Ian Treherne

INTERVIEW

Who are you? 

My name is Ian Treherne. 

Where in the world are you from? 

I am from outside Southend On Sea in Essex.

What was the first camera you picked up? 

My first camera was a 1000D Canon and then moved to a 7D which i still use to this day. 

Tell us a little more about the picture that you submitted for lofi

The photo was taken in 2020 during a Lockdown walk down Ironwell Lane. I wanted to capture the tower that is surrounded by nature. Being a blind photographer i like to mimic eye blindness in my photography, creating patches of sight through a small window of vision. 

Does it have a name? 

“Ironwell Lane”

Most memorable place visited as a photographer? 

Planet Earth. 

One place you’d like to visit as a photographer? 

Mars.

What’s next in the pipeline? 

Working on commercial jobs and continuing to create photographic work for exhibitions, museums and being mentored by Rankin. There are some projects i am doing locally photographing creative interesting people that will end up in a book i am putting together. Just continuing everyday and pushing myself to keep going till my eyes draw the curtains permanently.  

Hashtag you most overuse? 

BlindManCan.

Have you (or do you intend to) create a book on your photography?

I am in the process of putting a book together of my B/W photography, showcasing portraiture, architecture and photo-journalism.