Another artist studio visit today, this time in the lovely village of Sinnington and Studio Milena for a shoot with Helen. I was guided to take the footpath down the side of the cottage, through the gate and then to the studio at the bottom of the garden. What a delightful space it is –
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It was great to visit Kate’s studio in Pockley today. Not only did I see her at work but it was fascinating to hear Kate’s thoughts on her creative process. As a mum, student (studying for her Masters in Fine Art) and professional artist, time is inevitably in short supply. However, as she described, there
It was great to head off on Friday to visit our daughter Sara and partner Ben in Manchester – they’d planned a busy weekend for us and so it turned out. I haven’t done any street photography in a while and on seeing this interesting gentleman on the train I couldn’t help but secretly take
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Just about a week apart, both evening, the first sunnier than tonight. The second came about because I spotted a young oak that was being strangled by it’s tree tie on the first walk, so this time I went armed with a Stanley knife, In fact there were two that I released from torture. Anyway
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Abi Spence came to learn about my portrait work in an unusual way. She was visiting Kirkbymoorside to see her family and was walking the Scout’s scarecrow trail where our contribution was a scarecrow photographer (of course!) I was away during the actual weekend event but my wife happened to be at the front of
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I met Jaelithe Leigh-Brown recently at an event at Helmsley Arts Centre to do with living and dying well. I was there to talk to people about self publishing photo books and Jaelithe as a Celebrant, Intuitive Guide, and the founder of The Open Minds Guild. She helps people navigate life’s most tender thresholds—including grief,
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I have an idea mulling about doing a pop up portrait exhibition so, as I had an hour free to wander around the village of Sinnington last night, I took one of my framed portraits as an experiment. Probably not good to have one on the ground. Like the football net background but might work
As noted in a previous post I was delighted to have been chosen from an open call for this new festival. On learning via an organiser’s email that our photographers were being displayed around Malton I went to the Brass Castle Brewery, as I had time to kill while my car was being serviced. I
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