Andy Marshall’s Genius Loci Digest. Every Friday.
Feel more rooted in a changing world.
Places hold traces of lives that came before ours. Each Friday, I share photographs, art and stories that offer a sense of continuity and connection - something to draw on as we navigate complex times.
“How places, art and human stories might help us live well in difficult times.”
Inside the Friday Digest
A little room
to look again.
Over many years, certain places have helped me feel more grounded, find perspective and rediscover joy in difficult times. I’ve come to understand them as places that hold generations of human experience - with something still to offer our lives today.
Through the Digest, I share these places and the ways of looking that have helped me connect with them, so you can make discoveries of your own. No expertise needed - just a little curiosity.
Places to linger
Photographs, sketches and field notes from hidden gems, winding lanes and everyday places that reward a closer look.
Lives within the landscape
Hidden histories, craft and the traces of people who came before us - a sense of continuity, and a more rooted place in the human story.
Reasons for hope
Encounters with beauty, care and human ingenuity - a counter-measure to disenchantment, found in the world around us.
Hello, I’m Andy
A different way forward.
In the late 1990s, a breakdown led me towards a new vocation in photography. Learning to look more closely changed the direction of my life. It has taken years of returning to places, exploring their stories and spending time in the landscape to understand what those encounters can offer.
On trips around Britain in Woody, my camper van, I gather photographs, stories and sketches. Through the Digest, I hope to pass on something of what these places have given me - ways of seeing and finding connection that you can make your own, return to and, perhaps, share with others.
“a delicious respite in these uncertain times”
Jennifer Hammel
“I love how you notice the details - we can all learn from that.”
Charlie Budd
Andy Marshall’s Genius Loci Digest. Every Friday.
A small anchor for uncertain times.
When the world feels unsettled, a little beauty and perspective can help us find our bearings. Join me each Friday to explore how places, art and human stories might help us navigate complex times and live well.
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