Historic Heritage

Northumberland is rich in its history of bygone years, full of vitality, for this is the surviving heartland of an ancient kingdom. In the golden age of Northumbria, great saints and kings strode the splendid stage of Holy Island and Royal Bamburgh, figures through times own mist that became legends.

My feeling for such historical areas is to capture on film the grandeur of such places. Alnwick Castle, Dunstanburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall, only to name but a few, are the inspiration that stirs me on, all needing quite a different photographic approach, when comparing it with wildlife.

It's becoming more difficult to capture the loneliness of many of these areas, as more visitors come to these historical places. Bamburgh Castle, could once be photographed with its lonely beach and headland, but not any more, as joggers, walkers, and fun loving people take command of what was once a quiet coastline. I always make a point to photograph many of these well known places during the colder months of winter, when there are fewer visitors.