As promised 4 of 30 portraits I made on my large format camera as part of my iPorter project 10 yrs ago in Everest region. I'd love to be able to show these images somewhere again & perhaps do a project revisit - but I'm not up for being a porter again!
ILFORD PHOTO Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

The Legend that is Guillemot the springer has just turned 14 and we thought that X doesn't quite show enough awesome in these challenging times, so here he is, looking awesome.

Still always up for a walk he is the silent partner in our business. Guilly, we salute you 🙌

Ten yrs ago I (Rob) went to Nepal to work as a porter on the Everest Trail. I wanted to find out more about their lives & how tough it might be (very).
I made a film of the experience and made portraits on my #realfilm large format camera. I'll post some portraits in coming days

Measuring, smiling, straightening … getting ready Dales Countryside Museum. ‘Labour of Love’ exhibition opens April 19: England’s upland commons in the spotlight.
Foundation for Common Land Yorkshire Dales National Park The National Lottery Heritage Fund Esmée Fairbairn
Huge thanks to all the commoners & others who are featured here.

Join us at the opening of a new exhibition!

Labour of Love:
Life, land and nature in England’s Upland Commons
Dales Countryside Museum Hawes DL8 3NT

Friday April 19 - We'll be there 3-5.30pm so drop in & say hi, see what we have been up to the past 2 yrs

Foundation for Common Land Yorkshire Dales National Park

Was great to meet Adrian in #Dartmoor recently. If you're curious about remedies for Molinia, or the challenge of managing commons for nature, climate and people, dip into the article here 👇
Chris Short Food, Farming and Countryside Commission eftec Julia Aglionby 🧡 Dartmoor National Park Foundation for Common Land

Very much looking forward to running this and meeting other artists/arts organisations who are entangled in/with the pressing climate and biodiversity emergency.

Still places left on our environmental arts workshop next Wednesday 6.30-8:30pm, online. Hosted by the always fabulous Cumbria Arts and Culture Network

How can art and culture make a difference? What’s your experience, and what are your questions?

More info here
cacn.co.uk/event/workshop…

With all the Big Stuff happening at the moment sometimes it's worth looking down at the little (amazing!) stuff that goes on. Last week we came across this colony of wood ants in Horner Wood #Exmoornationalpark
I'm sure folk have studied them so wondered why they were so active?

Thought that we would get involved with #thicktrunktuesday for the first time with this old, pollarded oak seen last week in the woods above Porlock in #exmoor in Hawkcombe NNR. This was the biggest of many such awesome trees.

Just in case your day needed a singing robin, well, one popped up to perform for us yesterday. There were a few around #watersmeet in #Exmoor all trying to sonically rise above the white-water clamour and doing an excellent job.

I (Rob) am not sure that X is the space for happy pics any more, but I don't care. 12 years ago we got married on the shores of Wastwater and each and every day I count my blessings.

Cumbrian creatives. We are running a second workshop on how we/the sector can respond to the many environmental challenges we are facing.
Look forward to seeing a few friendly faces in the virtual room. Booking details below:

Fellow folk of Cumbrian Creative sector we're running another workshop for Cumbria Arts and Culture Network :
How can the cultural sector respond to environmental challenges?
Online March 27 6.30-8.30
Conversational/participatory - limited to just 20 attendees
More details
cacn.co.uk/event/workshop…

Are you an artist who wants to do some amazing work in the wonderful county of Cumbria? Well...click on the link to discover more about the 3 residency opportunities available - Yes THREE!

University of Cumbria Art Gene Cumbria Arts and Culture Network @CumbriaLEP
#CatalystCumbria
art-gene.co.uk/catalyst/

A teaser of an exciting project we are about to launch after a few months of pulling all the strands together. The start of a resonance of trees, people, conversations and land use change.

We will be sharing more news soon. 🌳

On #WorldWetlandsDay we fondly remember an ongoing project on Bolton Fell Moss, nothern Cumbria. A collaboration between artists, scientists, conservationists, the local community & the awesome 480 hectares of being-restored bog.

We are back soon to continue the conversation.

Your trip overview - Airbnb airbnb.co.uk/trips/v1/a04b3…

Rob is testing a new camera that he's keen to use on a future project. 'New' is prob wrong as what you see here is a beautifully engineered pinhole camera (👏 Martin Lucas) that will hold 15x12 inch sheets of ILFORD PHOTO real film
Sometimes you just need to go back to 'simple'

Time to wave goodbye to 2023 and welcome in 2024. Hold on tight folks, the coming year may be a little bumpy.
Light and love from the both of us. X