Family, ScotlandDecember 30, 2014January 6, 2015

Gullane Bents

Gullane Bents is a beautiful setting for an early morning or early evening walk. The combination of a sweeping long beach coupled to undulating dunes looking out over to FifeContinue readingGullane Bents

National Trust, Photography, Ripon, YorkshireDecember 26, 2014

Fountains Abbey and a Boxing Day walk

The pictures should say it all, fresh air, no shops, no sales, no internet, no crowds,no television; just the beautiful countryside.Continue readingFountains Abbey and a Boxing Day walk

Photography, Ripon, YorkshireDecember 25, 2014December 26, 2014

Christmas in Ripon, North Yorkshire

I wanted to upload a short post today and wish everyone a ‘Happy Christmas’ from Ripon, North Yorkshire. Christmas is a special time and it is always nice to be at homeContinue readingChristmas in Ripon, North Yorkshire

Family, TravelDecember 20, 2014December 20, 2014

Epic Sana, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal

I love the Algarve; that’s what I said to myself as I thought of somewhere to take the family for a short break in the Autumn. Having said that, when IContinue readingEpic Sana, Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal

Photography, Travel, YorkshireDecember 7, 2014December 9, 2014

Sheep of Wensleydale

Home alone this weekend; so no excuses; had to get out there. So I started in the beautiful landscape of Wensleyday, following a short drive to West Burton, three miles south of Aysgarth,Continue readingSheep of Wensleydale

YorkshireDecember 7, 2014

Ilkley, Yorkshire

Ilkley, Yorkshire Some friends have moved to Ilkley, and it may just be one of THE best places to live in the UK. Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor,Continue readingIlkley, Yorkshire

BBC, Media, MediacityUK, Photography, SalfordDecember 7, 2014

Imperial War Museum, Salford

There is always a lot going on at the Imperial War Museum, Salford, or the IWM North as it is known to its mates. Since I zoomed in on MediaCityUKContinue readingImperial War Museum, Salford

Italy, Photography, TravelDecember 7, 2014December 8, 2014

Lake Como, Italy

Lake Como is somewhere in Italy that everyone should visit. I am going to show this beautiful place to you with some images from a trip I took in the summer ofContinue readingLake Como, Italy

Cheshire, Photography, TravelDecember 4, 2014

Bollington, Cheshire

Bollington. This is where we lived for the last sixteen years, a fantastic town in East Cheshire, set 20 miles south of Manchester, near Macclesfield, but not really near anywhere; aContinue readingBollington, Cheshire

Photography, Travel, YorkshireDecember 4, 2014December 4, 2014

Wensleydale, Yorkshire

Beautiful Wensleydale has been the backdrop to many a trip with family and friends over the years, there is something very special about this part of the world – everyoneContinue readingWensleydale, Yorkshire

Cheshire, PhotographyDecember 3, 2014

Lyme Park, Cheshire

For more pictures go to my flickr stream Here is a beautiful place in monochrome, some of the first photos taken on my Leica in May 2013; a nice walk withContinue readingLyme Park, Cheshire

Italy, Photography, Rome, TravelDecember 3, 2014December 3, 2014

Rome is for Lovers

I love Rome, so much so that I went again this year; but when I look back, nothing beats the summer trip last year – so lets go back… Continue readingRome is for Lovers

Family, Photography, YorkshireDecember 1, 2014February 27, 2015

Bridlington, the land that time forgot

Bridlington; the land that time forgot A place I have visited so many times, as a kid, as a grown-up, a brother, a son, an uncle and a sillyContinue readingBridlington, the land that time forgot

Bridlington; the land that time forgot

A place I have visited so many times, as a kid, as a grown-up, a brother, a son, an uncle and a silly old man with a rangefinder camera; Bridlington is inextricably linked to my family; it is a place that evokes strong memories and continues to divide loyalties with so many conflicting views on the land that time forgot.

Not always open to outsiders... — Not always open...

Bridlington is not always viewed favourably and is seen at best as 'a cultural magnet to the rich and famous' indeed you could argue that it fully deserves the title Bridlington; the land that time forgot. http://www.timeout.com/travel/features/595/britains-other-best-towns. Once home to the largest Lada car park in Western Europe, Bridlington now has a world-class marina only a few feet from a medieval old town jammed with convivial hostelries. Alan Bennett comes here for fish and chips in the shadow of Flamborough Head’s chalk cliffs and David Hockney is in residence. Hockney’s recent paintings of the Yorkshire Wolds publicised the area’s understated beauty.

and at worst as 'The Chav Capital of the UK' http://www.ilivehere.co.uk/bridlington-chav-capital-of-the-uk-without-doubt.html. A random patchwork of violent council estates and traveller sites by the murky waters of the North Sea makes this town one of the worst places to live in England even before the extra bonus of the entire Giro cashing population of Hull, Sheffield & Doncaster (three of the nastiest towns in the north) decamping here for the summer months. Whatever the view, and whatever the weather, Bridlington is an amazing place to take some photos that truly reflect the state our nation has got itself into. I will let my Leica and the sea breeze do the talking.