Unity Day 2016

Unity Day 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Another great Unity Day.

Big Truck

Big Truck

Reading Time: 2 minutes A bit of random excitement for the day. National Grid have recently needed to replace a 150 tonne transformer at the Kirkstall substation – with some of the very small streets round this part of Leeds this proved quite interesting to watch! You can read 

Class 08s

Class 08s

Reading Time: 2 minutes Keighley and Worth Valley Railway have recently finished restoring a second Class 08 shunter for their fleet, and in celebration have held a special diesel day with their two Class 08s top and tailing, and double heading, journeys on the line. Over a 10 year 

Howarth 1940s Weekend

Howarth 1940s Weekend

Reading Time: 2 minutes I think one of the places we visit most must be Haworth. Obviously there is the appeal of the Railway for me, but this time was not shops, or trains, but the annual 1940s weekend. This is always worth a visit, though it can get 

Family Weddings

Family Weddings

Reading Time: 2 minutes This time I have not been roped into being a photographer, but who doesn’t love a wedding for a bit of photo action. This as my sisters wedding, so of course a nice family event, and it was nice to get down to Cambridge and 

Coca Cola Truck

Coca Cola Truck

Reading Time: 2 minutes One thing about having a young child is that you can shamelessly indulge in things you may otherwise not. Such as when the Coca Cola truck came to Leeds for Christmas, on his 4th Birthday.

Wintery York

Wintery York

Reading Time: 4 minutes I was asked by work to attend a meeting in York the other day – so with my best bargaining head on I agreed to this if I could have the rest of the day off, as York in the run up to Christmas is 

Light Night 2015

Light Night 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just a few quickshots from this years Light Night.

West Indian Carnival 2015

West Indian Carnival 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s Carnival Time again. Leeds West Indian Carnival takes place every year in Chapeltown on Potternewton Park. It’s great, there’s not a lot really more to say. Here’s some shots from The Black Music Festival on Sunday night. And here’s some from the Parade on 

Unity Day 2015

Unity Day 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Child free this year I managed a decent amount of photography at this year’s Unity Day. As ever it was a good event with lots of varied things to see and some awesome music.

Red Tie Ball

Red Tie Ball

Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a charity event I shot recently for Elliot’s Footprint – a charity providing support for parents after losing a child. I have decided black tie (or even red tie) events are the most difficult thing to shoot as you usually have black suits 

Spamcan

Spamcan

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the wonderful things about having a child is that all the latent interests that you have hidden (potentially as uncool) for many years can be expressed, free of shame. To be fair, trains are pretty cool subjects for photography whether you are an