Miners Lamp – Coal Mining.

The Davy lamp is a safety lamp used in flammable atmospheres, invented in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. It consists of a wick lamp with the flame enclosed inside a mesh screen. It was created for use in coal mines, This image using light painting techniques captures the mesmerizing dance of light against a backdrop of coal and fire alongside the Davey Lamp. The warm glow of the flame against the darkness evokes a sense of history and nostalgia of the Welsh coal mining industry.