshire: it looks relaxed, totally unpretentious and thoroughly loved."
December 2008les jardins de Marqueyssac
Illustration of an article documenting the gardens of Marqueyssac, France for the journal of The Royal Horticultural Society 'The Garden'.
December 2008
The Scotsman review of 'close: a journey in Scotland'
'I'd also suggest one of my favourite books of this year – Close: A Journey In Scotland (Northfield, £19.99), photographer Allan Pollok-Morris's love letter to landscape art in Scotland, from unusual gardens like Little Sparta and the Hidden Gardens at Tramway in Glasgow, to work by artists such as Andy Goldsworthy and Jim Buchanan. It's a beautiful book that captures both the wildness and tranquility of this country.'
13.12.08 article
The Scotsman review of 'close: a journey in Scotland'
'I'd also suggest one of my favourite books of this year – Close: A Journey In Scotland (Northfield, £19.99), photographer Allan Pollok-Morris's love letter to landscape art in Scotland, from unusual gardens like Little Sparta and the Hidden Gardens at Tramway in Glasgow, to work by artists such as Andy Goldsworthy and Jim Buchanan. It's a beautiful book that captures both the wildness and tranquility of this country.'
13.12.08 article
December 2008
Sunday Times Review by Rachael Devine of 'close: a journey in Scotland':
In Allan Pollok-Morris’s collection of photographs of notable Scottish gardens, there is a sense of grand endeavor that stands out on every page like a lily in a bouquet of ragweed.
07.12.08 article
Sunday Times Review by Rachael Devine of 'close: a journey in Scotland':
In Allan Pollok-Morris’s collection of photographs of notable Scottish gardens, there is a sense of grand endeavor that stands out on every page like a lily in a bouquet of ragweed.
07.12.08 article
December 2008'close: a journey in Scotland' reviewed in the Independent by Anna Pavord.
'My final Christmas book, Close (Northfield Print, £19.99), is by a young photographer, Allan Pollock Morris, and documents work by contemporary landscapers and gardeners that he came across on a journey from south to north through his native Scotland. Andy Goldsworthy is there of course with his superbly enigmatic cairns, but so are lesser known figures: labyrinth-maker Jim Buchanan, letter-boxer Alec Finlay, Rolf Roscher and Chris Rankin's hidden miniature landscapes in Glasgow. Though I go there every year, I'm an interloper in Scotland, but this beautifully made book made me feel as homesick as if it were my own country too.'
06.12.08 article
December 2008'close: a journey in Scotland' reviewed in The Telegraph by Tim Richardson.
'One has the sense that really good garden photographers are born, not made, and that sometimes a photographer might not find this out for a little while. This seems to be the case with Allan Pollok-Morris, who in 2004 – when he was then in his early thirties – was commissioned to take photographs for the exhibition now on at Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden (it closes on January 11). This is the book of the exhibition and it is a fine artefact in its own right, boasting first-class colour reproduction and printing which puts many of the efforts of more established publishers to shame (most have switched to the Far East to save money). The highlight for many readers will be the images of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Little Sparta, the garden with which Pollok-Morris began his odyssey around 24 others in Scotland. But there are various other glories here, not least Cambo House, Fife, which appears at the point of the book where it always seems to fall open, with three luscious double-page spreads of the plantings of owner Catherine Erskine and gardener Elliott Forsyth. He also has a genius for portraying people. For a picture gallery from the book, see www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening'
'close' gallery on telegraph.com
November 2008Quand la pierre sculpte le jardin
Illustration of an article on art in European landscape and gardens for the quaterly magazine Les Jardins D'Eden
September 2008'close' exhibition
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 27 September - 11 January 09
The 'close' exhibition documents Allan Pollok-Morris's journey through the works of garden designers, plants people, artists and architects created against backdrops of the Lowlands, Highlands, and Islands of Scotland.
A 180 page hardback catalogue with a foreword by Sir Roy Strong F.S.A., F.S.R.L., accompanies the exhibition for more info contact Northfield Print:
www.northfieldprint.co.uk
August 2008Le Figaro Magazine
Illustration of a feature on gardens of France for Le Figero Magazine.
August 2008The Times Magazine
Illustration of a feature on the garden at Dun Ard, Stirlingshire for the Times Weekend Magazine. Words by Stephen Anderton.
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July 2008House & Garden
Illustration of article detailing the gardens and landscape of Kerdalo, Brittany in July issue of House and Garden. Words by Kirsty Fergusson.
June 2008Country Life
Illustration of article looking at the restoration of the castle and gardens of Chateau Losse, Dordogne for Country Life. Words by Kirsty Ferguson.
June 2008Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Co-illustration with Charles Jencks of the Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Garden Design Journal. Words by Jane Owen.
May 2008Preview of 'close' exhibition by Allan Pollok-Morris in House and Garden May 2008, words by Clare Foster.
April 2008
From April 2008 Allan Pollok-Morris has begun using Euro Category 4 low emissions vehicles for road travel and offsetting carbon used in air travel through UN approved Certified Emission Reduction schemes.
From April 2008 Allan Pollok-Morris has begun using Euro Category 4 low emissions vehicles for road travel and offsetting carbon used in air travel through UN approved Certified Emission Reduction schemes.
March 2008
Great Dixter House and Gardens
Images provided for the 2008 brochure for Great Dixter House and Gardens.
Great Dixter House and Gardens
Images provided for the 2008 brochure for Great Dixter House and Gardens.
March 2008The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Words and illustration for the March issue of Kew Magazine by Allan Pollok-Morris, co-written with Tony Kirkham head of the Kew arboretum.
March 2008Artist Thaidian Pillai
Images documenting the work of artist Thaidian Pillai in the playground of Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, Chelmsford for the Garden Design Journal March.
March 2008Trentham Gardens & plantsman Tom Stuart-Smith
Images detailing the Italian Garden at Trentham and the work of plantsman Tom Stuart-Smith for the Garden Design Journal March.
February 2008Forestry Commission England & Scotland
Photographic illustration of the National Arboretum Westonbirt near Tetbury Gloucestershire for FC England and of the Caledonian forest in Glen Affric, Loch Beinn a’Mheadhoin and River Affric in the NW Highlands for FC Scotland.
January 2008
Visiting lecturer Saint Martins College
Visiting lecturer in postgraduate landscape photography at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London.
Visiting lecturer Saint Martins College
Visiting lecturer in postgraduate landscape photography at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London.
January 2008On Sacred Ground
Royal Horticultural Society Journal 'The Garden' words and Images by Allan Pollok-Morris documenting monastic life in the kitchen garden of the Cistercian Franciscan order of the Basilica de Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome.
November 2007Paris Gallery
Prints from 'searchlight' and 'plantation' series go on show at the Gallerie Chambre avec Vues, Montparnasse Paris.
Chambre avec Vues
November 2007
Book launches London & Paris
BBC Hardback Book 'Passion For Plants' with writer Carolyn Fry and French published 'Le Jardin Continu' both with commissioned imagery by Allan Pollok-Morris launched in London and Paris.
Book launches London & Paris
BBC Hardback Book 'Passion For Plants' with writer Carolyn Fry and French published 'Le Jardin Continu' both with commissioned imagery by Allan Pollok-Morris launched in London and Paris.
October 2007Winter Walks Exhibition
'Winter Walks' exhibition in the Linley Halls Victoria Square London SW1 8-10 October.
September 2007
Group Exhibition
Work in 'Gardens In Focus Exhibition' at Wisley Garden Surrey 19th September to October 31st in the new Glasshouse.
Group Exhibition
Work in 'Gardens In Focus Exhibition' at Wisley Garden Surrey 19th September to October 31st in the new Glasshouse.
July 2007Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh curate solo exhibition 'close' by Allan Pollok-Morris
Opening 29.09.08 to 13.01.09 in the Exhibition Hall. 90 photographic prints and 50 texts taking visitors on a journey documenting contemporary Scottish heritage in works by garden designers, architects, sculptors and plants people within the country's varied landscape.
June 2007
BBC book on the RHS
Completion of a commission to photogaph the BBC book on the gardens and people of the Royal Horticultural Society for the television series looking behind the scenes at the RHS to air Autumn 2007.
BBC book on the RHS
Completion of a commission to photogaph the BBC book on the gardens and people of the Royal Horticultural Society for the television series looking behind the scenes at the RHS to air Autumn 2007.
May 2007
Gardens Illustrated Feature
Feature in BBC Gardens Illustrated on the Jardins Artistiques de Drulon in the Loire.
Gardens Illustrated Feature
Feature in BBC Gardens Illustrated on the Jardins Artistiques de Drulon in the Loire.
March 2007
Work from Scotland on show at the Royal Horticultural Society garden Wisley from March 9th.
Work from Scotland on show at the Royal Horticultural Society garden Wisley from March 9th.
February 2007
February 2007 images in 'special preview' in the Medici Society Gallery London W1.
February 2007 images in 'special preview' in the Medici Society Gallery London W1.
February 2007
February 2007 images provided for display in 2.3m x 0.85m lightboxes in a new cancer centre for the Yorkshire region at the St James's University in Leeds.
February 2007 images provided for display in 2.3m x 0.85m lightboxes in a new cancer centre for the Yorkshire region at the St James's University in Leeds.
January 2007
January 2007 'moonlight sonata' images in winter exhibition at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Wakehurst Place.
January 2007 'moonlight sonata' images in winter exhibition at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Wakehurst Place.
November 2006November 2006 Sponsor of the Garden Writers Guild Awards at the Savoy Hotel London.
November 2006
Nominated for ‘features photographer of the year’ 2006 by the Royal Horticultural Society Journal ‘The Garden’.
Nominated for ‘features photographer of the year’ 2006 by the Royal Horticultural Society Journal ‘The Garden’.
October 2006Award winner
October 2006 Award winner in two categories of the Medici and RHS Photograph of the Year Awards.
October 2006London Exhibition
October 2006 RHS Linley Halls, London SW1 exhibition ‘Les Faux’.
September 2006Accreditation as a National Trust photographer.
September 2006. Accreditation as a National Trust photographer.
August 2006
August 2006. ‘searchlight’ work featured in the Association of Photographers ‘IMAGE’ magazine.
August 2006. ‘searchlight’ work featured in the Association of Photographers ‘IMAGE’ magazine.
July 2006Exhibtion, Arles, France
July 2006 images in ‘Review’ exhibition Rencontre Festival des Arts, Arles France.
June 2006Central Saint Martins Exhibition
June-July 2006 ‘searchlight’ and ‘stony path’ exhibits Central Saint Martins School of Art London.
June 2006Judges Choice
June 2006 award winner in ‘Judges Choice’ and ‘nature’s garden’ categories in awards for International Professional Landscape Photography.
May 2006Kew Garden's exhibition
May – September 2006 ‘moonlight sonata’ images exhibited in ‘white peaks’ space Kew gardens London.
May 2006Exposition Jardin, Paris
May 2006 ‘feu rouge’ series sourced by the Louvre for the Exposition Jardin, Jardins Aux Tuileries. Paris.
April 2006Trees for Life
April 2006 Joined with Trees for Life’s work in restoring the historic Caledonian Forest by planting a tree for each new client in Glen Affric in the North West Highlands of Scotland.
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March 2006
Selection for Front Cover of the year’s London NGS Yellow Book.
Selection for Front Cover of the year’s London NGS Yellow Book.
February 2006Feature with Christopher Lloyd
February 2006 Gardenlife feature looking at the gardens of Great Dixter in Winter with writing by Christopher Lloyd.
www.greatdixter.co.uk
January 2006
Member of the Association of Photographers, Garden Writers Guild, GPA and Royal Horticultural Society.
Member of the Association of Photographers, Garden Writers Guild, GPA and Royal Horticultural Society.