– a project for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse women to explore nature, wellbeing, playfulness & photography
Ten women came together in the late autumn of 2025, to open up our senses and explore, as we would have done as children, some of the habitats within the extraordinary landscape of Braunton Burrows. We scrabbled through scrubland, thick with fruiting trees & laced with lichen. We frolicked in some of the most biodiverse grassland in the country. We cavorted in the majestic sand dunes and gazed out beyond the broad sweep of Saunton Sands towards the southern tip of Ireland and beyond.
15 photographs co-created by Olga Vynnyk and the group are on display from 2-16 January 2026 at Barnstaple Library. These images record us looking, hearing, appreciating, connecting with and celebrating in the natural world around us. They confirm that nature calls to us all and when we pause to listen we can find nourishment – for the body and the soul. Solace, freedom and fun are waiting! We are curious to know what you think about them…
The project was created by community activator Rose Young French, theatre director Paschale Straiton and photographer Olga Vynnyk and produced by Red Herring Productions.
The project was commissioned as part of Nature Calling. Thanks to Laura Carolan & Joe Newbury from North Devon Coast National Landscape for your support and insight into this incredible landscape and to the National Trust, North Devon team for loaning their wet weather gear.
