Brilliant afternoon working and talking art with the wonderful Beth J. Ross.
Part of a project on Artists for the final year of my Photography Degree at Sunderland University.
@bethjross
@sunderlandcreative
@nephotonetwork
@northerncentreofphotography
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#northshields
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. No snow yet, but cold frosty mornings, my favourite time of year, the crispness of everything, blueness of the light, beautiful but intimidating, the cycle of life at an end ready for a new beginning in a month or two. This time of year has some harrowing memories for me. The forest is the place I let go, one of the few places I can find peace, it plays a huge role in my life.
#slaleyforest
#forest
#woodland
#Northumberland
#northeastengland
#northumberland_uk
#photography
#britain
#genuinebritain
#bestofbritish
#beautifulbritannia
#northeastcaptures
#treestagram
#tree_magic
#tree_captures
Today would have been Suzanna’s birthday. It is a year today since I last saw her away from hospital and in the ‘real world’ before she died. She made a huge effort to escape the hospital for a short time.
We travelled by car the short distance from North Durham Hospital to Wharton Park and we wandered the park for a while. The weather was very similar to what it is today, still, quiet, a bite of frost in the air. We talked about the things we intended to do more of once she was ‘out of hospital’. We held hands, sat on a bench overlooking Durham Cathedral and cuddled in to each other in the cold.
She was tiny, not only had she lost a significant amount of weight but also presence. She was exhausted. We had a cup of tea and a really badly toasted teacake in the cafe, she barely touched either.
I think she knew. It was her birthday, but I think it was all for me, perhaps to give me something to hold onto. I am overflowing with guilt about what I could have done, should have done better, that my life has become so much more than it was since she died; that as things got worse for her, they improved for me.
I struggle to hold onto the memory of her. Some days I can't remember the sound of her voice, the smell of her, the feel of her, those things I used to take for granted.
#cancer
#loss
#grief
#macmillancancersupport
#cancerresearch
#lifepartner
#memories
#durhamcity
#whartonpark
#northeastengland
#cancersucks
#cancerawareness
#stomachcancer
Inspirational frosted forest, crisp underfoot in biting blue air. An opportunity to take a break from work. The first time in so long that I've been able to shoot exclusively still images. It has reset my mind.
Making up for missing out on a trip to the woods yesterday with @alexdavidsonoutdoors
#slaleyforest
#northeastengland
#Northumberland
#tree_magic
#tree_captures
#treehunter
#tree_brilliance
#fiftyshadesofnature
#treestagram
#nature_lovers
#treelove
#treescape
#forest
Great working with Dale McPherson at @3dstrength again today, squats this time. My best work is always achieved while working with passionate, motivated people and Dale is right up there showing what can be achieved through hard work.
#strongmantraining
#strongman
#sportsphotographer
#sportsphotography
#Darlington
#northeastengland
#fitness
#powerlifting
#sport
#athlete
#squats
#strengthsports
#strongmanmotivation
@xploape
@monkeynutrition
@savagesupplementsreborn
Wonderful filming artist Andy Parkin @andyparkinartist this morning. Inspirational. Andy is an MA student at Sunderland University. He is pictured here with his sculpture 'I get by with a little help from my friends', made from recycled Carling beer cans, which will be on display outside the Priestman Building, University of Sunderland, Friday evening (21 Nov 2019). @sunderlandcreative
@northerncentreofphotography
@nephotonetwork
@sunderlandecho
@carlinguk
#artistsoninstagram
#art
#artist
#contemporaryart
#universityofsunderland
#northeastengland
#sunderland
#sunderlandartist
#tyneandwear
#carlingblacklabel
Slow shutter Seaham on an icy November night. I have a lot of respect for the determination of the three people fishing from the lighthouse, it was zero degrees and dropping by the time we left. With @parkphotography77
#seaham
#visitengland
#countydurham
#visitdurham
#explore_britain
#photosofbritain
#tourism
#nikonuk
#ukhiddengems
#thisprettyengland
#genuinebritain
#englishlandscape
#englandsbigpicture
#yourcountryside
Filming again at @3dstrength with Dale McPherson. This time 425kg 'Silver Dollar' deadlift a personal PB for Dale.
@xploape
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#strongman
#deadlift
#coach
#northeastengland
#Darlington
#sportsphotography
#strengthsports
#trainer
#powerlifting
#fitness
#sportsphotographer
Shot a few months back in the former mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. The scale of the mounds of slate compared to the perilously close buildings is stunning. One of those 'Stop the car!' moments with @walt0ne.
#blaenauffestiniog
#wales
#mining
#miningtown
#industry
#landscape
#bestofbritish
#lovewales
#genuinebritain
#lovebritain
#photosofbritain
#walesrugby
#wales❤️ #landscapephotography
One the most well known parts of Hadrian's wall at Steel Rigg in Northumberland.
#hadrianswall
#northeastengland
#Northumberland
#landscapephotography
#englandsbigpicture
#englishlandscape
#genuinebritain
#visitnorthumberland
#northumberland_uk
#northumberland_pics
#visithadrianswall
#explore_northumberland
Wonderful to finally film and photograph @alison._.diamond , I've only been trying to get the opportunity for about five years!
A passionate community artist, printmaker and tutor, who has been an absolutely vital part of my recent journey. Her work is absolutely outstanding.
Part of a project on artists for the final year of my photography degree at Sunderland University.
@sunderlanduni
@northerncentreofphotography
@nephotonetwork
@sunderlandcreative
@connyartfest
@allendaleforgestudios
#ifisayitsart
#art
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#creative
#printmaking
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A pivotal place in my photography career at Steel Rigg on Hadrian's Wall.
The first image was shot in 1999 on Ilford FP4 with a Hasselblad 500cm. It was the moment when everything fell into place for me with my photography. While everyone else was in the Naafi getting drunk, I was learning the zone system, exposure, printing under the mentorship of @gilespenfound or up on a hill somewhere putting it all into practice. I have never forgotten how far he went out of his way to push me and support me.
The second image was shot digitally at the same place in 2012 after abandoning my camera for three years. Kim Walton @walt0ne persuaded me to take up the camera again and dragged me out to Hadrian's wall where I fell back in love with photography.
Both people have had a profound impact on my life and still do and I think about that every day. As I approach the end of a three year degree course those images remind me of how far I have come. Thank you both.
#photography
#hadrianswall
#Northumberland
#northumberland_uk
#bestofbritish
#photosofbritain
#filmphotography
#landscapephotography
#steelrigg
#picturesofengland
Escher inspired.
View from the Tyne Bridge.
Who watches the watchers?
#newcastle
#tyneandwear
#urbanlandscape
#newcastleupontyne
#northeastengland
#Northumberland
#bestofbritish
#britishcities
#photosofbritain
#northumberland_uk
#travelphotography
#surveillance
#genuinebritain
#englandsbigpicture
One of my favourite places, I spend a lot of time here, absorbing the silence, interrupted intermittently by the twittering of songbirds or the to and fro of pheasant calls. This time of year the trees are glistening with conifer captured raindrops and the forest floor glows vibrant green from a carpet of moss. Hours disappear into a maze of winding tracks each leading to another magical place.
#forest
#tree_magic
#divine_forest
#nature_worldwide_trees
#photography
#nature
#treesofinstagram
#tree_captures
#splendid_woodlands
#slaleyforest
#Northumberland
#northumberland_uk
#explore_northumberland
Brilliant afternoon filming at @3dstrength in Darlington. Many thanks to Dale McPherson and @christophermiller77
#deadlift
#strongman
#coach
#trainer
#northeastengland
#Darlington
#strengthsports
#sportsphotography
#strongmantraining
Yns Llanddwyn an island off western Anglesey, Wales. In the distance across the water shrouded in cloud, Snowdonia National Park. Photographic nirvana.
Taken in May 2019 on another trip with @walt0ne
#Anglesey
#coast
#wales
#photography
#lovewales
#bestofbritain
#exploringwales
#beautifulwales
#greatbritainshots
#lovegreatbritain
#genuinebritain
#capturingbritain
The spaces that artists work in are often works of art in themselves. They can be more expressive than the final piece, revealing elements of process, technique, emotion, state of mind. Thank you to the artist for allowing me to post these @if_i_say_its_art
Research for a current project on artists for the final year of my photography degree at Sunderland University.
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@northerncentreofphotography
@nephotonetwork
@sunderlandcreative
#ifisayitsart
#art
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#artistsspaces
#contemporaryart
#creative
#abstractart
#artoftheday
#photography
#northeastengland
#sunderlanduni
#sunderlandartist
Boat Yard beneath the Forth Road bridge and Queensferry bridge, Fife, Scotland, 2018. A week away for photographic therapy and photography for photography's sake.
With @walt0ne
#fife
#scotland
#coast
#northqueensferry
#lovegreatbritain
#visitscotland
#coastalphotography
#britishcoast
#bestofbritain
#outandaboutscotland
#scotlandtravel
#scotlandshots
How do you measure your standards as an artist? When there is only one of you, how do you know if what you are doing is good enough. Who's opinion is it that matters? How do you know if you are an artist? The debate about whether photography is art has been discussed since its invention. As photographers are we artists or just people who know how to use the equipment? Does it even matter? Am I just some bloke with a camera?
#photography
#art
#photographicart
#concrete
#urban
#breakwater
#bestofbritish
#severnbeach
#photography
One of my favourite views in the North East. It may not have the grandeur of an angel or a cathedral, but from here I can see so much of the county where generations of my family lived and worked and still do.
It's like looking into the past, there is so much of my heritage here. I stand here regularly wondering what it looked like when the pits were still here, Penshaw in the distance across the road from where Herrington Colliery used to stand, where my Grandfather and his brothers worked. How different things must look now.
#heritage
#countydurham
#southmoor
#stanleycountydurham
#thisprettyengland
#capturingbritain
#lovegreatbritain
#scenicbritain
#northeastengland
#visitnortheastengland
#northofengland
#photosofengland
#photography
#nikonuk
#ifisayitsart