by Steve Tanham
If time proves to be not just malleable, but revisitable, we can close our eyes and be back in a tiny Lancashire hamlet called Tockholes; graced by a pub, a few stone cottages and a car park/bus turnaround of the farthest route from Bolton’s bus station, on Moor Lane, in the town centre. Had my share of nightmares, didn’t think there could be much … Read More Lady Eleanor
by Steve Tanham
The lovely Park Road Gardens, in Grange-over-Sands is one of the jewels of the Cumbrian coast of Morecambe Bay. I like to photograph it through the seasons. Through November, it completes its departure as a summer haven and takes on a beautifully melancholy palette of fading golds. One other transformation is unexpected. A hidden path from a former iteration of the park’s design opens … Read More Through the trees to the sea
by Steve Tanham
The small seaside village of Arnside seldom disappoints in providing us photographers with scenes animated by extraordinary light. Facing west out into the northern end of Morecambe Bay the estuary features complex tides, the outflowing confluence of three local rivers, and some of the most spectacular skies in Britain. We even have our own ‘bore’, much like the River Severn, but considerably smaller in … Read More Potent skies
by Steve Tanham
The crunch-crackle… I’ll bet you can hear it in your head! Image by the author. ©️Stephen Tanham
by Steve Tanham
A dear friend sent this to me a few days ago. In a year that’s been very emotional, it touched me deeply, and I thought I’d share it here: ‘The Taker of the Photos ‘I am the taker of the photos. I am the receiver of the groans, the eye-rolls and the “hurry ups”. I am the one who disrupts the moments – to … Read More The Taker of the Photos
by Steve Tanham
Part one: eternal stone A canvas on which the far future writes. Part two: life abundant, free divergence. Part three: Fragment of a moment in which intelligence passed this way, a quarter-second behind reality. ©️Stephen Tanham, 2025
by Steve Tanham
There’s always one day in October that epitomises that golden sense of the final goodbye to the summer for another year. A visit to Grange always entails a short collie-walk in the Park Road Gardens, which are beautifully kept and a treat for any season. Tess is nearly eleven, and such strolls are ideal for her ageing joints… Today was it, and we were … Read More The Golden of October
by Steve Tanham
The flight from Montreal had been short and pleasant. Through the aircraft’s small window, the pastoral landscape of Prince Edward Island (PEI) was expanding into detailed view as our plane from Montreal jostled with the final air currents and descended to land at Charlottetown, the island’s capital. Below us stretched the gentle hills and estuaries of PEI, many of which we would encounter, albeit … Read More Wooden Ships (4 – final) The Lighthouse at Possibility’s End
by Steve Tanham
(Continued from Part One) Prince Edward Island, often shortened to its initials PEI, is Canada’s smallest province. It lies only 13 miles off the New Brunswick Atlantic coast. It is connected to the Canadian mainland by one of the world’s longest bridges to pass over ice-covered waters (in winter), named the Confederation Bridge. It is one of Canada’s Maritime Provinces, and the waters that … Read More Wooden Ships (2) : Prince Edward Island
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by Steve Tanham
September one of my favourite months, though I’m always sad to see the summer end. September is a kind of ‘transition zone’ between the golden end of the warm months and their colder counterparts that live on the edge of true winter. For us on the southern edge of the Lake District, it’s a time when, on the right clear-skied morning, getting the dog … Read More The soft and clear light of September
by Steve Tanham
“You’re staring at that lamp.” “Yes.” “You’ve been staring at that lamp for twenty-three minutes, now.” “Twenty four, actually. I’m counting as well as staring at the lamp.” “Why are you staring at the lamp at 11:30 in the evening when we’re on holiday in Dublin?” “Because it’s a peaceful shape with soft curves and relaxing shades of white, grey and silver.” “Just because … Read More Silly Shadow
by Steve Tanham
It was Easter Sunday, 20th April, 2025. Bernie had cooked us a fabulous Sunday lunch, now finished, leaving us relaxed and reflective. . We had three guests; our longstanding friends and fellow dog-owners Siobhan and Paul, and a visiting new friend of theirs from New Zealand – Russ -who is pivotal to the rest of this true story. Although you might have good reason … Read More Wooden Ships (1)
Sun in Gemini 
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