THE RESERVOIR II

CORNWALL, UK, 2025

Colliford Lake has an infamous past. Cornwall's largest body of water isn't actually a lake; it's a man-made reservoir. Between 1983 and 1984, a dam was created, impounding water from the River St Neot. Creating a water supply bigger than all of Cornwall's other reservoirs combined. 

Its birth was controversial. 1,400 acres of farmland were drowned to create it. Submerging land local farmers are never going to get back.

I wanted to capture remnants of the area before the flood. On my way back from filming drowned trees, an army of fog marched onto the reservoir. Casting an ominous shadow over the still water. 

I knew it wouldn't be long until the fog disappeared. I had to be fast. A window of light opened for a few fleeting moments, and I made a frame. 

A minute later, the sun started to make it's presence felt. By the time we got back to the car, it looked as if the fog had never been there.

"BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK TO THE CAR, IT LOOKED AS IF THE FOG HAD NEVER BEEN THERE.

–JACOB J. WATSON-HOWLAND

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