Derby Silk Mill – What If? Machine
With my projected photo book of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in mind, I spent an enjoyable Saturday afternoon photographing at Derby’s Silk Mill as six teams combined in the 2016 What If? Machine project. Running since 2012, What If? sees the design, build and operation of a Goldberg / Heath Robinson ‘chain […]
Derby Feste 2015
I photographed Derby Feste 2015 – and realised what I had been missing out on through not having photographed it before (I’m a busy guy, ok?). As it turned out, I couldn’t have photographed it at a better time for my book on the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site as weather conditions were perfect […]
Derby Silk Mill wins the Lottery
I have a major photo book coming out in the summer of 2016, depicting the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, which yesterday received a fantastic boost: Heritage Lottery funding of £9.38m for the Derby Silk Mill ‘Museum of Making’ project. Even more amazing, the full project costs are predicted to be £16.4m, £4m of […]