Minimalist Photography Awards 2024
I've received an Honourable Mention in this year's Minimalist Photography Awards Long Exposure category, 1st time I've entered this competition which has submissions from some superb photographers from all over the world. This is a picture from the west coast at Crosby of the Antony Gormley statues named "Three's A Crowd, it's a 301 second exposure so it more than qualifies for the genre!
SLPOTY 2024
Truly honoured to be recognised and achieve a “Commended” for my portfolio of images submitted in this year’s Scottish Landscape Photographer Of the Year Competition in the company of some of the UK and overseas outstanding photographers. As usual some very strong images submitted covering the beauty of Scotland and the Scottish Highlands. My three wining pictures were captured in March 2024 from my what appears to becoming an annual trip to this outlandishly stunning part of the United Kingdom.
Outdoor Photography Magazine issue 299 - October 2023
Truly honoured and privileged to be interviewed by Nick Smith about my photography journey so far. The 8 page article features alongside some truly remarkable photographers from all over the globe in the 299 edition of the prestigious “Outdoor Photography” Magazine, It was published in October 2023 and showcases some of my award winning and favourite photographs I’ve taken in the UK to date.
Amateur Photographer Magazine July 2023
Super nice to be featured in the July 2023 edition of this excellent photgraphy publication with three of my architectural pictures taken in Manchester earlier this year.
Commended in LPOTY 2022
"Blue In Blackpool"
Was commended in The Landscape Photographer of the Year 2022 in the Classic Section - This Long exposure taken in the blue hour is a 211 second exposure with the use of a Lee Filters ND filter.
The picture was taken just south of the central pier around 21.50 hrs in May 2021 with the big wheel and funfair in full swing, I consider myself very lucky as this was a plan B that evening, 10 minutes later they pulled the plug and the whole scene was in darkness!
Lytham Jetty
Lytham St Anne's Lancashire
Several months of planning and waiting for the right conditions finally paid off. The right cloud height coupled with a southerly wind, the correct tide high to capture the end of the jetty boardwalk before it's consumed by the rising tide, to also coincide with sunset and finally a wind speed of less than 4mph = Mission accomplished
Commended in SLPOTY 2022
Last Light At Dalmore Beach - My long exposure picture from The Isle Of Lewis on the Outer Hebrides was commended in the Scottish Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2022. This 81 second exposure captured the fading light as it lit the rocks and sea stacks up to the east side of this stunning little bay. The exquisite light along with the aqua seas and complementary colour pallet in the sky caught the eye of the judges out of several thousand submitted pictures
Runner Up - SLPOTY 2021
Truly thrilled to be awarded Runner Up prize in the ‘Scottish Landscape Photographer of The Year 2021’ Seascape section with my picture 'The Blue Hour - Isle Of Harris'. It will be published in this years SLPOTY book and displayed at a major exhibition. The annual competition includes some truly superb images taken from some of the most beautiful and stunning places Scotland has to offer. Pictures were submitted from photographers based all over the world earlier this year and I am honoured to receive such an award in the company of some of the best seascape photographers in the UK and overseas. My image, taken in the ‘blue hour’ just after sunset in mid-March 2020 was captured just before lockdown and for me evokes a real sense of tranquillity and serenity which the Outer Hebrides has to offer. It’s an 161 second long exposure captured with the use of the Lee Filters ProGlass IRND 10 stop filter.
Lee Filters Top 5 Winning Image - November 2021
Here is one of my top 5 favourite seascape pictures from 2021 taken on the west coast of Lancashire this year. Plan 'B' paid off to get the high tide washing over the promenade steps at Blackpool along with the big wheel lit up in all its glory , 10 minutes later they pulled the plug and the scene was in darkness!
Lee Filters Top 5 Winning Image - March 2021
My Luskentyre ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) picture from the stunning Outer Hebrides has been selected by the Top UK camera Filter system company Lee Filters as one of the Top Five images for the March 2021 "YourView" which is a gallery of hand-picked images selected by top professionals, this time it was Mark Cornick who made the selection. CLICK HERE TO READ MARKS COMMENTS
Lee Filters Top 5 Winning Image - September 2020
Here is my 161 second long exposure image from Bagh Steinigidh Beach Isle of Harris on the Outer Hebrides, taken just before lockdown in March 2020, It's been selected by the Top UK camera Filter system company Lee Filters as one of the Top Five images for the September YourView which is a gallery of hand-picked images selected by top professionals . Click here to read the comments