Future exhibitions

Three exhibitions are planned so far:

September to October 2012 – “work in progress” exhibition for the “Working the View” project at the head office of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority in Bainbridge.

November 2nd to December 22nd – “work in progress” exhibition continues at Mill Bridge Gallery, Skipton – the launch on the 2 November will be accompanied by a talk from myself and my sister about the project (book at the gallery).

May to September 2013“Working the View” main exhibition at Craven Gallery.

New website launched

We all have to move with the times and it was time for me to update my website to make it easier to edit and add images to, without having to edit the code each time.

So here it is, my new website. Built with the very kind help of peredur.net and almost fully operational. There’s some work to do on the gallery, but it should be all done by the end of the week. Enjoy!

3 Peaks Fundraising

Off the beaten track logoWell I talk the talk in supporting the 3 Peaks Project, so on 21 September 2011, it was time to walk the walk.

Friends of the Three Peaks were asked to complete Three Peaks related sponsored activities (without putting more pressure on the area itself), to raise money for the Three Peaks project. I chose to walk “not the Three Peaks” – in this case, Buckden Pike, Little Whernside and Greater Whernside – 25 miles, which was just slightly longer than the usual Three Peaks walk.

When a press article was featured in Grough (an online outdoor news site), I was committed. Shame I chose the wrong day to do it on!

The easy stretch from Kettlewell to Buckden along the river was fine (if a bit dreary), the high winds on Buckden Pike slowed me down a little, but a brief sunny spell coming down to Walden Head lifted my spirits. However, after lunch the rain started and stayed with me for most of the rest of the day. The wind also became stronger and going over Fleensop Moor I started to wonder whether what I was doing was really very sensible! Still, I pushed on down into Braidley and up the side of “Dead Man’s Hill” (what an encouraging name that was!). The walk from there for the next 4 miles to the summit of Great Whernside was one I was very glad to finish! Walking into a gale force wind, with the rain lashing down and peat bog underfoot was not my idea of fun! Still I made it in the end, and with only one blister to show for it!

Thanks to everyone who helped me to raise £283 for the Three Peaks Project and I look forwards to next year’s challenge (which I might plan a bit better this time!).

Some images of me on the walk are on the Yorkshire Dales National Park Facebook page.

Previous workshops

Lane out of Buckden

Lane out of Buckden

Malham 2012

On the 15 September 2012 we ran a workshop in Malham and took seven photographers around Janet’s Foss, Malham Tarn and Winskill.

Buckden 2012

On the 19 May 2012 we repeated our Buckden photography workshop with nine budding photographers. More details available on Jim’s blog and the National Trust Facebook page.

Buckden 2011

On the 14 May 2011 I ran my first public photography workshop jointly with Jim Round. Organised by the National Trust, we took eight photographers on a tour around Buckden. More details are available on Jim’s blog.