Welcome to the Stu Brown Photography Blog, sharing stories and photography from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, the North Yorkshire coast, and the Cleveland Way.
Here you’ll find field notes from landscape and wildlife shoots, updates from my photography workshops, and insights into working along one of the most dramatic stretches of coastline in the North East of England.
I spend most of my time outdoors — watching the tides, the weather, and the changing light across the moors and cliffs. This blog is a place to share those moments: coastal landscapes at sunrise, wildlife encounters around Saltburn and the North Yorkshire Moors, and the quiet details that make this coastline so special.
Whether you’re here to discover new locations, improve your photography, join a workshop, or simply enjoy the view — I hope these stories bring you a little closer to the landscape.
What a Fly Agaric Taught Me About Photographing Lockwood Beck
The last photograph I shared from Lockwood Beck was of a fly agaric, which meant spending a fair bit of time down at ground level. For this one, I thought I’d give my knees a break and point the camera across the reservoir instead. It’s quite a change going from a subject you could almost miss under your feet to a photograph where you have to decide how much of the place to fit in. That’s one of the reasons I like going back to Lockwood Beck with a camera.