Family, one image one day one life, Photography, Ripon, YorkshireDecember 28, 2015December 28, 2015

A Merry Ripon Christmas

A Merry Ripon Christmas! A very Merry Ripon Christmas to everyone out there, whoost so-ever you may be (to borrow Alan’s language). Indeed, a very merry Ripon Christmas to youContinue readingA Merry Ripon Christmas

Family, one image one day one life, Paris, Photography, Porsche, Ripon, Travel, YorkshireJune 16, 2015June 29, 2015

One image One day One life

One Image One Day One Life This is my 2015 blog post where I add one Image one Day one Life – every day there will be a new imageContinue readingOne image One day One life

Family, Food, London, Media, Photography, TravelMay 6, 2015May 7, 2015

Chiswick salmon en croute

Chiswick is not a particularly famous corner of the world; a district of west London, and part of the London Borough of Hounslow[3] it contains Hogarth’s House, the former residence of the 18th-century EnglishContinue readingChiswick salmon en croute

Family, London, one image one day one life, Photography, TravelMay 6, 2015

King Henry of Brentford

We went on a family trip to London to see some important relatives; there was an undisputed star of the show – and he was crowned, King Henry of BrentfordContinue readingKing Henry of Brentford

Family, London, PhotographyMay 4, 2015May 4, 2015

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew

We visited the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew this week. It was everything we were hoping it would be, and more besides. Located near to family, it seemed an afternoon strollingContinue readingRoyal Botanical Gardens, Kew

Photography, Travel, USAFebruary 10, 2015February 10, 2015

Boeing Factory, Seattle

#OneImageOneDayOneLife Boeing Factory, Seattle Now this is a propper boys day out, yes we had to hire a car to get out there from downtown Seattle, but it was worth it, toContinue readingBoeing Factory, Seattle

Dublin, Photography, TravelJanuary 17, 2015

Dublin for Dummies

I have been to Dublin numerous times, and it must be time to return there soon. A city that can teach you a thing or two, always a tourist destinationContinue readingDublin for Dummies

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

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.