So we’re fast approaching the end of yet another year and once again it has reached that time when it seems that every photographer with access to some sort of social media bombards the unwary viewer with a load of pictures that they’ve shot throughout the year……..and alas dear reader……I’m no different!
Now just to warn you – I’ve included quite a few pictures here – but then again it’s my blog so I can 😉 So grab a brew or a glass of your favourite Rioja, sit back and scroll through some of the pictures I’ve shot over this last year. Some were taken when out on assignment for Getty Images or London News Pictures others where shot for the regional papers. Some where taken as part of projects I’ve been working on and even from the occasional wedding whilst others were shot while I was out and about and I just thought it made a nice picture!
But each in their own way remind me of something throughout the year and of what a busy, at times stressful but ultimately of what a rewarding photographic year it’s been…..let’s hope next year brings more of the the same!
All the best.
Saltburn residents attend a public meeting against proposed parking charges
South Gare fishermen’s Huts, Teesside
Runners and windfarm, Teesside
Surfer Gabe Davies takes off on a huge wave, Teesside
A tractor clears snow from a road, North Yorkshire
Snowboarder, Roseberry Topping, Yorkshire
Sam Davis carries his dog, Meg, across a flooded road, Saltburn
Scots Guards homecoming, Catterick
Sheep farmer, Malton, North Yorkshire
Battle of the Bands competition, Bradford, West Yorkshire
A man walks through heavy snow, Loftus, East Cleveland
Guitar player on Saltburn pier
Cavendish’s Horses, Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
A motorcyclist takes a break as the A66 road is closed by snow
Heading to the surf
A woman feeds seagulls, South Gare, Teesside
Waves crash over the lighthouse, South Gare, Teesside
Farmer Stuart Buckle tends to his sheep during heavy snow, Bleathgill Farm, Cumbria
Demonstrators attend a parade against local council officials, Saltburn, Cleveland
Steam Train, Cleveland
Moto-X, Teesside
Three kids keep warm on the beach, Saltburn, Cleveland
Pigeon owner, Easington, County Durham
The day of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, Easington, County Durham
A banner is unfurled on the day of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, Easington, County Durham
An owl and her keeper, RSPB Saltholme, Teesside
Cricket match, Middlesbrough
Local band ‘Just Void’ play in the Victoria Pub, Saltburn, Cleveland
Actor Martin Shaw on set on Saltburn seafront
A demonstrator takes part in a march against government cuts, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Members of the public protest against government cuts, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
Band ‘Alpha Place’ perform, Middlesbrough
Sand racing, Majuba Beach, Redcar, Cleveland
Penguin, Leeds
South Shields by-election
Woman with tuna, Madeira
View from the window, Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire
Homecoming parade, York, Yorkshire
A young girl reaches up for knitted figures, Saltburn Pier, Cleveland
The Mallard, National Railway Museum, York
Foggy streets, Saltburn, Cleveland
A young boy plays on the beach, Robin Hood’s Bay, Yorkshire
Newcastle based writer Alison Carr – photographed as part of the Writer Fifty project for the Traverse Theatre
Appleby Horse Fair, Cumbria
World War Two veteran, Eddie Straight
Summer Solstice, Kielder Observatory, Northumberland
A bus grounded on Saltburn Bank, Cleveland
Orlando Gough, composer of ‘The Foghorn Requiem’ poses in front of Souter Lighthouse, South Shields
Kids enjoy a ride at an agricultural show, Yorkshire
A typhoon flies overhead during an exercise, Saltburn, Cleveland
Catch of the day, Saltburn, Cleveland
MP William Hague, Richmond, Yorkshire
A man sits outside his caravan at the start of Duncombe Park Steam Fair, Helmsley, Yorkshire
A young boy poses in front of his families steam engine during Duncombe Park Steam Fair, Helmsley, Yorkshire
Three brothers pose for the camera at a farming show in Yorkshire
The Funtime Express, Yorkshire
The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate, Yorkshire
The Great Yorkshire Show, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Durham Miners Gala
A man with a ‘pit head and miner ‘tattoo on his back sits with his family during the Durham Miners Gala
Sunset over Northumberland
A family sit surrounded by seagulls on the beach at Whitby, North Yorkshire
Merry-go-round
Storm clouds form over Teesside
A young boy stands next to a sea wall, Redcar, Cleveland
Christine Rogers rides down the beach at Saltburn, Cleveland
Huntcliff, Saltburn, Cleveland
A man poses for the camera during Saltburn Folk Weekend
Ursa Major – also known as The Great Bear – is visible above clouds that are lit from below by industrial sites on Teesside
The perseid meteor shower
Graduation day at the Army Foundation College, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Dark clouds over Teesside
The wedding of Nick and Diana
Runners avoid a flooded road, Saltburn, Teesside
Surfer Karl Frampton leaps from Saltburn pier into the water as he goes for a surf
‘Captain Cook’, Whitby, North Yorkshire
No dogs allowed
Miss Tess Tickle and her dog ‘Beau’ at the LGBT parade, Middlesbrough, Cleveland
A man sits and reflects at the National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire
A young boy holds a fire brigade union flag during a 4-hour walk out by firefighters over a pension dispute, Grangetown, Middlesbrough
Rich and Laura get married
Ryedale Vineyards first grape harvest of the year, Yorkshire
Firefighters attend a hay bail fire, Teesside
Umbrellas on Saltburn pier
Teddy Boy, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Fishing cobbles, Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Pickering War Weekend, North Yorkshire
Pickering War Weekend, North Yorkshire
Surfer Stuart Campbell performs during the UK Pro Surf Tour, Saltburn, Cleveland
Halloween event at Saltholme Nature Reserve, Billingham, Teesside
Whitby Gothic Weekend
World Record breaking attempt for the largest gathering of elves, York
Remembrance Sunday, Middlesbrough
The Lumiere event, Durham City
Lucie and Tom get married
Serjeant George Norton, 31 waits for a lecture to begin at the Personnel Recovery Centre, Catterick.
George suffered a severe brain injury after being shot in the head whilst deployed to Afghanistan two years ago
Prince Charles meets local school children as he visits PD Ports in Middlesbrough, Cleveland
The worst storm surge in 30 years hits the coast of the UK including Saltburn which sustained heavy damage to many of the seafront buildings including the pier arcade
Clouds over Huntcliff in Saltburn are illuminated by an early morning sunrise
An anti-racism march held by the Middlesbrough FC supporters group Red Faction pose with a banner outside the Riverside stadium
The Sankta Lucia Festival of Light at York Minster
Families and relatives gather in Lockerbie for the 25th anniversary of the air disaster
The Boxing Day dip at Saltburn
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