Will Scott is a photographer & film maker, whose work focuses on the built environment and its relationship with the places and people around it. Shortlisted for the arcaid architectural photographer of the year award in 2016, his work combines a keen architectural eye with a documentary approach. His lack of a traditional ‘architectural’ background, common to many architecture photographers, allows him to approach commissions with a fresh set of eyes for a unique perspective. Commercially, will shoots for a range of clients, including: architects, interior designers, lighting designers, builders and others involved in the construction and creation of places and spaces.
His personal work is also focused on the built environment, but tends to feature historical buildings, often overlooked architectural typologies – and 2018 will see his first book & exhibition, on his series ‘SEASIDE SHELTER’.
About ‘SEASIDE SHELTER‘:
Nostalgic and beautiful, the photos of Will Scott of the series Seaside Shelters immortalize the characteristic shelters typical of the English villages overlooking the sea. Most of these structures were built between the late 19th and early 20th centuries and cover a wide range of architectural styles, from the Victorian to the Art Deco to the Bauhaus.
Abandoned, untreated, against wind, salt and weather these structures have endured over the decades. The work of Will Scott has become, in part, conservation, deciding to capture something that in ten years may no longer exist. To make the shots even more nostalgic and real, it was Will’s choice not to undergo atmospheric conditions, thus showing us the shelters topped by gray and cloudy skies.
