About the Genius Loci Digest
For over twenty years I've been seeking out alternative stories in our surviving material culture and sharing them with my photographs and words.
Andy Marshall
Architectural Photographer in a time-travelling camper van. 📸🚐🏛️ Architecture, Travel, History, Place, Material Culture.
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From Breakdown to New Vocation: My Genius Loci Digest Journey
In the late 1990's I had a breakdown that ultimately led me, through a journey that took me away from depression, to a new career in photography. But what was the spark that ignited my journey?
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 22 Sep 2023
"The peeling paint, the muted colours and the rusting iron is no more. Here time’s cataract has been removed, and I’m seeing a building as the Victorians first saw it. "
Be there: All Saints Church, Fleet in glorious VR
All Saints was subject to an arson attack in 2015 which left the building a shell. It has taken 8 years of careful planning and skilled conservation to bring the building back to life.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest 15th Sep 2023
Across a building extruded from the Triassic and Jurassic this isn't just a parable of faith, but also the story of the cosmos itself and our part in it.
Free Wells Digital Prints for Members
Here you can download the VERY high res files from the Wells Light Refinery Series.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 8 Sep 2023
I drive into the timeless landscape surrounding Hadrian's Wall. It's a unique place, defined by the ancient ribbon of limestone that runs through it.
Be there: St. Mary the Virgin, St. Mary in the Marsh, Kent in glorious VR
This is one of those iconic churches that never disappoints. St. Mary is lodged within a bucolic landscape neighboured by the Star Inn pub.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 1 Sep 2023
I stand and watch the Kentish rag rise up from the dull nights refrain and prick out lines and glyphs that are older than the church itself.
Comperandum - Church Towers
A nod to Banister Fletcher: Church Towers