Unlike the sprawling, overwhelmingly oppressive landscape of the steelworks at Scunthorpe with its acres of cooling towers, blast furnaces, coke ovens, conveyers and other artefacts of industry, the visual landscape of the Aldwarke steelworks in Rotherham is more generically industrial. Like Scunthorpe, it’s not easy to photograph from directly outside, you have to go on…
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#526 – Old Negative Scans Part 6 – Dunaskin
Dunaskin was a funny one (funny odd, not funny ha-ha). An ironworks that had bee converted to a brickworks that had closed and then reopened as an industrial heritage centre, which then closed and was abandoned. I took these on one of my Nikon F100’s with a half decent 28-105 lens on it which is…
#481 – A new look to the blog!
After four years of the last template, I’ve decided to have a refresh of the site as WordPress have some interesting new ones available – I hope you like it! It’s less noticeable on mobile devices, you very much need to see it on a desktop or laptop to appreciate it. I’ve also taken the…
#478 – My next exhibition – ‘Millscapes’ at Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery
I’m excited to announce that my next exhibition is at the lovely Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery, opening on the 11th November and running until the 4th December. Unlike my previous exhibitions, this exhibition will be a display of the photographs I took of two Saddleworth mills – Bailey and Wellington – in 2007. Wellington…
#477 – Reduced price copies of The View From The North 2007-2017 book!
OK, so I’ve bought a few copies of The View From The North 2007-2017 book for sale at my talks, so it makes sense to try and peddle it here as well. If you buy it direct from Blurb it’ll cost £26 (plus 7 quid P&P) but I bought these during a discount offer so…
Shadows of the North Book – last few copies / free PDF sample
Having sold quite a few of my books recently at my talks and online, I’m down to the last few copies of my self-published book, and I’m considering my options for a reprint. The safe option is to go back to Blurb, but good though they are, they are ridiculously expensive and I only ever buy…
My recent Urbex shoot for O2 / Samsung
More to come soon, but I’ve recently been commissioned to take some urbex style photos using the awesome new Samsung Galaxy S7. Here’s the press release from O2: http://news.o2.co.uk/?press-release=urban-explorer-snaps-eerie-pics-samsung-galaxy-s7-o2 And a story in the Manchester Evening News: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/london-road-fire-station-urban-11055107 Finally a gallery of photos on my website of London Road Fire Station: http://www.theviewfromthenorth.org/london-road-fire-station-samsung More to come………
Lancashire Mill Museums under threat – please help!
https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=145468801829 I recognise that not everyone lives in Lancashire, and may not necessarily be interested in industrial heritage, but our museum service is under threat and the future of both Queen Street Textile Mill Museum and Helmshore Mills museum is uncertain. My Shadows of the North exhibition has been shown in both these museums…
#429 – Grafters Exhibition at People’s History Museum
On over the summer at the People’s History Museum in Manchester is a new exhibition, Grafters. The subtitle is ‘Industrial Society in Image and Word’ and it is curated by Ian Beesley with some accompanying poems by Ian MacMillan (who has previously provided poems for some of Beesley’s books). The exhibition is split into 8 distinct…
Mechanical Landscapes Talk in Burnley, 6th October 2015
It’s a bit short notice as I’ve been a bit busy of late, but my next talk is on Tuesday 6th October at Burnley Camera Club. The venue is Sion Baptist Church, Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DW, and it starts at 7.15 (doors open at 7).
Mechanical Landscapes 