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 

Light Night

Light Night

Reading Time: 2 minutes An event I always try and get to is the annual Night Light in Leeds, where various art installations and projections take over the city.  I was all set to be really organised this year and plot a sensible path through the events, especially as 

Hyde Park Unity Day

Hyde Park Unity Day

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve been ridiculously busy recently, rearranging and redecorating my house, so not had a lot of time to either shoot, or even get things on the site. But, slightly delayed, here are a few recent shots. Each year I try and do some shooting for 

Summer Fêtes

Summer Fêtes

Reading Time: 2 minutes …I have been shooting at the Elliot’s Footprint summer fete in Meanwood; a fundraiser for the charity, which supports parents after the loss of a child.

Though I had a lovely time, I have to say this was one of the most difficult shoots in have done for a long time…

Le Grand Depart

Le Grand Depart

Reading Time: 2 minutes …so Le Grand Depart on my doorstep was always going to be something I’d take a look at.

But a bit of a challenge it was, as I had the small toddler in tow…

Waterfront Festival

Waterfront Festival

Reading Time: < 1 minutes This event takes place in Leeds on the waterfront each year. I’ve been to this event a few times, and there’s not a lot more to shoot that I haven’t already, but I did take a nice panorama of Leeds Dock.

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…

Unity Day Program

Unity Day Program

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

Luddite 200

Luddite 200

Reading Time: 3 minutes I 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 

Light Night 2011

Light Night 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes I 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, 

Zorbing

Zorbing

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the Gods of Photography do decide to throw good things your way. It’s not often I carry around the Tamron 70-300mm, and I cannot recall why I had it here. But I am sitting on the park, minding my own business when I notice 

Hammerfest

Hammerfest

Reading Time: 3 minutes So, via a slightly roundabout series of events, I have ended up this last weekend at Hammerfest, a metal weekend at Pontins in Prestatyn, with my old boss from many years ago, and his mate. I like metal, though I have to say I didn’t