If you’ve never visited Fryup Dale in the North York Moors National Park, you’re missing one of the most atmospheric and underrated landscape locations in Yorkshire. Tucked away in the rolling moorland between Glaisdale, Danby and the surrounding Esk Valley, Fryup Dale offers a perfect mix of winding roads, dramatic skies, open valleys and that unmistakable wild Yorkshire feeling.

It’s one of my favourite places to photograph, especially when the weather turns moody and the clouds roll in. This landscape photo was taken looking across the dale as the road snakes through the hillside — a scene that always feels like it’s pulling you forward into the horizon.

There is nowhere quite like South Gare. Nestled at the mouth of the River Tees, it’s a place where the towering silhouettes of industry meet the wild, unpredictable North Sea. For a photographer, it is a playground of textures—rust, concrete, marram grass, and shifting sands.

I recently headed out to the Gare to capture the low winter light, and I wanted to share the story behind this particular shot of the footprints leading toward the sun.

There’s a moment that happens after the crowds have gone home, when the shops pull their shutters down and the sea air settles into the streets. Whitby feels different then. Quieter. Slower. Almost reflective.

This image was taken on a wet evening in Whitby, North Yorkshire. Rain still clung to the cobbles, reflecting the glow of shop windows and Christmas lights overhead. The street was empty, but not lifeless. If anything, it felt full — full of atmosphere, memory, and that unmistakable calm that only comes when a place exhales.

As a landscape photographer in the North East, few places stir my soul like Redcar Beach. There’s something raw and alive about this stretch of coastline — the endless sands, the ever-changing skies, and the sound of waves crashing against the shore. Every time I set foot here, I feel that familiar surge of excitement, knowing the landscape will offer something entirely new to capture.

There’s a unique charm in photographing landscapes under a dreary, overcast sky. South Gare, Redcar, with its rugged coastline and industrial heritage, takes on a moody and atmospheric quality when the evening clouds roll in. Such conditions can often be overlooked by photographers chasing golden hour light, but a dreary evening offers a different kind of beauty that’s just as compelling.

Thornwick Bay, nestled on the rugged Yorkshire coast, offers a spectacular playground for landscape photographers seeking dramatic seascapes and natural beauty. Known for its chalk cliffs and sweeping beach, the location provides a variety of compelling compositions that change with the tide, weather, and light.

The afternoon light bathed Marsden Rock in a golden hue, casting long shadows across the rugged coastline. With my camera in hand, I set out to capture its grandeur, feeling the gentle breeze carry the salty scent of the sea.