Julia
Night Climbin’
Forget night clubbing’, night climbing is the thing to do as the dark evenings draw in! One September evening, I’d been taking photos of Wilton Quarry at sunset from a favourite vantage point that overlooks a distinctive promontory of rock called the Prow. As I’d had the best of the blue hour light, I was
Wilton Fest 2021
I got to know the nearby Wilton Quarries through Lockdown of 2020. In the first tranche, when the quarries were completely empty, I saw the new shoots of spring fill the quarry in places where climbers might have been if not for the pandemic. By summer, when restrictions had eased slightly, I witnessed climbers return
Winter Hill 125 Commemorative Walk
Along the path of peaceful protest I’d been looking forward to this event since I first heard about it earlier this year. As an avid walker and firm believer of our rights to access the countryside, I just couldn’t miss out on the 125th anniversary celebrations of the 1896 Mass Trespass walk from Bolton to
Selected Climbs and Bouldering in Wilton Quarries
Winter Hill has to be one of my most photographed landscapes so I’m always pleased when someone picks out one of my shots and this particular image has been selected by David Price, the author of Selected Climbs and Bouldering in Wilton Quarries. Published just a few weeks ago, I’m delighted to have my very
Remember when . . . ?
. . . we’d only wear masks for fancy dress, when socialising was just so free and easy and when you could walk straight into a shop, supermarket, pub, restaurant, museum, gallery (or indeed any public venue) without a thought or a care in the world? It’s a year on since Boris’ life-changing address to
Poetry from the Platform 2021
I’m pleased to say that this rather unassuming photo has been chosen as the basis for an illustration in a recently published anthology of poetry resulting from a collaboration between the Bolton Station Community Partnership and Live from Worktown. Starting out as an idea to bring in the local arts community to help make Bolton
Subway Set
When I head out on my lockdown walks, I usually head in a northerly direction to the moors, but recently I decided to head south. To anyone who doesn’t know Bolton, you’d be forgiven for being surprised at just how much green space there is in and around the town. After (only) six years of
Lakeland Calendar 2021
Encouraged on by a friend who’s as much a fan of walking in the Lake District as I am, I’ve decided to produce a 2021 Lakeland Charity Calendar. I’m selling these for £15.00 plus first class postage. For most of the UK, this brings the total to £18.70 (at the time of writing). I’m donating
Lakeland Calendar 2020
About this time last year, I set about creating a calendar of Lakeland views to give to friends and family at Christmas. I’m pleased to say it went down pretty well, so I thought I should create a record of my selected mages on my website too – at least before the year is out.
BBC Night Vision Gallery
I’m absolutely delighted to find out today that one of my entries to the BBC’s Your Pictures feature on the theme of Night Vision has been selected for their gallery. I love the work of American artists such as Ed Ruscha and Edward Hopper and during the early stages of lockdown, I tried to recreate
