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Europe

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Countries I’ve been to in Europe

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Trips in Europe

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2024/02/11 ― Thin air

A cavernous dark warehouse. Several lights can be seen pointed at the floor like spotlights - some red and some white. Several figures can be seen silhouetted in the dark.

2024/02/02 ― UVA Synchronicity

A pitch black room. A series of small white spheres are in the centre in a line to the distance. They are faintly light from the right casting shadows on the left wall. The White spheres look like moons.

2024/01/29 ― Canary Wharf winter lights

A close crop of of a lighting installation formed from many rings stacked in front of each other, with the inside of the ring light up in solid white. Seen from the front you can see many partial solid arks of white in a geometric pattern.

2024/01/06 ― Bromley-by-Bow gas holders

A tight crop through brambles of various parts of gas works railing.

2020/12/29 ― Open House 2020

Looking through some green vines to the interior of a large greenhouse.

2020/12/13 ― Bruce Nauman at the Tate Modern

A large neon sculpture comprised of multiple overlaid words. The photo is taken from the side.

2020/09/06 ― Sunrise on Snowdon

The jagged face of snowdon before sunrise. The mountain has a light dusting of snow on the top.

2020/09/05 ― The Glyders

Chris crosses a series of tall rocks pointing straight up in the air like crystals.

2020/08/13 ― Lumiere Durham 2019

Four vertical panels are side by side in the dark. They’re light from behind with bright neon colours, projected with shadows of birdcages.

2020/08/08 ― All around Yorkshire

A lone sheep stands on the edge of a ledge looking at the camera.

2020/07/28 ― Whernside wild camp

Ed and Chris stand in silhouette towards a very right and golden sunset.

2020/07/27 ― Scafell Pike via the Corridor route and Great End

A small crevasse in the hillside, with a stream running through the middle.

2020/01/27 ― Aonach Mòr

A high zoom photo looking towards a section of the CMD arete on a sunny day. Tiny figures can be seen descending it.

2020/01/26 ― Ring of Steall

Chris walking ahead up a snowy mountain - there’s low visibility and a few flakes of snow in the air.

2020/01/24 ― Ledge route and CMD Arete

Chris at the start of the CMD Arete, going down. It’s very snowy with low visibility. The ridge is only just visible.

2019/11/24 ― Wandering the West Highlands

A cream coloured highland cow with large horns faces the camera. There’s long shaggy hair covering it’s eyes.

2019/11/15 ― Morrison’s Gully

Chris walking away from the camera and towards Beinn Eighe, just at sunrise.

2019/11/08 ― To the end of the world

Ed sat on a large rock, overlooking a large and deep valley.

2019/11/05 ― Refuge de Sales and on to Pointe de Sales

Looking up a valley. A path ascends the valley on the right, with Oj walking half way up it.

2019/10/27 ― Mona Hatoum: Remains to be seen

PIeces of concrete are suspended between lengths of steel in a regular grid pattern.

2019/09/17 ― Olafur Eliasson: In real life

A fine mist of water drops in a dark room, lit from the side. A woman stands in front of the artwork.

2019/09/07 ― Glastonbury 2019

Fireworks in front of the Glastonbury flags.

2019/06/08 ― Crossing Dartmoor

A hiker walks ahead of the camera silhouetted by afternoon sun ahead. There’s tufty grass all around and no clear path.

2019/06/07 ― Last day in Lisbon

Looking up at the ruins of the Carmo Convent. All that remains are the arches of the building, with blue sky where the ceiling would be.

2019/06/05 ― Sintra

A view of one corner of the Castle of the Moors with fortified walls receding in to the distance.

2019/06/04 ― To Belém and Maat

Wide angle photo looking up from the central courtyard at the Torre de Belém. The walls of the courtyard loom on each side, with the main tower in front. The sky is bright blue with no clouds.

2019/06/03 ― Expo ’98

Looking directly up the Torre Galp from just inside the structure. The structure is painted in a light green-blue colour and made of many steel beams. On the right a walkway arcs around the frame.

2019/05/30 ― Lisbon day 1

A funicular car descending a steep street in bright sunlight.

2019/05/29 ― Otford to Eynsford

Oj walking ahead down a straight path. On the left are rows of wheat. On the right is a hedge of wild flowers.

2019/05/26 ― A brutalist walk

Looking up at one of the entrances to the National Theatre. The photo is symmetrical - the corner leads to a stairwell at 45º, and the camera is at the bottom of the stairs.

2019/05/25 ― The People’s vote march

A single protest sign held high in the air. It’s white with black text. The text reads ‘Please stop. You’re fucking everything up.’

2019/05/24 ― Wild camping on the South Downs

A wooden sign points the way along the South Downs way in late afternoon sunlight.

2019/05/19 ― Getaria and on to Bilbao airport

A narrow street in Getaria, with sunlight on one side.

2019/05/18 ― Eating all the pintxos

A plate of pintxos on a wooden bench next to a basket of bread, a glass of beer, and a glass of white wine. One pinxto is a slice of baguette with ham. The other is half of a sea urchin.

2019/05/17 ― To San Sebastián

Looking down on the beaches of San Sebastián from above.

2019/05/12 ― Grant Museum of Zoology

Small cork capped vials of bone fragments stacked end to end, row upon row.

2019/02/07 ― Mullach nan Coirean and most of Stob Bàn

Chris stands at the foot of a snowy coire with early morning sun ahead of him.

2019/02/05 ― A weekend in Glencoe

Two groups of climbers walk towards the horizon in snow. The sky is foggy / overcast and blending in with the ground. The climbers are all wearing brightly coloured clothing.

2019/01/13 ― Futuro House

A detail of the exterior of Futuro house. There’s two oval windows emanating yellow light, and white light on a building near the house.

2019/01/11 ― Haslemere cicular

A light sandy path twists away from the camera. There’s tall trees in the distance and bright yellow flowers along the edge of the path.

2019/01/08 ― Sgòr Gaoith, not that you’d know it

A photo of a rocky cliff partially covered in snow. There’s strong fog everywhere so the background and bottom of the cliff can’t be seen. There’s a shadow of a person at the tip of the cliff.

2019/01/06 ― Climbing Fiacaill ridge

A photo taken facing along Fiacaill ridge. There’s climbers walking along various sections of it, with one in the foreground.

2019/01/04 ― Light painting with drones

A photo taken in a dark warehouse from above, looking down. There’s a single blue line of light snaking from the floor to the ceiling.

2019/01/01 ― New Year’s

Three phones are held in the air taking photos of fireworks in the distance.

2018/12/19 ― Walking in Gleann Eanaich

A photo taken from behind as Chris walks ahead. The sun is directly ahead causing Chris to be mostly silhouette with brightly lit edges of his body. The surrounding countryside is fresh with evergreen trees and a snowy mountain in the background.

2018/12/17 ― Our first solo winter adventure

A hand in the foreground holds a compass and map. In the background is a figure walking away. The compass is pointing towards the figure.

2018/12/16 ― Learning some winter skills

A man uses the corner of a compass to look at a map. He’s sat inside a snow hole.

2018/11/30 ― Barbican photowalk with James

Looking up through a void in a roof, forming a triangle of sky. Framed in the sky is the top of a tower block in the Barbican, which also forms a triangle shape.

2018/11/28 ― Richmond Park at dawn

A large stag faces the camera, lit from the right with dawn sunlight

2018/11/24 ― Walking the Rehberger way

A photo of a sculpture in a field. It consists of 12 poles emerging from the earth and pointing upwards. They’re arranged in a row, and are coloured like a rainbow, from green to blue, red, and yellow.

2018/11/19 ― Museum Tinguely

Wide photo of pale green room with several red mechanical sculptures in the middle.

2018/11/16 ― A weekend in Basel

A panorama of the Rhine taken from the middle of a bridge.

2018/11/13 ― Enjoying the last warm days of autumn

A photo of an egyptian goose walking towards the camera with soft dappled light behind it.

2018/11/07 ― Visiting the National Physical Laboratory

A macro photo through a circular window looking at several sensing instruments pointing at a coin.

2018/11/06 ― Autumn in Windsor Great park

A photo of four people walking in late evening sunlight. They’re silhouetted with sunlight behind them.

2018/11/05 ― La Sagrada Família

Looking towards the ceiling of the main atrium of la Sagrada Família. The very top of the ceiling is especially bright from many small lights.

2018/11/03 ― Gaudí and some more museums

A photo of a 3-part folding mirror in a bathroom. Reflected in the mirrors are a sink, a bath, and a doorway.

2018/11/01 ― A day trip to Montserrat

A view of the town of Montserrat. The cathedral is in the foreground, with mountains looming behind.

2018/10/31 ― To Barcelona

A photo of an octopus dish served at El Xampanyet.

2018/10/28 ― Tunnel Visions: Array

A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The photo is dark, with a projection of a solar system on the ceiling.

2018/10/26 ― Lumiere London 2018

A photo of a light triangular light sculpture. A series of triangles is each lit up in white and bright colours. The triangles recede in to the distance.

2018/10/22 ― In the Peak District

A hiker with hiking pole descends a snow covered hill at sunset.

2018/10/19 ― Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum

Many yellow-orange maple leaves are lit up in sunlight against a dark background.

2018/10/15 ― Space Shifters at the Hayward Gallery

A close macro photo of a translucent dark red and violet object. There are blurred people in the background.

2018/10/14 ― Wandering around the Barbican

The exterior of the Barbican conservatory.

2018/10/11 ― Open House 2018

The front entrance to Hammersmith Town Hall. The entrance has staircases on either side.