As a conclusion to 2022’s Green PLACE Project work, there will be a Your Green PLACE exhibition opening on Saturday 28th January at Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle. It will feature a collection of photos, videos and artwork from artists and several community groups thereby showcasing the inspiration of the project, and learnings …
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Around about a year ago I was asked by Cumbria Development Education Centre (CDEC) if they could use me and the MySqK concept I had created (https://andrewhaggar.com/mysqk/), to be one of the vehicles for delivering their Green PLACE Project. Naturally I was delighted to be involved and saw the two as a perfect fit. To …
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“He gets there eventually.” In an email exchange with my friend Mike where we had been passing emails to-and-fro, debating colour choices for fonts on the MySqK book cover, I finally hit upon the right option and commented to Mike “I get there eventually”, followed by “I think they might put that on my gravestone …
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6th October 2021 It had been weeks since my last visit to the square with my camera. I was feeling the need to get back there and re-immerse myself in the familiarity of this landscape. Neither the weather nor the light conditions were offering inspiration, so I headed straight to the two trees. There was …
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On 20th November 2016, the day after my birthday, I walked from my house with a few friends who had come to visit for the weekend, along the road and up onto the local fell. I had not been living in the house for very long but I hadn’t wasted any time checking out the …
Back in October 2019 I entered three photographs into Trail Magazines ‘UK Mountain Photo 2019’ competition. With no particular regularity I’ve entered a number of photographic competitions over the years, as and when I think I have an image or images that have a chance. Now I ought to quickly follow that statement up by …
What is the hardest thing about landscape photography? Surely it’s dragging yourself out of bed at the crack of sparrows to go and get those sunrise shots. At times it feels that way at least. That mental battle that takes place – tired, warm, comfortable, as opposed to beautiful sunrise, soft light, being out there …
Ok, I’m the first to admit that I’m a bit of a hoarder. There does come a point though when enough is enough and I’ve recently drawn the line at transferring years and years worth of photographic and outdoor magazines to my new storage cupboards. I’m having a bit of an ‘autumn clean’. First of …
Standing at the water’s edge on the beach at Rathmullan in County Donegal a few weeks ago I watched the movement of water change the shape of the bootlace-like seaweed caught in the ebb and flow of the gentle tide…
Summit View from Triglav: One of the photographs on display from a recent exhibition at Stir in Cambridge…
