Julia Uttley – Photography

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Journeys in Place . . . I was delighted to be invi

Journeys in Place . . .
I was delighted to be invited by the FaMAS artists to be a guest artist in their May 2025 Open Studio event, so I thought I’d record my selection of photographs in a blog post. FaMAS (Falcon Mill Artist Studios) is a vibrant and growing community of talented artists and artisans in Bolton, so I feel particularly privileged to rub shoulders with them at this Open Studio exhibition.

After much deliberation, I eventually whittled down a selection of over 30 photographs to 11, to fit the five metre length of wall space allocated to me. Even in just a small selection of images, this exhibition shows my progression as a photographer from landscapes into different genres and my more recent use of creative techniques such as multiple exposures and image blending.

In choosing this selection of photographs, I realised that my inspiration comes from a keen interest in place and a sense of location. Combining photography with my other passions of travel, hiking, culture and heritage gives me a wonderfully diverse range of opportunities for creativity and exploration.

I’d like to extend sincere thanks to @petemarshart, @rdp_artist and @sulikosoulart at the FaMAS Studios for inviting me to take part in the Spring 2025 Open Studios and all the studio artists for making me feel so welcome. Also to @dontongephoto for the event portrait shot and for all his helpful critique and support.

You can view all the images in my exhibition by following link in my bio.
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Water and dappled light . . . Following on from ye

Water and dappled light . . .
Following on from yesterday’s posts, we had a plan to find some waterfalls as we descended from High Street to Haweswater. As it turned out, Measand Beck turns into quite a steep gorge creating some lovely cascades before it merges into the reservoir - a wonderfully refreshing place for a rest before the 4 mile shoreline walk back to Mardale Head.
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#haweswater #waterfallhike #woodlands_and_water #lakelandviews #igerscumbria #igerscumbria_may25 #waterfallphotography #chasingwaterfalls #goingtothemountainsisgoinghome #themountainsarecallingandimustgo #perfectwalkingweather #womenhikers #sheclicksnet #womenphotographersuk #femalephotographers #lakedistricthikers #thelakelanders #capturingbritain_rural #respectprotectenjoy #notthesaferoute #lovelakeswalks #hikingthelakes #ukhikingofficial #walkinguk #ordnancesurvey
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Helvellyn range pano. . . Unusually a second post

Helvellyn range pano. . .
Unusually a second post from me today, but it links to the one I posted just a few minutes ago. The views from High Street were just glorious, offering a clear vista of the whole of the Helvellyn range. I couldn’t resist taking a series of shots to combine into a panorama.
Please swipe for full pano . . .
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Haweswater circular. . . This time last week, I wa

Haweswater circular. . .
This time last week, I was heading out for walk in the Lakes with Skye, @tovaah.uk on what turned out to be a fabulous day out on the fells. We started from Mardale Head on a circular route up to High Street via Riggingdale and down via Bampton Common. One of those perfect walking days . . .
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Into the quadrangle . . . A view from the cloiste

Into the quadrangle . . .
A view from the cloisters into the abbey’s peaceful lawned quadrangle, decorated minimally with a single tree. This is a double exposure, to create a slightly dreamy effect.

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Avenue of stones . . . On my recent road trip, I

Avenue of stones . . .
On my recent road trip, I walked from Avebury in a circular route taking in other Neolithic sites. This area is so abundant in ancient treasures, you pretty much come across tumuli in every field you walk through. I liked this view over a field of flowering rape-seed from a hill towards Avebury. While you can’t see the town from here, you’ll find the West Kennet Stone Avenue in the mid-distance (alongside a road), thought to be a processional or ceremonial route linking the West Kennet barrow to Avebury’s stone circle. It’s a fascinating area!
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Megalithic Impressions . . . I hadn’t visited S

Megalithic Impressions . . .
I hadn’t visited Stonehenge for many, many years so I was looking forward to seeing what is one of the largest prehistoric sites anywhere. Funny thing is, when you arrive there on a typically drizzly, blustery day, the sight never quite matches expectation, as if the extraordinary myth and mystery and surrounding these stones has been totally dampened by the British weather (I felt similar when I saw the Pyramids, realising they’re actually sited in a rather scruffy edge-of-town location). So, I felt I needed to look (and photograph) this ancient monument in a different way to rekindle that sense of awe, as it really is quite phenomenal and breathtaking. This is a multiple exposure image, processed in Photoshop.
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52 Frames week 18: Negative space . . . “ Brood

52 Frames week 18: Negative space . . .
“ Brooding Heron ”
Although I’ve never attempted post-processing an image to create the Adamski style motion blurred background, I was keen to try this week’s extra challenge. I experimented with a few different subjects, but this beautifully elegant heron sculpture in a local reservoir definitely worked out the best, while still working within the theme of negative space.
Please swipe to see the original shot.
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Wild garlic studies . . . Staying with my visit t

Wild garlic studies . . .
Staying with my visit to Lacock in Wiltshire,
I was delighted to come across literally carpets of wild garlic in the abbey grounds, so photographing these densely grouped plants, with their bright white spikey flowers was a bit of a diversion on my way to find the cloisters.
Please swipe for a very different image, both are 2-layer multiple exposures. Any preferences? . . .
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Multiple perspectives . . . One destination for m

Multiple perspectives . . .
One destination for me during my recent road trip was Lacock in Wiltshire. For a number of reasons, it’s a beautifully picturesque village, it’s arguably the birthplace of photography (or at least one of them) and it has an example of graceful and well preserved mediaeval cloisters in the abbey, which was first built as a convent, before becoming the home of photography and science pioneer Fox Talbot.
I had a plan to create a multiple exposure image of the cloisters, to add to a series as a part of the course being run by @janina_wilde1 . This is the result!
Please swipe for the original crop . . .
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Ornamental fountain . . . Staying with my visit to

Ornamental fountain . . .
Staying with my visit to Glynllifon with @wendievans186 who, along with Bob, her border collie, very patiently waiting while I took dozens of photos to create a multiple exposure image of this stately ornamental water fountain. I was building up a series of images as a part of @janina_wilde1 ‘s excellent Multiple Exposure of the Photographers course, for our current assignment, in the style of creative photography supremo, Pep Ventosa.
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