Mark Waddington

Beneath the Leaves My regular dog walks in Middleton Woods near home are always an inspiration. At this time of year, the leaves are turning, and the earth is full of fungi. It’s a time to reflect on the cycle of lif…

Beneath the Leaves, a poem. mark-waddington.com/2025/10/16/b...

dandelion macro photography shot in black and white

thus with a kiss I die - William Shakespeare
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#flower #dandelion #nature #photography #monochrome #macrophotography

A black and white image of a single tree with a misty background. © Damian Ward 2025.

Buckinghamshire 2025.

#photography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite

Upstagers HQ in Ilkley, West Yorkshire @Upstagers
#blackandwhitephotography #Monochrome #architecture

Noir Whitby Abbey

#Whitby #yorkshire #photography #travel #blackandwhite #Dracula #noir #PhotographersOfBlueSky #goth

Photograph by Michael Kenna, ‘Railway Lines’ Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England 1983. Silhouettes of buildings and reflected light on railway tracks into the distance at dusk or dawn.

Photograph by Michael Kenna, ‘Railway Lines’ Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England 1983.

'Another Place'. As an artwork it's impossible to photograph (Antony Gormley explains). It's all about the space and the place. Everyone's experience of it will be unique depending on where they stand.

Time to reflect.

#yorkshire #reflection #reflectionphotography #dewsbury #ontheroad #monochromemonday #monochrome #streetphotography

A black and white photo of Prince Street with its curved row of Georgian Terraced Houses and narrow cobbled street. Complimented by a ornate Street lantern on the right and a skelatal winter tree on the left.

Prince Street. Hull Old Town. See #alt-text #alttext for full description.

#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #blueskyartshow #Monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #eastcoastkin #winter

Salts Mill, West Yorkshire.
#bnwphotography #yorkshire #monochrome #Leica

While we are in nostalgia mode, this the BBC TV Christmas identity from 1985. In those pre-digital days mechanical models were made. This one was a bit temperamental and required an engineer to be on standby. The engineer is the one in the diamond jumper.

A shot from the 1980s when I was presenting at the BBC in Newcastle. The late Mike Neville preparing for an interview with the wonderful Barbara Dickson @barbaradickson.bsky.social

November: Strid Woods

Here's a little cyanotype print I made yesterday. I used soap bubbles for the background texture and a misting of vinager solution to achieve the green tone.

Path through woods

Narrow path alongside the river Wharfe between Ilkley and Addingham, West Yorkshire. #blackandwhitephotography

I've been experimenting with different papers for cyanotype printing. This is cheap cartridge paper. I've found that by adding a little gelatine to the sensitiser it coats very well. You can see some brush marks which add interest. The contrast seems to be increased as well. This one needs ironing!

Darwin Gardens, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. #blackandwhitephotography

Old tree near Nesfield in Wharfedale. 35mm film, Canon A1 camera. #blackandwhitephotography #filmphotography

Stone bird hide

Washburn Valley walking towards Thruscross Reservoir. This ornate bird hide. #blackandwhitephotography