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This is PhotoArks’s fourth article in a series illustrating our favourite photography walks. Note that these articles

One of our most loved areas for local photography is Stanton Moor. Just a fifteen minute drive from

If ever there was a scene waiting to be photographed, it is during those few minutes at the beginning or

Our search for some late summer sun in 2025 took us to the Greek island of Symi. Arriving into Rhodes late in the

Air Travel today seems to impose increasingly tougher limitations on hand luggage sizes with each year

A new DSLR System acquisition invariably sees us purchase a new bag to house it in. What can I say? – we

Located on the west side of Matlock in the lower part of Lumsdale lies a mill complex dating back to 1783. Originally

At the penultimate Photography Show in Birmingham, held before the pandemic changed the way we live our lives, I had

Shoulder style camera bags are something I have never really got on with, having a preference to spread the load evenly

My biggest problem when starting out with post processing digital images was that of sharpening. I

These words come very late to the party as far as the Leica CL’s lifespan is concerned. After all, it was released in

A local place of interest I have overlooked for many years is a pigment works located on the banks of the river Derwent,

One of the greatest photographic pleasures in life is to see a well exposed, well projected slide and

As the years go by it has become apparent to me that Ethan and I take far too many digital pictures. Their stealthy

I thought I would share a story regarding a recent trip to Halkidiki in North East Greece.

We spent 16 nights

We travelled to The Gambia in January as part of a 50th birthday celebration. Naturally we went armed to our teeth with

I have the kind of personality that loves attention to detail and fine engineering. It plays an

Readers of the PhotoArk blog will be aware that I have been evaluating different camera systems for the

It was a little over a year ago when I dipped my toe back into a camera system after a five-year hiatus of using a fixed

It seems rare today for a camera to come along that looks like it is designed by a photographer and not

Over the years, our loft has become a dumping ground for a whole pile of stuff that, through nostalgia, laziness and

One thing that 30+ years of photography has taught me is that there is no such thing as the perfect

Those photographers who enjoy macro or close focus photography will appreciate how important a sturdy

March 2^nd saw us attending the annual Photography Show, housed at Birmingham’s NEC. Up until

March 21^st heralded the start of the annual photography show held at the NEC Birmingham. For the uninitiated,

How time flies – it really does not seem like a year ago since we were last writing our comments

2016 was a big year for us in terms of building new, and extending existing camera systems, and I cannot

2018 marks the fifth year of the Photography Show at Birmingham’s NEC. Born from the ashes of the annual Focus on

Recently, I came across some poorly executed scans of photographs taken when on holiday in Santorini,

Last weekend saw me at a loose end with my time due to an extended period of rain that had moved across

For my first PhotoArk Blog entry, I thought I would take a brief retrospective look at an old friend and

As part of our holiday to Halkidiki we spent a few days getting to know Thessaloniki a bit better than previous day-long

In July 2018, we decided to spend a couple of weeks travelling the western area of Halkidiki. Starting our journey in

We recently completed an 18 night trip around the Thessaly area of Greece. Starting in Thessaloniki our route took us to

My office is a cluttered place and fundamentally unchanged for 15 years, so filing cabinets and desk

Being the keen walkers that we are it was inevitable that, over the years, we would find ourselves with

Revisiting a subject first aired in 2013 and, being the keen walkers that we are, it was inevitable that

To me, tripods are a bit like bags; I have had lots of them over the years and always seem to be on the

Upgrades aside, purchasing additional lenses is for most of us, driven by the desire to capture images

Towards the end of last year, Ethan and myself attended an in-store day held at the Leica Camera Store, Manchester. The

Having recently acquired a brand new Leica T, I was surprised to see that it was still running v1.1

Our photo editing has long been taken care of by Apple products, the current machine being a Mac Mini

How many of you use some kind of clear filter to protect the exposed element of your lenses for fear of

Vanguard are well known for their tripod and binocular ranges, but they were a manufacturer I initially

Our summer holiday took us to Crete this year as we were intent on having a walking holiday in and

There is a real trend toward manufacturing small but fully capable cameras at the moment, and it’s

For 360 views of the Peak District, it is hard to beat standing on top of Win Hill Pike on a clear day. Guarding access

As the pandemic moved into its second year, hopes of travelling very far faded. Lockdowns and confusing half measures