Photo Journal
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Looking Down on Earth, River Bain
Looking Down on Earth is a series of photos taken along the banks of The River Bain in February 2021 when overnight temperatures fell to -6C England’s shortest river, fed by North Yorkshire’s second largest lake, The River Bain flows for 2.5 miles from Raydale to Bainbridge where it joins… -
Upper Dales, Best of the Winter 2020/21
This year the first heavy snow fell in the Upper Dales on 3rd December, it seems like it’s continued to fall ever since! 2021 has been the best year for winter photography since we arrived at The Old School Muker four years agoThe image set below contains a selection…
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Repeat Patterns - Ice Flows
Water flows beneath the ice, creating ever changing patterns, finding endless pathways.Each of the series below contains 3 images, each differing as the water flows.
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Tongue Wood Winter
Locked in by government restrictions, snowed in by winter weather, on a recent walk we discovered something quite special just 30 minutes walk from our doorTongue Wood is a tiny patch of woodland that lies at the end of a remote dale, guarded by high fells. There’s no footpath…
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The Transformational Power of Winter in the Dales
It’s Sunday 10th January and the snow is melting in the dale and on the fells. Soon only the northerly faces that never feel the sun’s warmth in the winter will remain blanketed … but the first 10 days of 2021 have been the best for winter photography for the… -
Isle of Mull - Landscapes
We’re recently returned from two weeks on the Isle of Mull, where we honeymooned after marrying at a wonderful old pile, Traquair House, near Peebles. Though the purpose of the trip wasn’t photography I had the chance to take a few photographs, so if you’d like a small taste of…
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Repeated Patterns, Isle of Mull
The world around us is full of repeated patterns and the Isle of Mull, where these photographs were taken, is no exception. The eye is drawn to these patterns and with no central subject upon which to rest is left to roam around the images and discover the subtlety within… -
Madeira, Mountains & Mist
It’s eleven years since, stuck under a cloud of Icelandic volcanic dust, I was urging a tiny, underpowered Skoda hire car over high mountain passes and along twisty coastal roads, to the start of trails that would transport me into a primeval world of mountain and mist. Each route offered… -
Saltburn Pier - A Series of Fortunate Events
This photograph of Saltburn Pier on Yorkshire’s East Coast is a bit of a lucky charm. It was the first picture we sold after taking over The Old School Muker, settling our nerves on our opening day, and the first picture to sell from the wall in our very first…
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The Muker Wild Flower Meadows, a Photographer’s Guide
To view my current collection of meadow’s photographs visit here For meadows photography workshops visit here. Introduction Nestled in the narrow acre between the River Swale and Kisdon Hill, Muker’s wild flower meadows are acknowledged to be some of the best examples of upland hay meadows in the UK. For… -
Ingleborough Storm - From Capture to Print
…or… One Man’s Stumblings in the World of PrintTypically these photographic stories are concerned with how a photograph was visualised, constructed and shot. Untypically this story is concerned with how a photograph came to be printed. Not very interesting? Well ok, but a great photo stuck on a computer…
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Ivelet Bridge Winter
Midway between Gunnerside and Muker, in Upper Swaledale, the single arch of Ivelet Bridge spans The River Swale. As bridges go it’s just about perfect. Form and function combine seamlessly to make something both beautiful and practical. It’s stood the test of time and survived the worst that The Rushing…
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Everest Massif Panorama
Mount Everest Massif A dream of mine had always been to see Mount Everest. In November 2016 that dream became a reality when I joined a trek to Everest Base Camp. Sitting in the departure lounge at Kathmandu airport, laden with gear, waiting to board our flight to Lukla, I…
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Winter on Buttertubs Pass
This shot, looking down on Buttertubs Pass, is perhaps my favourite shot of the winter. Taken between snow squalls it depicts the pass as a thin black thread, dwarfed by the epic landscape it crosses. The road rushes out from behind the rocks , like a negative lighting strike, before…
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Buttertubs Pass Series, Version 1
A photograph, almost by definition, represents an instance of time from a single perspective, when the shutter opens and light enters the camera. The challenge of photographing Buttertubs Pass was how to represent a subject that is in constant flux with the changing of the seasons and conditions; a “single-dimensional”… -
Crook Seal, Birkdale Common
Birkdale Common is the wild, desolate high ground where Yorkshire meets Cumbria; a place of bleakness and beauty; and as Birkdale and Great Sleddale becks join, the source of the River Swale . As you pass Pry House, high above Keld, you leave behind the last human habitation until you…
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Just Photographs
Welcome to the first post of a new blog, dedicated to photography, which leaves our Old School Muker site free to talk about art, crafts and the general coming and going of running an art gallery and craft centre.Check in regularly to view new photos of our wonderful surroundings…