Who am I?
I’m Russell, a GP living in Sussex with a camera that’s very rarely far away.
Since January 2024 I’ve shared a photo every day.
Photography has always interested me, but over the last few years it’s become much more than simply taking pictures. It has changed the way I look at the world. These days I notice things I would probably have walked straight past before – the light on a wall, a weathered gate, an insect on a leaf, or a patch of rust quietly disappearing back into nature.
Why “The Brown Stuff”?
The name started as a bit of a joke. Friends would ask what I’d been photographing and the answer was often “brown stuff” – leaves, bark, mud, old wood, rusty metal and all the other ordinary things that don’t usually get a second glance. The name stuck because it seemed to sum up what I enjoy most: finding photographs in everyday places. The fact that it’s a pun on my name helps too…
This website is where I share that journey. Some of the images are landscapes, some are wildlife, some are from travels, and many are simply things I’ve noticed while walking the dog or on the way to work. Many are simply ordinary things, and that’s rather the point.
Photography has taught me to slow down, look more carefully and appreciate the details that are easy to miss. If these photographs encourage someone else to pause for a moment and notice something they might otherwise have walked past, then they’ve done their job.
Thanks for stopping by.
— Russell