Month: July 2024

The river and the old bridge mills

The Old Bridge mills once formed the heart of Kendal’s industry. They have since been converted into offices and other commercial properties. The River Kent flows right through their heart, providing a dramatic urban landscape which can be seen from the castle, a twenty minute walk away. The height of summer is a good time to reach into this landscape and capture its lushness. … Read More The river and the old bridge mills

Aquileia: a spiritual nexus of the ancient world (1)

You can approach the Roman ruins of Aquileia by road or by water. The road to Grado passes right through the small town, displaying the ruins on either side of the tarmac. What you don’t realise is how ‘basic’ these are compared with what lies beyond the nearby field to the east. In these ruins and the carefully preserved artefacts found here is told … Read More Aquileia: a spiritual nexus of the ancient world (1)

Summer evening in the gorge

The sun was starting to set when we took the collie for her final walk; along the old canal path … … and down across the fields to emerge at the old bridge over the River Kent. There are certain evenings when the mellowness of the water on limestone is exquisite. Worth taking a few detailed shots to show it off. Still filled with … Read More Summer evening in the gorge

Ideas and buildings…

©Stephen Tanham 2024 All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12 ProMax. Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which offers a monthly Zoom-based gathering of companions, each one on their own, unique journey to deeper states of self-realisation.

A return to Hampstead

For over twenty years, Hampstead, in north London was my ‘business home’ for at least half the working week. I would join the thousands of other workers taking the Northern Line tube into The City. London, like most large cities, can be overwhelming and a permanent assault on the senses, but I got to make peace with it when I found a budget hotel … Read More A return to Hampstead

Gentle focus, gold stars

Their summer is so brief but the beauty says otherwise… ©Stephen Tanham 2024 All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12 ProMax or created using NightCafe Studio AI. Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which offers a monthly Zoom-based gathering of companions, each one on their own, unique journey to deeper states … Read More Gentle focus, gold stars

Coral reef in the sky

They last for minutes … sometimes seconds. A long, sunny day gives way to the start of twilight. And then the special colours begin. There’s little time to do anything but stare. Words are inadequate and would not assist the mind to grasp the beauty. It’s simply there to be felt. Nothing can be said to add to the ‘beingness’ of the moment. ———————————- … Read More Coral reef in the sky

When the summer does all the work

Sometimes you just look up and the most perfect arrangement of life and ‘objects’ is before you. Crouch down to include the grasses and summer flowers … and it’s complete. Bolton-le-Sands shore, Lancashire. ©Stephen Tanham 2024 All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12 ProMax. Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which … Read More When the summer does all the work

Bigness…

Some landscapes are just so ‘big’ – in several ways – that you can feel your self being drawn out from your body and into them. There to ‘fly around’, experiencing the curves, the rocks, waters, gradients and breezes that whisper.  Some landscapes… ©Stephen Tanham 2024 All photos taken and processed on an iPhone 12 ProMax or created using NightCafe Studio AI. Stephen Tanham is … Read More Bigness…