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2017 British Landscape Calendar - Available now!

Now in its seventh year, I'm pleased to announce the launch of my popular 2017 British Landscapes calendar priced at £10 including FREE DELIVERY to UK mainland addresses. Each month features a full A4 scenic photograph along with a practical dates grid highlighting UK holidays.

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Scotlands Answer to Route 66 - NC500 - Photographing the Northern Highlands

Highlights from our recent tour of the north of Scotland. For this trip we decided to head further north than normal to explore new areas of the highlands including Wester Ross and Sutherland. We split the week between locations with the first half spent with friends near to Gairloch and the second a 3 night stay in Ullapool.

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Photographing Waterfalls on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail

One if the items on my long list of locations to visit this summer was a return visit to the waterfalls in the Yorkshire Dales around Ingleton. I've previously briefly visited the Thornton Force waterfall after a morning on Twisleton Scar and have since then wanted to take a better look at the the other waterfalls on the Ingleton Trail. There are many places to photograph on the route but I have tried to stick to photographs of the main falls for this roundup.

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The Landscape Photography Business - Interview

Over the Christmas period I spent a week with my family in the seaside town of Whitby on the Yorkshire Coastline. It's the first time I have been to Whitby so was really looking forward to visiting the sights and photographing the coastline in the many conditions experienced throughout the week. This blog showcases a collection of my favourite images from the week including pictures of the Whitby Pier, Whitby Abbey, 199 steps and the Whitby Whale Bone Arch.

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Christmas time in Whitby - Yorkshire Coastline in Winter

Over the Christmas period I spent a week with my family in the seaside town of Whitby on the Yorkshire Coastline. It's the first time I have been to Whitby so was really looking forward to visiting the sights and photographing the coastline in the many conditions experienced throughout the week. This blog showcases a collection of my favourite images from the week including pictures of the Whitby Pier, Whitby Abbey, 199 steps and the Whitby Whale Bone Arch.

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Review of the Year - 2015 Photography Trips and Experiences

2015 turned out to be a busy year for my photography business which experienced another year of excellent growth. This year my images have appeared in a number of high profile magazine and national newspapers including Countryfile Magazine, the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the Telegraph. Other trips during 2015 includes winter photography in the Cairngorms and a large commision on the Yorkshire coastline.

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Ayrshire Coastal Landscapes - Trip Report

As part of a recent project I had the opportunity to spend a few days on the Ayrshire coastline photographing some of the scenery along this amazing stretch of coastline. This blog post has a collection of my favourite images from the trip taken on the Ayrshire coastline.

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June Countryfile Magazine features double page spread of my Crantock Beach photograph

One of my favourite Cornwall photos is featured as a double page spread on the very prominent pages 6 & 7 of the June issue of Countryfile Magazine. The shot from Crantock Beach in Cornwall was taken a couple of years ago on a beautiful early summer's evening looking out down over the beach with the tide two thirds of the way out exposing the huge sandy beach.

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Winter Photography in the Cairngorms National Park

I spent 4 days last week up in the Cairngorms with friends staying in Aviemore, this was mainly a trip to catch up with friends and ski at Cairngorm Mountain but I did manage to get the camera out on a couple of occasions to capture the beautiful snowy winter landscapes. This blog post features the best of the images from the trip including shots from Loch Morlich, Cairngorm Mountain itself and the nearby Loch Garten.

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Christmas Day Seascape Photography at Filey Bay - Yorkshire

I spent this Christmas with my family in Filey on the Yorkshire Coastline. On Christmas morning I made my way down to beach with grey skies and expecting not many opportunities for seascape photographs but the sky soon turned and the sunrise was spectacular with lovely direct light and colour int he sky. Below is a sideshow of the best images from the morning.

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Cornwall Coastal Landscape Photography Locations Map

If you are a landscape photographer looking for the most dramatic coastal scenery there is a good chance that Cornwall will be high up on the list of places to visit. I’ve created a map with some of the best spots for photography around this part of Cornwall built up from knowledge from my trips including car parks and access points to the Cornwall coastal path and beaches.

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Newquay Seascapes - Coastal Photography Trip to Cornwall

At the beginning of September I had a great week’s holiday on the Cornish coastline staying at the popular town of Newquay. I managed to fit in a couple of photography trips around the beaches of Newquay and a little further down the coast at Holywell Bay. This blog features many photographs from the trip.

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Warwickshire Focus Magazine Front Cover

The November edition of the Warwickshire Focus magazine features one of my long standing favourite images from Warwickshire taken on the banks of the River Avon on a frosty winter morning. The Stratford Swan image has always been a popular image on my website and was previously awarded a top prize in a landscape photography competition.

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2015 Landscape Wall Art Photography Calendars

Now in its fifth year, I’m pleased to announce the launch of my range of 2015 landscape photography calendars. This year I have decided to create 4 different calendars, with the additional calendars covering the Scottish Highlands, the Peak District and the Lake District National Park.

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A week in Pembrokshire - Landscape Photography in Pembroke | Wales

I have just got back from a brilliant week spent in Pembrokeshire. It was my first trip to Pembroke so I was a little unsure what to expect although I had heard the scenery compared to Cornwall many times. In Pembrokeshire South Wales you are you for choice for beautiful beaches, coastal walks, good pubs and castles!

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Looking back at 2013 – A review of photography trips and favorite photographs

It seems to be a theme these days to do a review of the previous year once we have entered the new year. 2014 is looking to be a busy year with lots of trips planned including a 2 week tour of Iceland along with trips to Ireland and back to the Scottish Highlands. 2014 will also be the year that I take on more freelance work (both landscape and digital imaging/marketing work) so plan to dedicate more time to the business side of my photography and continue on the growth within 2013.

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North Tyneside Coastal Photographs and Viewpoints

During my time in Newcastle I made many early morning trips to the glorious North Tyneside coastline, the beaches are some of the best so close to any city in the UK. Running from the mouth of the Tyne up to Whitley bay the coastline forms a photographers playground with rocky outcrops, man made harbors and piers, the historic Tynemouth priory, glorious sandy beaches and to top it off the famous St Mary’s Lighthouse just north of the beaches at Whitley Bay.

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Landscape Photography at Wast Water and Wasdale Head in the Lake District

Wasdale is has a very different feel to many areas of the Lake District and is different in many ways, the difficulty in accessing the area means that there are far few visitors than to other parts of the Lakes making it an unspoilt naturally beautiful area with a great sense of escape. You can walk around the hills and valleys here and see very few people (the exception being the main paths and climbs to Scafell).

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