A world class aquarium sits inside this angular geometric wedge at the confluence of the River Hull and River Humber. Picture postcard blue skies and fluffy clouds were the order of the day but I felt this somewhat otherworldly architecture deserved a more abstract approach. Enter the ND110 filter which vastly reduces the amount of… Continue reading The Deep – BTS
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Bend, don’t break
As my thirties progress I’ve developed a mental resilience that goes far beyond any previously held traits of rebellion or stubborness. I choose my battles a lot more carefully and distribute my energies in a more appropriate fashion than in earlier years. These days I am patient and flexible enough to bend yet resilient and… Continue reading Bend, don’t break
Cross Skies
1200 feet above sea level this stainless steel cross has, to me at least, always signified a demarcation between the beautiful Pennine Hills and the rather less beautiful post-industrial sprawl of Greater Manchester. I hadn’t stopped here for about six years and the clouds were phenomenal so decided to shoot this ‘properly’ with tripod, 10-stop… Continue reading Cross Skies
MediaCity
In the years since taking up photography I’ve watched this area being turned from a barren patch of post-industrial wasteland into a fully operational northern base for the British Broadcasting Corporation. This was my first visit back to the area since completion so it seemed fitting to record the occasion with a photograph. I really enjoyed… Continue reading MediaCity
New Media
The old Port of Manchester undergoing redevelopment into MediaCity, a large scale undertaking which will mark a large scale decentralisation of key tenant, the BBC, from London.