Chris Bonington climbing at Anglezarke 1989, he asked me which is the way down, I said this is the best way Chris and he said `lets follow the local man down` so I can claim I led Everest mountaineer Chris Bonington off a rock face! My photo appeared in the Guardian the next day.
We're truly honoured to have been awarded this year's prestigious Royal Photographic Society Eastlake Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship in recognition of Side's outstanding contribution to the public appreciation, enjoyment or understanding of photography through education (cont)
I've decided to travel around the Uk ( virtually) and paint landscapes from each county, starting from Portsmouth. I'll post the new paintings as I journey east from Portsmouth on my etsy page.
#paintingmywayaroundtheuk
Coast and Inland
Don’t forget the book launch tonight! Here’s a few very quick sketches from yesterday - done whilst sitting having lunch at Ambleside YH cafe. So relaxing to sit in the sun & draw 😊☀️
I have many favourite gates - doesn't everyone?! - but this one is a cracker, especially when the fields beyond are covered in mist. On this particular morning it looked like a gateway to another world, where the trees had become islands in a shallow sea of ever-shifting white.
Great @guardian preview of ‘Fury’ - the beautiful, harrowing, brilliant new work by our 2021 Master of Photography Shirin Neshat @GoodmanGallery https://t.co/nFWZoQJMBX