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A lot of my photography and some of my art practice is very much informed by a study of place and space. Gathering posts on places to go and see.
Reading Time: 3 minutes For all the time I have spent on canals, one stretch I have rarely walked any of is the stretch up out of Leeds staring at Kirkstall. Starting off the canal is pleasent, but unexceptional, passing first Kirkstall Lock and the non-descript fields which are …
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is another little post to just report on and remind about the little things that you can do so close to your home. In Leeds we are very lucky to have lots of exciting pockets of beauty in the city, if you can find …
Reading Time: 3 minutes As those who have viewed my photography at length may well know, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Howarth, mostly because of it’s location on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Sometimes this has been with the smaller and younger generation, others we …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Very excitingly, it appears that some spoonbills have returned to nest at Fairburn Ings, so we went for a walk to try and see them. Sadly the promised viewing area close by the main visitor centre had not materialised, but a kind gentleman allowed us …
Reading Time: 3 minutes I have visited Knaresborough quite a few times to walk, and shoot and entertain small children, but I had not visited it’s so called main attraction – Mother Shiptons Caves. As a bit of a summer treat we took the younger two out for the …
Reading Time: 2 minutes We’ve not managed a holiday this year, for various reasons, but we have managed a rather good day out in Scarborough, courtesy of Unison. This is one of the perks being a member offers; a free day trip to the sea-side each year, and with …
Reading Time: 2 minutes As I probably complain quite a bit about, having a young child and trying to get anything done can be quite a challenge at times. Often, Photography and entertaining the kids need to be combined – I’ve not done much recently, but to give a …
