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| Colin Shaw Peak District exhibit celebrates quarries | Colin Shaw Peak District exhibit celebrates quarries |
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| A photographer has set out to challenge "formulaic" depictions of the Peak District with an exhibit celebrating the area's limestone quarries. | A photographer has set out to challenge "formulaic" depictions of the Peak District with an exhibit celebrating the area's limestone quarries. |
| Colin Shaw, 65, from Eyam, Derbyshire, has produced works focusing on the industrial side of the national park. | Colin Shaw, 65, from Eyam, Derbyshire, has produced works focusing on the industrial side of the national park. |
| Rather than being a blight on the landscape, Mr Shaw said, quarries possess a "stark beauty" with "line and form" hidden within. | Rather than being a blight on the landscape, Mr Shaw said, quarries possess a "stark beauty" with "line and form" hidden within. |
| His work can be seen at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from Saturday. | His work can be seen at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery from Saturday. |
| Mr Shaw, a former photojournalist, said the quarries are often seen as undesirable by visitors to the area, despite being viewable from public footpaths. | Mr Shaw, a former photojournalist, said the quarries are often seen as undesirable by visitors to the area, despite being viewable from public footpaths. |
| "People go to the Peak District to take pictures and there's usually a formula, there's no people, there's a nice golden light, it's a pristine landscape," he said. | "People go to the Peak District to take pictures and there's usually a formula, there's no people, there's a nice golden light, it's a pristine landscape," he said. |
| "But the area has been worked in some way for thousands of years. | "But the area has been worked in some way for thousands of years. |
| "I just think traditional landscape photographers miss something - the land is shaped and defined by human beings." | "I just think traditional landscape photographers miss something - the land is shaped and defined by human beings." |
| Mr Shaw argues that the working aspects of the national park are denied and viewed as unsightly. | Mr Shaw argues that the working aspects of the national park are denied and viewed as unsightly. |
| "If you can get past thoughts of 'that looks ugly' you can find line and form," he said. | "If you can get past thoughts of 'that looks ugly' you can find line and form," he said. |
| "I'm not advocating the destruction of the landscape. The landscape is what we made it. It doesn't negate having an emotional attachment. | "I'm not advocating the destruction of the landscape. The landscape is what we made it. It doesn't negate having an emotional attachment. |
| "The [building] material has to come from somewhere." | "The [building] material has to come from somewhere." |
| Villager Jim, whose bucolic pictures of the Peak District, have been liked thousands of times on Facebook agrees with Mr Shaw. | |
| "For me man-made stuff can fit in well with landscapes but so many people do overlook it," said the photographer, who prefers not to reveal his real name. | "For me man-made stuff can fit in well with landscapes but so many people do overlook it," said the photographer, who prefers not to reveal his real name. |
| "The example that springs to mind is the cement factory in Hope; for me it's as though it should be part of the landscape, living and breathing just like the trees and the people, giving life to the area." | "The example that springs to mind is the cement factory in Hope; for me it's as though it should be part of the landscape, living and breathing just like the trees and the people, giving life to the area." |
| The Quarried exhibition will be shown at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, until 10 April 2016. | The Quarried exhibition will be shown at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery, until 10 April 2016. |