Photo Journal
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Northern Lights Over Busk
On Friday 10th of May, thanks to a massive solar flare, we were treated to the best northern lights to appear over the UK for decades.Busk, 8 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400, tripod And this once in a lifetime event coincided with the night sky over Busk being clear of…
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A Landscape Photographer in New York
In January 2024 we visited an extraordinary landscape, New York City, or more specifically Manhattan Island, a place as far removed from our base in the Yorkshire Dales as you can get.
To put the difference into perspective, Manhattan’s population of 1.6m people live in an area of just 23…
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Woodland Photography
Woodland. Despite my love for it, I find it almost impossible to photograph. Natural woodland is a hoarder of chaos, randomness and contrast, there’s no main subject, limited viewpoints and little opportunity to simplify. And that’s before you reach Upper Swaledale!Gunnerside Gill, Swaledale The woodland here is found on…
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Twelve Views of Kisdon
Between 1782-1784, at the height of his powers, the Japanese artist Hokusai produced perhaps the most famous, inspiring and influential series of woodblock prints the art world has ever seen, 36 Views of Mount Fuji. The series depicts Mount Fuji from different locations and in various seasons and weather conditions…
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Cap Ferret, France
Cap Ferret is the spit of land that separates the Atlantic Ocean from Arcachon Bay on France’s south-western coast. It’s now an up market holiday resort, but its western side reveals a different history; a history of occupation during the last war and its small part in the Atlantic Wall…