Although the Kirkby Flying Club is based in Kirkbymoorside it draws its membership from further afield. The latest member Libby and I went to visit was Howard, who lives on the outskirts of Pickering. What is it about this club? Everyone we have met so far – Fred, Bob, Audrey, Bernard and Peter are all […]
Meeting another pigeon club member Read More »
An email arrived from the Kirkbymoorside Allotment Society with the suggestion that at the 2022 AGM, so next November, we have a display of photos covering ‘A Year on the Allotments’. Anyone interested? I’d already thought about doing it a year or so ago but that’s all that became of it – just a thought.
A new project and first magazine Read More »
Daniel Milnor’s advice to think about getting off social media and concentrate on documentary projects and print has really resonated with me, so good bye Instagram, hello Blurb. I can’t recall now how I came across Daniel Milnor. It was a YouTube interview I think and quite by chance but what he was saying struck
Daniel Milnor talks a lot of sense Read More »
I had a message from Sara at working saying ‘Dad do you have any autumnal photos for a company magazine?’ Delving into my Lowna files I found one or two but I took the opportunity to head out on to the hill above the house to see if I could find anything else that might
Autumnal photos wanted Read More »
I saw that it was going to be a full moon, indeed a Hunter Moon which I’d never heard of, so after dinner I headed off to Whitby. I thought I could get a picture of it, perhaps a reflection or two. By the time I got there, about 8pm, it was already high in
Evening walk around Whitby Read More »
Really enjoyed some time at Lowna where the leaves were turning and the bright sunny light made them glow. Usually don’t meet many people at Lowna but Ruth Wass did appear with a friend and two faithful four legged friends. Secretly took a picture of Ruth!
Lowna’s autumn colours Read More »
I’ve been thinking for a while what I could undertake as a photography project – something to give me a focus and would be worthwhile. I tend to do some of my most creative thinking at night, or more precisely in the middle of the night. Often these musings, which seem so amazing at 2am
Introducing my first photography project Read More »
Working with the Rank Foundation and Speakers Trust saw me have an overnight at the Queens Hotel in Leeds and hopeful that I would have an opportunity to do some urban street photography, especially on the first evening. I did get out but the weather was awful so got up early the following morning and
Overnight in Leeds Read More »
