Temple Works

Temple Works

Reading Time: 2 minutes…designed by Joseph Bonomi the Younger and built by John Marshall between 1836 and 1840, it boasts a two acre main space, and apparently is pretty unique (at least for the time) in that it is held up under both compression and tension.

On the tour, in the main room we we hard-hatted and required to walk to a ‘safe area’ without stopping, just in case anything fell…

Light Night 2013

Light Night 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesJust a quick few from light night this year. Not feeling overly inspired to say much, but it’s kind of a tradition to at least post a few…

Edale (and the odd bit of Sheffield)

Edale (and the odd bit of Sheffield)

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve been over the Edale in Derbyshire for the weekend, for my good friend Derek’s 40th Birthday. This has been quite an experience on many levels, mostly because this has been the first time taking my son away overnight solely by myself as his mum …

Butterley Spillway Exhibition

Butterley Spillway Exhibition

Reading Time: < 1 minute…one of my images will be featuring in an exhibition at A Month of Sundaes in Marsden, for the Save Butterley Spillway campaign which is trying to prevent Yorkshire Water from destroying this unique piece of Victorian architectural engineering…

Unity Day Program

Unity Day Program

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of my images featuring on the Programme for this year’s Hyde Park Unity Day… Be There.

Families, Flu and Extreme Photography – Part 2

Families, Flu and Extreme Photography – Part 2

Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome back to my crazy holiday in Wales. By Saturday, the snow had really set in. These are my adventures from that point onwards. Saturday On Saturday morning, we all decided to get the bus into Betws-y-Coed, so that Nain (the Welsh word for Nana) …

Families, Flu, and Extreme Photography – Part 1

Families, Flu, and Extreme Photography – Part 1

Reading Time: 7 minutesI have recently got back from my first family holiday since my son was born, staying in a lovely cottage managed by my mother in the village of Cwm Penmacho in rural Conwy. This little village lies at the head of the Machno Valley, about …

Flyer design for Sheffield Live

Flyer design for Sheffield Live

Reading Time: 2 minutes…a series of fundraisers from Sheffield Promoter Emily Strange in aid of radio station Sheffield Live 93.2FM.

Working with character art produced by local artist Felicity Hoy I have produced a series of flyers and posters…

Luddite 200

Luddite 200

Reading Time: 3 minutesI was invited to come and document this gig at TJ’s in Woodhouse, commemorating 200 year anniversary of the Luddite Rebellion, with Chumbawamba, Dan Audio and some other acts who have slipped my memory. The term Luddite is one often used as an insult and …

Hallowe’en, Mush

Hallowe’en, Mush

Reading Time: 2 minutesI got a tip off about this event, that a couple of contacts were playing at, that it may be worth a photography blag, which was successful. I’d not really been aware of Mush before, but it was a good blend of harder music and …

Light Night 2011

Light Night 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesI went out to Light Night this year with the intent of doing quite a lot of photography, and indeed I did get quite a few interesting images on film cameras, which will be posted as and when. I spent quite a lot of time, …

Woodside Quarry

Woodside Quarry

Reading Time: 4 minutesHaving been to a couple of parties here, I have been meaning for some time to visit here for some photography. With the Indian summer this last few days I’ve taken the opportunity to do so in the sunshine. Clayton Quarry, or more correctly Woodside …