Whitby Abbey, situated on the East Cliff above the town, fell into disrepair following the 16th Century dissolution of the monasteries when Henry VIII oversaw the separation of state and church, seizing their assets and using them to fund his military campaigns. The remains are now under the care of English Heritage and continue to… Continue reading Whitby Abbey
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Hotrod Hillclimb
I will always look back on the Hotrod Hayride as a great event that I was lucky enough to enjoy for years before it was unable to continue at the period perfect Bisley site. The Saturday afternoon dynamic activity, which broke up the static nature that affects many car shows, was always a highlight whether… Continue reading Hotrod Hillclimb
Goodnight, Good nights
As I’ve grown older I’ve also grown increasingly fond of a good pub. To a young me they were just places to ‘get drunk and pull birds’ and I was pretty hopeless at both. This means I didn’t really take to pubs until University, where many friendships were forged over unpleasantly warm pints that our… Continue reading Goodnight, Good nights
Bodies
There’s something about bodies in the water 40ft above your head that distorts your sense of reality somewhat! This is the wonderfully designed Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao, an old oil and wine warehouse converted to a multi-use cultural and leisure centre.
On Pointe
As the decade comes to a close it’s time to take stock of all that happened and everything that changed in the 2010’s when compared to the 2000’s. Think about all those memories, experiences and feelings, the highs and lows, the accomplishments and places explored… then take those thoughts and throw them straight in the… Continue reading On Pointe
Race The Waves
In the unlikely setting of Bridlington, a fading Yorkshire seaside town on the Costa del Humber, the brilliant ‘Race The Waves’ event saw a healthy number of hotrod aficionados and vintage bikers enjoy some 1/8th mile drag racing on the sand. A huge amount of effort was made to give everything a period feel –… Continue reading Race The Waves
Bilbao
Bilbao was somewhere I’d wanted to visit for years so when the chance finally came I did it properly, taking a DSLR camera and making time to use it at optimal times and locations to produce a coherent set of images. This is a sunset view along the River Nervion past the iconic Guggenheim Museum… Continue reading Bilbao
The Deep – BTS
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
Knutsford Nuptials
July 2014, the last wedding I photographed and certainly the quirkiest and most charming. There were few formal requirements so the resulting images were predominantly candid moments and reportage. As someone who doesn’t particularly like people much (never mind photographing them!) it always seemed an odd thing for me to do… so now I don’t.… Continue reading Knutsford Nuptials
Bravehearts
A big old storm christened as the ‘Beast From The East’ was rolling in fast and I had to get back across the North Yorkshire Moors and the Pennines or risk being stuck. Whilst I was trying to grab a final few images, calculating travel times and potential emergency overnighters, other hardy souls took a… Continue reading Bravehearts