Pilgrimage

I took a walk a couple of weeks ago along the undulating cliffs of Dorset. Not having walked further than the local shop for many months, I was uncertain how …

Physicality and Art

A good day’s walk makes you feel like your heart has overflowed, that it cannot be contained by the physical confines of the body. It spills out into the …

Quantity and Immediacy Diminish Enjoyment

Sunlit dune and East wind (paper negative)

Just like anybody else, I am always dying to see the results of an exposure particularly when I have that intuitive …

Ennerdale

The announcement that Cumbria council has rejected plans for a massive nuclear waste dump at Ennerdale in the Lake District brought to mind a week I spent there …

Where We Scattered the Ashes

My family and I recently scattered the ashes of my parents on the slopes of Blencathra in the Lake District. Under beautiful skies, it was a poignant, but not …

AG Magazine

The excellent AG Magazine has featured me in an article written by Jonathan Stead titled “Moments of Wonder”. It includes a number of my pinhole …

Paper Negative - the Underestimated Medium

I have had a number of requests recently to explain the use of paper negatives in pinhole photography. What I describe here is of course not restricted to use …