That light and mist was present again when I visited most recently to shoot Ed’s latest works. As with any visit, we dropped by the garden so he could show me its progress. This time, we were joined by his partner JB and the family dog Monty, both legends in their own right and a pleasure to spend time with.
This visit brought with it a feeling of deep connection, almost as though multiple time lines were crossing over.
It was in this garden where I first met Kim. Where he and Ed would share their knowledge. It was where Ed invited me to join, Under The Skin (A project by both him and his Brother James) in San Francisco to debut their movie The Last Vaquita. San Francisco was Kim’s favourite city where he honeymooned with Ed’s mum Jane. It was during our San Francisco trip that Kim sadly passed.
Now, a year later, we are back in the garden and it’s flourishing. Pausing to take it all in, I watch Ed & JB put hands to soil in order to harvest their crop. With their trusty dog by their side, they look happy. Together they are keeping Kim’s legacy alive, both figuratively and literally. This shoot felt like a huge milestone. So much has changed and continues to change, yet here we are, in the veg garden once again, shooting another collection of images vastly outweighing everything else we’d shot that day… at least in my opinion.
As the mist turned to a downpour, JB & Monty took refuge in doors, leaving Ed and I to put the world to rights. We spoke of Kim and how Ed felt most connected to him whilst in the garden. He shared his plans to keep the growing going as long as possible in his honour. Kim’s presence is still felt in the garden, his considerate nature entwined within the seeds he had kept, now fully fledged plants thanks to his son. His departure left a huge hole in everyones lives, though, thanks to his efforts in passing down knowledge, his family have started filling that space with something he would be very proud of.
Linking back to the times both Ed and I have shared here, we laughed that we’d unknowingly documented a timeline of hardship & triumph;
From literally shovelling shit to harvesting a successful crop as the first swallows return home.
I hope you enjoy the images below, they are incredibly close to my heart.
Till next time
A x