About Joshua Day Photography

I took this camera to London on a Year 6 primary school trip. I had no idea how much of an impression peering through this gloomy viewfinder was having on me.   

I look through the old photographs, and no natural talent or significant vision stands out, just a reaction and presence to the moment. Kids are really good at this. It gets harder as we get older. 

I have many photos of my cat 'Molly' and very fond memories. 

I try to replicate this approach in my photography today. No "should" or expectations of myself, just presence and reaction.  

Mindfulness, gratitude and creative flow. 

I grew up on the North Devon coast, surfing, swimming, fishing, scrambling through gullies, caves and the rocky shore with my friends. Not consciously being grateful for places, but loving every minute of it. 

I washed dishes at a local restaurant from the age of 14, and with my earnings, bought my first DSLR. 

At 21, I took this camera to New Zealand, and whilst standing on the shore of Milford Sound, completely in awe of this view, I suddenly felt a huge sense of gratitude for the beautiful place I grew up in. 

On my return home, I began volunteering for the National Trust, who care for many of the places I realised I was so grateful for. I became an apprentice Ranger and threw myself into making my home even more beautiful, healthier and more accessible for others. Fifteen years later, I ended my career in the National Trust as a project coordinator, leading landscape-scale habitat restoration projects that are bringing back wildlife and beauty to 70 miles of coastline in North Devon.   

I'm now approaching caring for the place I grew up in and laboured over for many years as a photographer, sharing familiar places in different ways to celebrate everything precious about them.