The United Kingdom

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2024/02/11Thin 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.

2024/02/02UVA 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.

2024/01/29Canary 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.

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

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

2020/12/29Open House 2020

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

2020/12/13Bruce Nauman at the Tate Modern

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

2020/09/06Sunrise on Snowdon

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

2020/09/05The Glyders

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

2020/08/13Lumiere 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.

2020/08/08All around Yorkshire

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

2020/07/28Whernside wild camp

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

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

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

2020/01/27Aonach Mòr

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

2020/01/26Ring of Steall

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

2020/01/24Ledge 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.

2019/11/24Wandering the West Highlands

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

2019/11/15Morrison’s Gully

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

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

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

2019/09/17Olafur 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.

2019/09/07Glastonbury 2019

Fireworks in front of the Glastonbury flags.

2019/06/08Crossing Dartmoor

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

2019/05/29Otford 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.

2019/05/26A 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.

2019/05/25The 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.’

2019/05/24Wild camping on the South Downs

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

2019/05/12Grant Museum of Zoology

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

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

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

2019/02/05A 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.

2019/01/13Futuro 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.

2019/01/11Haslemere 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.

2019/01/08Sgòr 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.

2019/01/06Climbing Fiacaill ridge

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

2019/01/04Light 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.

2019/01/01New Year’s

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

2018/12/19Walking 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.

2018/12/17Our 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.

2018/12/16Learning some winter skills

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

2018/11/30Barbican 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.

2018/11/28Richmond Park at dawn

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

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

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

2018/11/07Visiting the National Physical Laboratory

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

2018/11/06Autumn in Windsor Great park

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

2018/10/28Tunnel 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.

2018/10/26Lumiere 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.

2018/10/22In the Peak District

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

2018/10/19Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum

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

2018/10/15Space Shifters at the Hayward Gallery

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

2018/10/14Wandering around the Barbican

The exterior of the Barbican conservatory.

2018/10/11Open House 2018

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