This is the bit where you can find out what I've been up to lately, where my images have been used, follow the latest projects etc etc ....

A dawn shoot at The Wherry, a secluded cove near Souter Point, Marsden. Beautiful, subtle light heralding a spectacular sunrise.


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Shooting into a sunrise is fraught with technical difficulties, but with careful composition and contrast control the reward can be a memorable image.


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The cover image of the June 2010 edition of Cumbria magazine is the summit tarn on Haystacks in the Buttermere region of the Lake District.

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See the February 2010 issue of OP for a feature by yours truly on my approach to photographing Hallin Fell in the Lake District.

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The cover image of the January 2010 edition of North East Life magazine is Smiddyshaw reservoir on the Durham moors near Waskerley. It's normally blowing a gale up there so reflections are unusual....

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I know it's been done to death but I had to have a go at a Dunstanburgh sunrise. I wasn't alone. There must have been a camera club outing or a tutorial taking place as I had lots of unexpected company!

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The front cover of The Northumbrian magazine for December/January 2010 is my image of Windshields Crag on Hadrian's Wall.

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One of a series of images of a snow covered Killhope Head high in the North Pennines features on the cover of the Winter 2009 edition of Beautiful Britain magazine.

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Low Force waterfalls in Upper Teesdale in all their autumn glory. North East Life magazine front cover, November 2009.

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Durham Castle and Cathedral at dusk over a tranquil River Wear.

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The head of Ullswater from the summit of Glenridding Dodd. I sometimes wonder if my knees are getting too old for this!

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In August 2009 the Viewpoints section of Outdoor Photography magazine included my feature on photographing the Skye Bridge.

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During August the moorland around Stanhope in Weardale comes alive with the vibrant pinks of flowering heather.

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Cumbria magazine used this image of Haweswater from Riggindale on the cover of their August 2009 edition

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Palace Green and Durham Castle, taken from the top of Durham Cathedral Tower. Once I'd got my breath back!

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One of the lesser known of the Yorkshire Dales, these ruins look across the valley towards Seal Houses

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They say that persistence is the key to successful freelancing so 'thank you' to the staff at North East Life magazine for continuing to accept my submissions!

The June 2009 cover features one of my images of Alnmouth Bay in Northumberland taken from nearby Church Hill

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In Spring 2009 Beautiful Britain magazine ran a competition entitled 'Visions of Britain' and the brief was to enter a portfolio of photographs linked by a single, unifying theme.

My theme was Upland Britain and to my delight I got second prize with a selection of images from the Lake District and Northumberland.

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The remains of Harbottle Castle, Upper Coquetdale, Northumberland National Park. Fortunately I wasn't there when the chunk of castle in the foreground decided to roll down the hill!

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Following snow melt in Upper Teesdale, High Force waterfall displayed twin cascades for the first time in ages. Because of the volume of spray, getting this shot from the rocks at the foot of the falls was a bit like being in a very cold shower!

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Seen from the slopes of Hallin Fell above Ullswater. The hard frost that had gripped Martindale when I arrived slowly disappeared as the sun broke through the clouds

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A New Year's resolution to stop neglecting the Lake District (I always seem to get distracted on the way over) resulted in the spectacle of mist rolling across Ullswater on a freezing January morning

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An early morning December visit to Hadrian's Wall was rewarded by brilliantly clear light and a frost above Cuddy's Crag near Housesteads

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Having missed out on my annual excursion to Scotland during 2007 I was more than ready for a trip up north in September 2008. A base in Fort William gave excellent access to most of the north-west.

As is always the case in the Highlands the weather controls everything, and that elusive, magical light that defines this area was just that. Elusive.

Glencoe, though, is majestic whatever the weather.

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In July 2008 Outdoor Photography magazine ran a competition which challenged photographers to use their mapping skills to locate and photograph local landmarks. As I've been doing this for years I thought I'd give it a go - and won!

A nice double page spread and, considering the competition, an even nicer feeling of quiet satisfaction.

One of the four images featured is shown here.

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Alnhamoor and the Breamish Valley from Chesters, Northumberland