The battleground at Greenholme Mills
An abandoned railway line, a derelict farm house, a strip of disconnected road, Joel Sternfeld's “Walking the High Line” photo project of a deceased railroad system elevated above the streets of Manhattan and most modern post-apocalyptic feature films. I have always been captivated by the tensions between the natural world and human civilisation. Where building remains are slowly reclaimed by plant life and disused roads get taken over by a tide of meadow grasses. So imagine my delight on discovering a semi-abandoned mill just round the corner from our house!
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The Dark & The Light of Kirkstall Abbey
Everyone has their own ways of releasing life's unwanted pressures. For some it's going for a run, while others may watch a film, meet friends or get absorbed in a new computer game. For me it's having a number of different locations I can escape to and get lost in. When we lived in Leeds, Kirkstall Abbey was a particular favourite spot to do just this. So I was surprised that it took three years and a move to Burley in Wharfedale before I took my parents there. Read more
Dramatic Skies during April Showers
Last month took the term "April Showers" to a whole new level! We've had sunshine and rain, sleet, snow and hail, sometimes all in a matter of minutes!
Here's some shots I managed to get whilst braving the elements on Ilkley Moor...
Harewood House and its pesky Heron
Easter Weekend sees Harewood House open its gates for the first time this year. News of the reopening prompted me to revisit some photos from our initial visit to Leeds' most celebrated heritage site. The photographs have been collecting cyber-dust in a neglected corner of my laptop for a good few years now, so it was a good excuse to give them a good polish and share them here...
Buff Brothers
So how do you follow up a poignant blog post about walking in times sadness and loss (See previous post: Walking in the wake of sorrow)? With photos of everyone's favourite lurcher, Alfie, of course... Read more
Walking in the wake of sorrow
I've been putting off writing this blog post, yet it's something that has been relentlessly niggling away in the back of my mind. I guess it's because I feel it's one of my more poignant, more important posts.Read more
Ilkley in Infrared
Earlier this week I caught myself thinking back to the days of using film. I remembered using some Kodak Infrared colour slide film to photograph a band. Feeling a little nostalgic, I thought I'd see if I could recreate that infrared look in Photoshop. So here's my Photoshop Phoodle of Ilkley moor Sunrise...
Easter Snow at Glenariff, Antrim
A recent journey up the M1 (in the passenger seat) gave me the opportunity to process some photos that had been collecting dust on my laptop for a while. Read more
Brant Fell
Here's a phoodle from a few years back when I'd just started experimenting with capturing rural landscapes.
View from Brant Fell in the Lake District...
