{"id":739,"date":"2025-05-01T12:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T12:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickyflint.co.uk\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2025-07-18T13:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:09:14","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nickyflint.co.uk\/index.php\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"739\" class=\"elementor elementor-739\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f81b3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f81b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6603cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6603cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nickyflint.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nicky-Flint-1-21.jpg\" title=\"Woodland and Honesty\" alt=\"Woodland and Honesty\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c03cb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c03cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e71f48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e71f48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28d3dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28d3dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Hello &amp; welcome! \u00a0<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">I&#8217;m Nicky, a freelance garden and plant photographer capturing atmospheric telling images of gardens and flowers, meadows and woods. \u00a0<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Having originally worked as a gardener I have an intuitive understanding and feel for gardens and plants. \u00a0Mesmerised by movement of light over natural forms I&#8217;m drawn to convey their beauty and character using this play of light and shadow, capturing spirit of plant and place.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Working with gardens and gardeners, journalists and editors, I&#8217;ve had work published in magazines (The English Garden, Gardens Illustrated, The Great Dixter Journal, RHS The Garden) and books (Borde Hill Garden and Garden Heaven by the National Trust). \u00a0I&#8217;m represented by GAP photos and I also produce my own range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sussexstills.com\/shop\/\">greeting cards.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">I&#8217;m a full member of the Garden Media Guild and the Professional Garden Photographers&#8217; Association.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">In 2018 I was awarded first place in the category &#8216;Beautiful Gardens&#8217; in the International Garden Photographer of the Year and had a highly commended in this year&#8217;s competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Based in East Sussex I&#8217;m available for commissioned work from magazines, books, newspapers, garden designers and garden owners to produce images for publishing, websites, prints or photographic books.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">To commission, collaborate or just connect, do drop me a line or fill out the <a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/nickyflint.co.uk\/index.php\/get-in-touch\/\">contact form<\/a>. \u00a0In the meantime please enjoy browsing my website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;You capture light like no-one else I know, Nicky. 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