Exhibitions
Home Town After Dark is inspired by an evening photographing Hall Royd Brass Band. Moody, emotive photographs of Shipley at night. As funding cuts bit our council, the lights went out in and around Shipley. Even so, there are still some organisations and businesses that continue to provide welcoming and safe pools of light.
From the Ground Up for Airedale and Bradford RSPB Group December 2022. A thriving bird population depends not on conservation for one species, but on a varied natural landscape that supports a whole ecosystem.
Conservation comes with problems so we look at putting in place the conditions for Nature to move in and make it's own decisions. There are exciting projects around Bradford that let nature move in and do the work for us. We take a tour of some notable examples.
Fit in Shipley for Saltaire Inspired arts trail 2022 Gallery.
Exhibited with glass artist Marged Owain.
Sposored by Saltaire Soap and Saltaire Shiatsu.
This exhibition toured through 2022 to 2023.
Moles
Four prints at Holding Space, Shipley Winter and Spring 2022.
Considered contraversial, Moles was offered a home next year at Saltaire Arts Trail.
A comment on farming.
The question of reckless slaughter or urban people's sensibilities and disconnect from the harsh realities of food production?
Our Burning Lanscape 18 prints at The Dandelion, Shipley.
Our stunning fauna in the Aire Valley. Do we really appreciate and protect it that well?
Birds, spiders in our homes, insects ... and smoke billowing into our air.
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22nd December 2025 I thought I'd show you the navigation tools. I tried navigating with only these to begin with but I was focused on finding my way rather than photography so I also now use the OS App on my phone. Bonza!
18th December 2025 Another mile and another bridge. The bridges seem to be railway bridges that connect the mines on the Aire's north bank with the towns on the south. Why aren't the big towns on the same side as the mines? The route to follow the river under this bridge is lined with boards. Inspected weekly.
14th December 2025 Exploring the hinterland between the river's enormous weir and the cut and locks, there were many interesting features. Here is Mile 61's lesser sights from an apparently condemned bridge. You can see the steel pilings on the river banks and in the foreground is the vandalised barrier to prevent wanderers such as myself.
28th November 2025 For the next few Aire Miles I made a special journey by train to Castleford and walked up river with a partner from Yorkshire Water. It was the first photo from a day of exploration and some wonderous sights and mini-adventures. Honestly, it was like being a kid again. Castleford just gave and gave. The wavy bridge walking route across the weir is outside the Aire Miles scope but is beautiful to see and hear.
23rd November 2025 This is Allerton Bywater, more former open cast coal mines, flooded in the last twenty-five years. They are a haven for birds but here is the flood wall between the former pits and the river, with its footpath running along the top. I think I'm going to be walking this for quite some miles now ...
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