Fixed-point photography is a highly effective and straightforward method for recording and monitoring visual changes in the landscape. Specific locations are strategically chosen based on important (future) features. At consistent intervals, photographs are taken from the same point and position each time. These images serve as a powerful tool for comparing changes over time, allowing for a detailed analysis of an evolving landscape.
In February 2020, photographer Estelle Slegers Helsen began her first fixed-point photography project for the Woodland Trust at Londonthorpe Woods, located near Grantham in Lincolnshire. She is currently monitoring four other Woodland Trust sites in the central region of England and has initiated a project for the Eastern Avenue of the Belton House Estate, a National Trust property.
Click here to read more about the individual projects and their provisional results.
This is a selection of the outcomes.