Biography
Paul Russell was born in London and studied biology at Nottingham University.
After working in the production side of publishing, he now works as
a freelance photographer, sub-editor and writer. He has had three invited
solo exhibitions of his seaside photographs in the well known coastal
towns of Slough, Bracknell and Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Statement
"I moved to Dorset around the turn of the century, having previously
lived in several urban conurbations around England, including Brighton,
Bath, Chester, Crawley, London, Nottingham and Oxford. As a largely
rural county, Dorset was a real shock to the system, and took some getting
used to...In the past few years I have tried to investigate the town-meets-country
experience in a series of photos on country shows and fairs. I have
also spent some time photographing Prince Charles' ever-expanding Poundbury
village. For the 'What is England' project I intend to photograph in
some parts of the county that are new to me - hopefully gaining some
new perspectives on Dorset in the process."