I live on the edge of the English Lake District and balance my time between family life and landscape photographs. Despite living and working in such a beautiful part of the world, I am also drawn whenever possible to Scotland. I’m in my element in the natural places and enjoy the extremes of weather found in this part of the world. I’m not drawn to sunsets or sunny days with blue skies. I like the high ground and to be away from the busy places. I find a meditative peace in simply being in a quiet place, if I end up with a photograph that is a bonus.

After 30 years in education I now follow my interest full time and most days see me somewhere in the Lakes or Dales with a camera. When I leave the Lakes, my primary photographic locations are the islands and west coast of Scotland.

The images presented are exclusively digitally produced using Nikon and Fuji cameras and lenses. Thoughts about equipment, workflow and general musings are found within the blog.

A part from the sale of prints, I no longer engage in any commercial activites, preferring to concentrate on the purely creative side of photography. As a consequence of this, despite many requests, I now rarely run any 1:1 worskops or masterclasses.

Sponsorships

I’m very particular about what equipment I use and I pick and choose carefully from a wide range of brands. There are a few brands however that have proved themselves over and over for me and I’m pleased to have had mutual relationshops with them and to have endorsed their products at various points in time.

KaseFilters -

I was delighted to have been named a Kase Filter UK Partner some years ago. Kase have shown themselves to be agile and innovative company, producing many technological advances that leave others well behind. As well as producing what I feel are now the best filters for landscape photographers, Kase is a company that places a high priority on doing things the right way. I am no longer a Kase filter partner and consequently have no financial arrangement for any sales made upon my recommendations. However, I remain of the belief that they represent the finest square filter system available for landscape photographers. They are the only square filters that I use or recommend. I find the tripods from Kingjoy imported by Kase UK to be excellent also and one of the few brands I’m happy to use alongside my Gitzos. These are now beig re-branded as Atlas. The same importers are now also supplying the Summit Creative camera bags and again I am happy to recommend these with no financial reward involved.