It was great to have Gabby Richardson from the North York Moors National Park Youth Voice visiting today. She sits on various park boards currently, giving an invaluable input no doubt, but is looking to get into undertaking practical work too when she can. Although she professed to be nervous she was a brilliant sitter […]
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When I was clearing out the garages in Sinnington I came across a box of old parlour games dating from the 1930’s onwards. What struck me was how attractive the graphics were. While the games themselves might not hold our attention nowadays they are quite beautiful – so, I thought I’d photograph them. Touring was
It’s been on the back burner for a few months but delighted that have begun work on the Youth Voice project with the North York Moors National Park. Portraits are going to be taken of young people, both volunteers and staff, working within the park to help promote their role which is so important but
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It was great to meet actor Jessica Sias Wilson this week for a portrait/ headshot session. She was alerted to me via the York based Gillygate group of artists run by my pal Tom Frere. Jessica was open to having a variety of shots taken as she’s planning on reinvigorating her career as an actor
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Not much opportunity as I’m helping my sister move into her new home in Ryde but did have an early morning excursion down to the seafront. Some interesting buildings along Union Street, Ryde. In it’s Georgian heyday it must have looked wonderful but now tacky commercialism and neglect reign: Ladbrokes should be fined for doing
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Although we were leaving today and had to be out by 10am I got up early again, around 6am to return to the hill we’d walked the previous afternoon. I was so glad I did as the clouds and hills were incredible. Landscape photography – well this is a new challenge to me, certainly this
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Up early again but with my walking boots having collapsed yesterday I decided to walk along the road to Patterdale and then just a bit further to Glenridding. The walk began with me herding two sheep off the road and into a nearby field. I then spotted a my first red squirrel so good start.
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Aimed to be up early this morning, around dawn, but left the house at 6.30am when the sun had been up for at least 30 mins but still a wonderful view as I left the cottage. I headed in the direction of Hartsop. Along the way I came across a couple of old barns –
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