What if we use a larger piece of paper? The whole image projected onto a sheet? Then expose our timed increments using both filter grades. Wouldn’t this save paper?

Natural light levels in the church were low so a couple of extra stops was a godsend (pun intended).

A selection of photographs taken during lockdown walkies.

With the general election just a week away politicians just can’t help themselves. Even at this stage of the race for No. 10 tales of corruption, deceit and general piss-taking fill the air.

During the lunch break of the Northern Eye Photography Festival, a ‘deflated dad’ window display presented itself to all the hungry photographers.

New work evolving in the darkroom with grit and grain.

Scan from a neg vs a print from a neg. And the winner is…

A pictoral conversation with John. Street portraits of a street busker.

A short photographic conversation with John.

A short sequence of images display a visual narrative. A small story void of words that invites the viewer to look deeper, to ponder or wonder.

A test roll through my new camera that tells me I’m better than I thought at reading light or the latitude of Ilford HP5 can save the day.

I’d read Fomapan gave better results when rated lower than box speed so I loaded up my camera and went for a wander.

Vintage Russian rangefinders are seen as the poor mans Leica and outright copies of the much sought after German brand.

This is ex-long distance lorry driver Robert Leslie, known as Bob. He used to be called Les but there were too many Les’s at his work place so now he’s just Bob.

Forecourts and petrol pump attendants. Ahh… the smell.