A trip south, down the M6 with the 150-mile journey taking nearly 4 hours, landing in Bewdley at 4.00 pm, just as a Standard 4 barked away above the town from the station. Straight into 3 days of photography along the Severn River… LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley … Read More
Whitby Abbey Illuminations 2022, Bram Stoker’s inspiration in a new light as Whitby Abbey is bathed in dramatic illuminations.… Read More
Ingleborough Cave, was explored in 1837 by a Victorian land owner, who drained a underground lake to gain access. These days the cave is a well lit tourist attraction, with a path allow easy access past breath-taking stalagmites, stalactites and flowstones. I was lucky enough to be invited along with … Read More
Two Heritage Railways & Two Mainline Rail tours. That was the plan, to capture “Tornado” & “Flying Scotsman” pulling rail tours on the East Coast Main-line, with visits to Tanfield Railway & North York Moors Railway. 3/4 of the plan was executed, unfortunately Flying Scotsman failed and didn’t complete the … Read More
No. 60163 “Tornado” on her first rail tour of 2021 with The Pennie Explorer, running from Leicester to Carlisle. On the outward journey, headed north on the East Coast Main Line passing York, Durham and Darlington. Then following the route of Hadrian’s Wall as it criss-crosses the railway between Newcastle to … Read More
Chantel McGregor live & acoustic at Studio 5 Live/Jam on Top, Keighley. Local-ish guitarist/singer songwriter starting up her postponed UK tour with a acoustic show. The venue with 60 fans, across social distanced tables with app-table service, a very different return to the gig world for everyone. Chantel McGregor Website
I was lucky enough to grab a ticket for the first Igers Leeds meetup of the year, pre-opening access to Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds. “Igers” is a worldwide community of Instagram fans, run by people who share followers images, by tagging or hash-tagging. The Igers Leeds is a … Read More
At the start of 2020, I decided to attempt shooting something different and arranged a few portrait shoots. COVID happened and the ensuring lockdown came into play, which disrupted everything and everyone. In the couple of months between lockdown 1 & 2, the heather sprung up on the moors above … Read More
Taking a change to my recent trips and time spent around Bronte Country, I took an early morning jaunt to the home of Sir Titus Salt. The wonderful village of Saltaire, a world heritage site in the district of Bradford. It is named after Sir Titus Salt who built a textile mill, … Read More
A daytime spent capturing No.78022 running on the Keighley Worth Valley, the line still running a single steam service while lockdown restrictions begin to ease. The main difference in today’s event, was the driving rain and wind. The spring weather is really out of sorts, with heavy rain all day.