‘Essence of Exmoor’ The first chapter in a series of long-term fine art photography projects exploring the natural rhythms and quiet lives of wildlife within their landscapes. Created through long-term observation, each image honours the ponies’ quiet presence and rugged beauty, while acknowledging the fragile edge they now occupy. With fewer than 3,500 Exmoor ponies remaining worldwide, and only around 500 roaming freely on Exmoor, their story is one of survival and gradual fading. This body of