At the still point of the turning world ... there the dance is ... and there is only the dance.

T.S. Eliot: Burnt Norton

There are only moments.
Each moment encapsulates everything that has gone before and all that may unfurl.
Everything is fleeting. Everything is connected.
We each have our own viewpoint, our own perceptions. We each make our own moments.

About me:
Retired metallurgist, living in Oxfordshire. I have no formal training in photography, though much of my working life involved the use of optical and electron microscopes and I think that continues to influence the way in which I see and record the world. I tend to be looking for structure, patterns, connections – things which are indicative of some sort of process and the passage of time. To that end, I generally focus on detail in the landscape rather than the wider view.

About the images:

Shorelines: Images from various locations in the UK, including the west coast of Scotland and the south coasts of England and Wales.

Down Along the Cove: An ongoing series of images of coastal rock formations from Devon and Cornwall.

Earthworks: Images from locations close to the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire.

Woodlands: Images are arranged seasonally, beginning with autumn in the Scottish Highlands. All other images are from woodlands more local to me, including Badbury in Oxfordshire and Savernake Forest and West Woods in Wiltshire.

Woodworks: An ongoing series of close-up images of old trees, living and dead, from local woodlands.

Staring at the Sky: Clouds.

Iceland: Images made in March 2016, during a week blessed by recent snow and diffuse light.

[Galleries last updated August 2025]