Stonehenge, 2004 Size:30.0 cm x 40.0 cm, 11.8 inches x 15.7 inches The Observer’s John Heilpern (JH)

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The photographer has converted the image to monotone – a master stroke that simplifies the silhouettes and yet adds drama to the stormy clouds

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Stonehenge, 2004 Size:30.0 cm x 40.0 cm, 11.8 inches x 15.7 inches The Observer’s John Heilpern (JH)To capture dawn on the summer solstice at Stonehenge meant an early start for Martin Godwin. He was in situ by 1am, waiting for the sun to rise, along with hundreds of revellers. The stones themselves are a little way off to the left in the shot; the people standing on top of the ancient barrow have turned their faces towards them. To photograph a scene like this, with its mystical light, hazy mist and shadowed figures, requires a lot of patience,