Photo Journal

1. 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 door Tongue 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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2. 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…

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3. 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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4. 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…

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5. 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…

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