Dartmoor Photography Blog
Walks, shoots, odd lenses and the occasional rant.
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Method in the Madness (Method TBC)
You might be asking why a photographer and Moorland guide is writing about such seemingly disparate stuff.
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And this is why we can't have nice things.
The other day I was lucky enough to run a Natural Light Portrait Workshop on Dartmoor as part of the Dartmoor Preservation Association's Partnership programme.
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Will the real Mary Maria Colling please stand up ?
(A Dartmoor Story about a lowly Tavistock resident in the Nineteenth Century)
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Bowerman’s Nose: Legends are like memes in slow motion
Search anywhere for "Bowerman's Nose" today and almost every result will tell you basically the same story. A cocksure hunter and his faithful hounds are turned to stone by witches whose rit…
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Photographing Hawthorn on Dartmoor: Folklore, Form and the May Tree
Spend even the shortest moment on Dartmoor and you will notice the convoluted, often lone forms of the hawthorn. Some are graceful in their windswept form, others are twisted and gnarly, a f…
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Pixie-Led on Dartmoor: Concerning the Piskies, and what befell Mr Wm. Satterley of Postbridge
Regular readers will no doubt remember that I have a habit of occasionally bidding on odd lots online. Usually weird old cameras or even projector lenses that I will then gaffer tape to the…
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Adapted Simplex Ampro Ltd 2 1/2 inch f1.8 Projection lens on Sony a7r - Curious Photography
Who would have thought that a little bit of cardboard and gaffer tape and an appropriately large amount of imagination would create such a monstrosity as my adapted Simplex Ampro Ltd 2 1/2 i…
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Adapted Cosmicar 75mm C-Mount TV Lens on Sony a7r - Curious Photography
When I started to write the article Curious Photography for my website, it hadn’t really occurred to me how much my style of photography (and maybe even my general attitude towards life) has…
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St Gudula - Photographing a Saint (or at least, someone playing one)
So, I was recently asked to photograph Helen Bruce, the Communications Officer at the Dartmoor Preservation Association as St Gudula, in preparation for a brand new community ceremony coming…
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Hound Tor - Here be Witches
Back in September 2025 I was asked by a wonderful group of ladies if I’d be willing to shoot them on Dartmoor. Even though these ladies where witches, we’re hopefully a little more open mind…
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Interviewing George from The Dartmoor Podcast - an exercise in trying stuff (and maybe not succeeding completely, but giving it a go anyway)
In my continuing attempt to edit and publish my images as quickly as possible, and to also write about my adventures (primarily to gain some sort of traction on the internet without spending…
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Dartmoor Portrait Shoots - The Lady of The Lake
Dartmoor can be the perfect setting for atmospheric, myth, fantasy and legend inspired portrait photography.
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Dartmoor Photoshoots for Creatives : Avoca - A Vocal Soundscape Artist
Over the years I’ve found that Dartmoor has a way of drawing creative people together, and this session with Avoca was no different.
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Underwater Landscapes on Dartmoor
Am I an expert on shooting underwater? Far from it, I’m learning on the job. As with very much of my work, I’m really making it up as I go along. Hopefully this little article will help moti…
