MEL Hughes Photography

For as long as I can remember I have had a love and respect for nature and in turn when I became a father I have always taken my children to places I have loved from they were babies and something I continue to do so.
19th October 2014, the first anniversary of the death of my father. Still trying to deal with loss, I decided to go for a walk (with my family of course) around my spiritual home of

Carnagh Forest with a little pocket camera in hand as I wanted to capture so photos of the details of trees as I wanted to get back into art. Obviously the photos were not very good, but that moment planted a seed. Come January 2015, I bought a little bridge camera with the purpose of making more of an effort to capture the feeling and soul of the woods that I visited. I found that being mindful in the moment of time helped me cope with the loss of my father and other people I loved whom I lost, my mum some 10 years before which I had never fully gotten over. Photography has also helped me cope with depression that I have suffered from around the age of 18 due to loosing my hearing and trying to live a life in the hearing world where I have a 95% hearing loss. When I have my camera in my hand I have found that I am fully engrossed in what is in front of me and it is fantastic therapy for me. I have also found that I really love the whole aspect of photography. Visiting the quiet landscapes of Ireland, bringing them to life via my camera. Seeing them in print brings such enjoyment to me, my creation of that moment in time. Another very important aspect of this is the effect it has on others, how my photos have brightened up people’s lives and the enjoyment it brings them by looking at my prints in their own homes. For this I am truly honoured that someone would want to hang one of my pieces in their homes and the comfort of the memories it brings them, I thank you. So please, welcome to my journey through life and nature. Mel.X
(prints are available of all my nature photos, believe me what you see online does not compare to holding a print of a beauty in your hands. if you like what you see, please like my page and feel free to share my photos).