This was actually a walk on my day off after our final workshop of the season at Bolton Abbey. The colours in Strid Wood had been fantastic during the workshop, so a look at nearby Skipton Castle Woods was in order – and as this was a day off I just grabbed the trusty little […]
I have wandered through the Pine Woods at Harrogate a number of times on visits to Harlow Carr gardens but have never explored the woods at nearby Birk Crag, so with the autumn colours coming to their peak I picked a nice still overcast day last week to explore… There is an area of woodland […]
I’ve done quite a few autumnal shoots around Pateley Bridge in Nidderdale over the last few years and on every visit to Guisecliff Wood it had either still been green or all the trees were already bare, so this year I made a visit a little earlier in the autumn than I would normally pick […]
I had a go at reading Wuthering Heights many years ago but found it rather hard going and didn’t get very far into Emily Brontë’s only novel. That all changed this year, inspired by the brilliant drama To Walk Invisible last Christmas, I took up the Wuthering Heights challenge again and not only did I […]
I had a rather chilly dusk shoot to admire the blade sculpture in Queen Victoria Square back in February to start off a planned series of visits to the city during 2017, Hull’s UK City of Culture year. The Blade had looked great, but there was a lot of work going along relaying paving in […]
I’m very pleased to announce that for every 2018 local calendar sold at http://www.marksunderland.com, a £2 donation goes to Harrogate Hospital and Community Charity! There are four designs from the Harrrogate district to choose from: Harrogate, Knaresborough, Nidderdale and Ripon. The double A4 size wire bound calendars (opening out to A3 size for display) are […]
I did a dusk shoot at the Castle Top overlooking the River Nidd and viaduct here in Knaresborough on a pleasant evening early last month and another photographer there asked me how far the sun moved round towards the viaduct towards the summer solstice. I had to admit that I didn’t know exactly where it […]
I did a few Yorkshire spring woodland shoots last year for the Woodland Trust and was so impressed with the wild garlic in Skipton Castle Woods that I decided to return this year for another look. I wasn’t disappointed with a fantastic crop of flowers this year which were just about at their peak on […]
My 2018 range of local calendars is now available to pre-order from the website! There are four designs to choose from this year: Knaresborough, Harrogate, Ripon and Nidderdale. After the pre-order, the calendars will be available at local outlets with just a few copies available direct from me, so place your order soon if you’d […]
My long-running Poetry in Sandstone exhibition at The Mitre in Knaresborough is finally coming to a close at the end of this month, after a run of almost four years! As I currently have no future exhibition plans this could be your last chance to see one of my exhibitions… The exhibition is an exploration […]
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