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Langdale in Winter
As I revisit this scene, photographed from Blea Tarn, memories of that day come flooding back—along with the challenges I put myself through. I had been judging for the Scottish Photographic Federation near Bridge of Allen, battling through relentless winter weather and dangerous driving conditions. By Monday morning, I was making my way home, driving down the M6 in yet another downpour and contending with the spray from the endless lines of lorries making their way south. Approaching Shap, the rain finally relented, and patches of blue sky began to break through over the Lake District off to my right. On an impulse, I took the next motorway exit, determined…
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The Grenadier Guards Band Visits Uppermill
A visit to Uppermill by the Grenadier Guards Band has become a familiar welcome sight over the years. This year, 2025, they visited on 4th April and were greeted by thousands of visitors on the best day of the year for weather (if not for photography!). Bandsmen who haven’t been to the village before are always a bit surprised at the thousands of spectators who line the High Street to welcome and applaud them. After the band has marched up and down the High Street, the crowd follow the band onto King George VI Playing Fields, where they give a concert, sometimes with the crowd singing along…and ending with their…
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Atlantis
My latest images feature the stunning Rose, wearing a beautiful dress called “Atlantis.” It’s a mesmerizing creation, with layers of delicate, transparent fabric building up the sea’s colour palette of blues, aquamarine and turquoise. As she turns, the dress floats and flounces, catching the light in gentle waves. Rose needed to be transported to a very special setting, rather than the castle courtyard at Lincoln, where I was able to photograph her. I have given the first image a working title of “Cordelia, Born of the Sea” (Cordelia is from the Celtic language and means “…of the sea”.) The gown’s name “Atlantis”, inspired the underwater world in my second image,…
