JOHN CLEARE's first collection

Alps; Champery; Morzine; winter; snow; cloud sea; cloud; weather; inversion; meteorology; mountains; hillside; bleak; Col de Chesery; frontier

WESTERN ALPS - winter on the Col de Chesery, astride the Franco-Swiss frontier above Morzine. The view is to the N.E. over the cloud-filled Champery valley to the Dent de Morcles (2969m./9741 ft) above Martigny in the Swiss Rhone Valley. ref: 0898

South America; Andes; Peru; Bolivia; high altitude; lake; Titicaca; Uros; native; ethnic; indian; Puno; Torani Pata; boat; canoe; man; reeds; reed boat; traditional; ancient, water. boatman

LAKE TITICACA, PERU : Aymara-Uros Indian in his traditional reed canoe near his village on the Torani Pata floating reed island in Puno Bay. ref: 1007803.021 (60.6/4/21(1)

South America; Peru; Andes; high altitude; Puno; Aymara; Indian; ethnic; native; fishing boat; sail; reed beds; reflection; tranquil; calm; lake; Titicaca

LAKE TITICACA lies at an altitude of 3850m.(12,635 ft) high in the Andes astride the Peru / Bolivia border. Here an Aymara Indian fishing boat navigates through the reed beds in Peru's Puno Bay as it returns home. ref: 1007805.021 (60.6/4/12(3)

Peru; Bolivia; Andes; high altitude; South America; lake; water; Titicaca; ethnic; native; Uros; Indians; village; island; floating island; reeds; huts; traditional; ancient; tranquil

LAKE TITICACA - Bolivia and Peru : this is the Uros Indian village of Torani Pata which is establioshed on a floating reed island in the lake. ref: (60.6/4/9(2)

Dorset; Wessex; Dorsetshire; Gap; hiker; hillside; Downs; downland; dark-clouds; light; distance; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering; self; DMV; Melcombe; Horsey

THE Dorsetshire GAP : view to the S.E. from just above the Gap - a narrow saddle or pass through the North Dorset Downs - towards the site of the medieval village of Melcombe Horsey with Henning Hill (199m.) beyond.

antiquity; architecture; building; England; folly; landmark; memorial; tower; 19th Century; obelisk, tower, Somerset, Blackdown Hills, Wellington, Napoleonic Wars, Iron Duke, Vale of Taunton Deane, commemorative, Duke of Wellington, hill top, needle,

Blackdown Hills, Somerset : the WELLINGTON OBELISK, built in 1817-18 to commemorate the Iron Duke, stands on the crest of the Blackdown Hills overlooking the Vale of Taunton Deane and the little town of Wellington itself. ref: 1035489

adventure; boat; canoe; kayak, surf, coast; Coast Path; National Park; National Trail; ocean; Pembrokeshire; recreation; sea shore; South Wales; summer; Wales, Whitesands, bay, seaside, St Davids,

PEMBROKESHIRE COAST National Park : the Coast Path is an excellent viewpoint to watch surf kayaks in action in WHITESANDS BAY near St.DAVID'S ref : 1006183.021

abstract; architecture; atmospheric; Bath; building; city; crescent; design; historic; house; lead-into-distance; pattern; portrait format; possible cover; repetition; residential street; shapes; smart; spectacular; stately home; stonework; street; tall; terrace; town; urban; Royal Crescent; Georgian; ionic; columns; ostentation; INVENTION28,

BATH : graceful Georgian geometry - The ostentatious ROYAL CRESCENT with its 114 huge Ionic columns was built in 1767 by John Wood the younger. ref : 07.6/1/19(4)

ABSTRACT; BEACH; STONY; CLIFF; colourful; DEVON; DEVONIAN; England; EROSION; GEOGRAPHICAL; GEOLOGICAL; LADRAM; Ladram Bay; LANDFORM; PATTERN; PEBBLES; portrait format; SANDSTONE; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; SHAPES; SYMMETRY; TEXTURE, design

Pebble beach below cliffs of Devonian sandstone at LADRAM BAY, S.E.Devon. ref: 1035324.031 01. 7/4/10(4)

Africa; equatorial; Uganda; Congo; Bakonjo; tribesmen; Ruwenzori; mountaineers; high altitude; forest-dwellers; porters; ethnic; natives, young men,

RUWENZORI MOUNTAINS - Uganda / Congo : two stout BAKONJO lads, recruited as porters for a Ruwenzori climbing expedition. The Bakonjo live in the thick montane forest that cloaks the high Ruwenzori slopes on both sides of the frontier. ref: 2878/G/28

architecture; Claerwen; construction; dam; Elan Valley; Elanydd; engineering; pattern; reservoir; shapes; stone walls; symmetry; tall; Wales; water

ELANYDD - Mid Wales : the CLAERWEN DAM, part of the extensive Elan Valley reservoir system, is 184 feet high, 1,166 feet long and impounds a 4 mile long reservoir. ref: 1015587 (04.4/5/6(01)

Architecture; building; city; construction; crane; design; England; London; narrow; portrait format; spectacular; tall; The City; tower; urban, narrow,

London - new office building in the City ref: 1802

cloud sea; in-flight; aerial view; high altitude; meteorological; weather; clouds; portrait format,

CLOUD SEA over the Mid-West, USA - aerial view from airliner flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet ref: 736/3/6

Architecture; building; city; colourful; construction; design; Docklands; England; Isle of Dogs; London; narrow; portrait format; residential street; river; riverside; shapes; spectacular; Thames; tower; urban; windows; tall

London - DOCKLANDS : new Thames-side residential and office developments off Stewart Street, Isle of Dogs, overlooking Blackwall Reach. ref: 11700

aircraft; wing; in-flight; panoramic; cloud sea; meteorological; weather; aerial view; high altitude, cloud,

Somewhere over the Atlantic - a high altitude cloud sea is seen from an airliner window. ref: 736/6/3

Architecture; cottage; doorways; England; house; Regency; repetition; residential street; road; street; street-scene; terrace; town; urban; windows; Newbury; Berkshire, red-brick,

NEWBURY, Berkshire : the charming SMITH'S TERRACE on the north eastern side of the town dates to 1823. ref: 01.6/7/22(8)

beach; calm; coast; distance; erosion; geographical; geological; landform; lead-into-distance; national park; nature; ocean; pebbles; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; sand; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; shore; stone; Wales; Pembrokeshire; wave

PEMBROKESHIRE National Park - South West Wales : high-tide view down the long beach at NEWGALE SANDS on St.Bride's Bay. Rickets Head is seen in the far distance. ref : 1027901.021

ANIMAL; Argentina; ARID; atmospheric; BONES; DEATH; DESERT; DESOLATE; distance; geographical; Horse; HOT; landform; landscape; lead-into-distance; LONELY; moody; Mountains; Pampas; PARCHED; portrait format; remote; SKELETON; SKULL; South America; Patagonia

ARGENTINE PATAGONIA : the skeletal remains of a horse lie on the arid pampas above Rio La Leona - in sight of Lago Viedma and the ice-hung spire of Fitzroy, 130 kms distant on the Andean watershed. ref: 1010781 (62.2/1/11(2)

Peru; South America; Andes; Cordillera Vilcabamba; Incas; Inca Trail; route; trail; trek; trekkers; guide; native; ethnic; ancient; historical; landform; mountain; valley; jungle; ruins; archeology; hiker; backpacker; DISEASE611

On the INCA TRAIL : viewing the way ahead on the 'Brow of the Jungle' beyond the Abra de Runkuraqay or 'Second Pass'. CORDILLERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref: 1007086.031 (60. 4/2/7(10)

'Friend'; alpinism; belay; cam; clever; climbing; craftsmanship; equipment; gadget; gear; high-tech; innovation; invention; modern; mountaineering; portrait format; protection; rock climbing; safety; camming device; device; DESIGN22, rope,

ROCK-CLIMBING GEAR : a 'Friend' (a high-tech camming device) placement in a characteristic flared crack in granite, makes a safe running belay. ref: 210/1/13(2)

Aber Bach; BEACH; calm; geographical; GEOLOGICAL; high tide; landform; ocean; pebbles; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; rocks; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; Wales, coast-path, national park, stone, shingle,

PEMBROKESHIRE COAST PATH - high tide at Aber Bach. The Coast Path, seen descending the far hillside, crosses the shingle en route to Aber Mawr. ref: 09750

Peru; Andes; South America; Cordillera Vilcabamba; Inca Trail; trek; trekker; man; route; ancient; archeology; highway; historical; mountains; dawn; trail; hiker, backpacker,

On the INCA TRAIL : early morning in the 'Brow of the Jungle' region high above the gorges of the Urubamba River and not far from the Inca ruins of Phuyupatamarca at 11,900 feet altitude. ref : 1007088.021 (60. 4/2/15(6)

Boots, footwear, climbing, mountaineering, cold-weather, alpine, specialist, pack-shot, white-background, modern, high-performance, clothing, gear, equipment, vibram, insulated, high-tech,

Modern Alpine climbing boots, insulated for very cold conditions, vibrma sole, composite leather /plastic construction - designed for serious rock, snow and ice 'grandes courses'

South America; Peru; Andes; Incas; Inca Trail; route; stairway; trail; pathway; ancient; archeology; descent; trekker; trek; Cordillera Vilcabamba; highway; historical; steep, hiker, backpacker, steps,

On the INCA TRAIL : trekker descends an Inca stairway on the steep and difficult short-cut linking 'First' and 'Second' Passes, thus by-passsing the descent through the deep Pacamayo Valley. CORDILLERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref : 1024798.021 (60. 4/2/24(9)

Still-life, domestic, cotton, cotton-reel, thimble, needle, button, colourful, thread, household, sewing, housewife, woman's-work, tools, artifacts, seamstress, dress-making, embroidery,

Still-life : cotton reels, thimble, needle and buttons

Peru; South America; Andes; Incas; mountains; ruins; Sayajmarca; fortress; building; stone walls; man; steep; wild flowers; historical; archeology; ancient; trekker; Inca Trail; route; trek

On the INCA TRAIL : the ruins of the Inca 'fort' of SAYAJMARCA are remotely sited at an altitude of 12,234 feet (3730m.) high on a prow in the 'Brow of the Jungle' area beyond the Abra de Runkuraquay - 'Second Pass'. Its name means " The Waiting Town" . CORDILERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref :1013242.021 (60. 4/2/13(10)

Aber Mawr; BEACH; coast; coast-path; EROSION; geographical; GEOLOGICAL; high tide; landform; lead-into-distance; national park; nature; ocean; PEBBLES; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; shore; stones; TEXTURE; Wales; . Pembrokeshire; wave

PEMBROKESHIRE : Aber Mawr, seen at almost high tide - the Coast Path traverses the shingle bank at the head of what at low tide is a wide sandy beach. ref: 09810

Still-life, wool, clothing, knitting, sweater, close-up, detail, pattern, texture, pullover, garment, stitches, knitted, menswear, warm,

Still-life, close-up details of Knitted Woollen Sweater (M&S)

accident; aircraft; Bristol Channel; cable; casualty; cliffs; climbers; emergency, ; England; flying; geographical; helicopter; hovering; in-flight; island; Lundy Island; ocean; portrait format; RAF; remote; rescue; coast, spectacular; stretcher; transport; Whirlwind; winching, monochrome, black and white,

LUNDY ISLAND, Bristol Channel : RAF Air-Sea Rescue Whirlwind helicopter lifts injured climber from cliff top for evacuation to mainland hospital. ref: 1017339.021 (201.6/1/20(01)

Logs, wood, timber, texture, pattern, detail, close-up, pine, conifer, Alps, Switzerland, stack, shapes, abstract, cracks, dry, saw-cut, tree-rings,

Stacked pine logs, Guarda village, Lower Engadin, Swiss Alps.

BEACH; coast; EROSION; geographical; GEOLOGICAL; landmark; lead-into-distance; low tide; national park; nature; Newgale; ocean; PEBBLES; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; sand; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; shore; St Brides Bay; Wales; Pembrokeshire

PEMBROKESHIRE COAST PATH : on Newgale Sands, view westwards along the shores of St Bride's Bay towards distant Ramsey Island. ref: 09126

South America; Peru; Andes; ruins; mountains; Machu Picchu; citadel; Incas; abandoned; architecture; Torreon; buildings; historical; archeology, ancient; stone walls; Rio Urubamba; gorge; geographical; steep

PERU - MACHU PICCHU : a view of the Inca ruins perched on a mountain ledge at 2400m.(7,900ft) altitude. The curved feature left of centre is known as the Torreon and represents classical Inca arcitecture. Over 600m. (2,000 ft) below lies the horseshope bend of the Rio Urubamba gorge. ref:1014243.021 (60. 7/1/9(1)

equipment, skiing, climbing, goggles, mountaineering, modern, gear, clothing, specialist, pack-shot, white-background, plastic, eye-wear, snow, safety, glasses,

Ski and Mountaineering Equipment : One piece SKI / SNOW GOGGLES with interchangable face-palte - as used by both skiers and mountaineers at high altitude, the latter with specially dark face-plate.

Africa; Tanzania; Rift Valley; desert; Masai; nomad; hot; woman; child; native; monochrome; black and white, remote; ethnic; firewood; gathering; equatorial

Northern TANZANIA : MASAI nomads in the remote Rift Valley desert south of (soda) Lake Natron. ref: 2876/B/22

Tree, dead, stump, eroded, winter, timber, wood, texture, pattern, snow, Wyoming, USA, wilderness, pine, conifer, detail, close-up, trunk, shape, abstract, linear, roots, cold, portrait-format,

Dead pine Tree in winter : foothills of the Snowy mountains near Laramie, WYOMING.

ancient; architecture; building; Cathedral; Christian; church; decoration; detail; England; heritage; holy; imposing; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; religious; spires; Staffordshire; statues; stonework; street; town; tranquil; weathering

LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL : the magnificent West Front of the 13th century cathedral holds more than 100 statues and the building is especially notable for its unique three spires. It is seen from West Gate as it opens onto the Cathedral Close. ref: 0986

Africa; Tanzania; desert; Rift Valley; Masai; tribesman; woman; child; firewood; gathering; ethnic; native; traditional dress; monochrome; black and white; nomad; hot; equatorial

NORTHERN TANZANIA - MASAI Nomads, remote Rift Valley desert south of (soda) Lake Natron ref: 2876/B/25

architecture; building; Cathedral; Christian; church; England; garden; heritage; holy; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; portrait format; reflection; religious; river; spires; Staffordshire; stonework; town; tranquil; war memorial, pond,

LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL, Staffordshire : the medieval Cathedral is seen from the south west over the Minster Pool. The three spires, unique among English cathedrals, are known as ' The Ladies of the Vale' ref: 07.1/ 25 / 6

Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Masai, indigenous, Maroni, ethnic, spear, weapon, native, colourful, pause, resting, gathering, celebration, dance, event, national-dress, tradition, traditional-dress, warrior, tired, spectacle, tribal, finery,

Young MASAI warriors or 'Maroni' pause for rest during the taxing Lion Dance.

ancient; architecture; building; Cathedral; Christian; church; decoration; England; heritage; holy; imposing; landscape format; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; religious; spires; Staffordshire; stonework

LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL, Staffordshire : the three distinctive sandstone spires of the medieval cathedral - unique among English cathedrals - are known locally as the 'Ladies of the Vale'. ref: 07.1/25/18

Norway, Finnmark, Lappland, Arctic, Kautokeino, reindeer, crowd, spectators, racing, gathering, social-occasion, Easter, celebration, ethnic, colourful, harness, sledge, folk, national-dress, traditional-dress, Sami, Lapps, sport, event, animal, beast-of-burden, native, snow, cold, indigenous,

FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND ( Arctic Norway ): Easter Reindeer Races at KAUTOKEINO - a competitor harnesses his racing reindeer at this annual celebration of the return of the sun.

architecture; building; Cathedral; cathedral close; Christian; church; detail; England; heritage; holy; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; portrait format; religious; spires; Staffordshire; statues; stonework; town; tranquil; weathering

STAFFORDSHIRE : LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL - the magnificent West Front is seen across the Cathedral Close from West Gate. Dating to the 13th. century, the Cathedral is notable as having three spires- unique in England. ref: 0988

ancient; architecture; artistic; building; Cathedral; Christian; church; colourful, ; craftsmanship; decoration; detail; England; heritage; holy; imposing; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; portrait format; religious; Staffordshire; stained glass; stonework; tranquil; window; altar; interior, art

LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL - the three magnificent East Windows. ref: 0989

Norway, Finnmark, Lappland, Arctic, winter, cold, church, Easter, snow, ethnic, folk, colourful, national-dress, traditional-dress, social-gathering, gossip, chatting, celebration, Lapps, Sami, natives, tradition, meeting, gathering, indigenous, Kautokeino, portrait-format,

ARCTIC Norway, FINNMARK (Norwegian Lappland ) Sami folk ( Lapps ), many in traditional dress, leave the church at KAUTOKEINO, the Sami 'capital' village, at the end of Easter service.

FLS583; ancient; antiquity; carvings; Chile; culture; Easter Island; enigmatic; ethnic; figure; figures; heads; historical; imposing; indigenous; island; landscape format; megalith; Moai; mysterious; Pacific Ocean; pillar; remote; rock feature; rural; sacred; shrine; statue; stone; symbols; worship; sunset; dusk; silhouette; Hanga Roa

EASTER ISLAND : the line of enigmatic Hanga Roa Moais is silhouetted against the Pacific Ocean at sunset ref:1023688 (63.9/1/10)

ancient; architecture; artistic; building; Cathedral; Christian; church; craftsmanship; decoration; detail; England; heritage; holy; imposing; landscape format; Lichfield; medieval; Midlands; religious; Staffordshire; statues; stonework; weathering; sculpture, kings, saints, bishops,

Staffordshire - LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL : detail on the magnificent West Front which holds more than 100 statues. The Cathedral was build in the 13th century. ref: 0990

Architecture; building; colourful; hotel; house; pattern; repetition; residential street; road; seaside; street; street-scene; Tenby; terrace; town; urban; Wales; windows; Pembrokeshire

TENBY, Pembrokeshire : Victoria Street, off the Esplanade, is flanked by terraced houses, many of them colourful seaside boarding houses. ref: 1026507 (04.6/5/11(2)

Norway, Finnmark, Lappland, Arctic, Kautokeino, reindeer, animal, beast-of-burden, crowd, spectators, race, gathering, social-occasion, Easter, celebration, ethnic, colourful, sledge, racing, fol; k, national-dress, traditional-dress, Sami, Lapp, sport, event, natives, snow, cold, indigenous, winter, competitor, precarious, speed, gallop,

FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND ( Arctic Norway) : Easter Day Reindeer Races at KAUTOKEINO, a lady competitor starts off in good style.

black & white; bouncing; child; fun; girl; happy; play; small girl; trampoline, exciting, exercise, joy,

Daughter Joselyn, aged almost 6, enjoys herself at Dewlish July 18th 1975 ref ; 2862/12

crag; distance; distant view; England; erosion; imposing; landscape format; pinnacle; quarry; rock; rural; Staffordshire; weathering; wide view; Mow Cop; Old Man of Mow; Cheshire Plain; gritstone; Biddulph, Cheshire,

The OLD MAN OF MOW is a gritstone pinnacle left by the old quarrymen on the 1,100 foot hilltop of Mow Cop on the Staffordshire/ Cheshire border close to Biddulph. It commands wide views across the Cheshire Plain to the Welsh hills. ref ; 1035251 (01.5/12/6)

Norway, Finnmark, Lappland, Arctic, Kautokino, reindeer, animal, beast-of-burden, crowd, spectators, racing, gathering, social-occasion, Easter, celebration, ethnic, colourful, harness, sledge, folk, national-dress, traditional-dress, tradition, Sami, Lapp, sport, event, natives, snow, cold, indigenous, competitor, struggle,

FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND (Arctic Norway ): at the Easter Reindeer Races at KAUTOKEINO, an competitor struggles to harness his racing reindeer at these annual celebrations to welcome the return of the sun..

De Havilland Canada; DHC-6; Twin Otter; aircraft; airliner; flying; in-flight; interior; passenger; people; portrait format; transport, feeder-liner, cramped, bush-aircraft, STOL, Nepal, RNAC

Cabin of RNAC Twin-Otter in flight, Nepal Himalaya. This small, twin-engined, STOL bush aircraft is carrying both passengers and baggage. ref: 631/1/15

South America; Peru; Bolivia; Andes; high altitude; lake; Titicaca; native; indian; Uros; ethnic; traditional; reeds; reed boat; canoe; raft; boatman; man, water,

LAKE TITICACA, PERU : Aymara-Uros Indian boatmen navigate traditional reed canoes through the reed beds near their village on the Torani Pata floating reed island. ref: 1026889.021 (60.6/4/19(1)

Finnmark, Lappland, Norway, Arctic, snow, cold, church, Lapps, ethnic, traditional-dress, national-dress, tradition, wedding, guests, chatting, gossip, social-gathering, occasion, celebration, Sami, folk, colourful, indigenous, Karasjok, portrait-format,

FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND ( Arctic Norway ): youthful guests at a Sami (Lapp) wedding at Karasjok.

Shropshire; Wrekin; view; landscape; landform; distance; Telford; Ironbridge; Coalbrookdale; power station; industry; power; chimneys; cooling tower; rural; farm; woods; fields; patchwork-landscape; portrait-format; countryside; England; geographical

SHROPSHIRE : the COALBROOKDALE POWER STATION at the head of the Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn in seen to the S.E. from the summit of the WREKIN (1,334 ft / 407m.)

Forest, Woodland, pattern, texture, snow, trees, naked, twigs, branches, winter, cold, abstract,

First snowfall, Abbey Woods, Fonthill

Finnmark, Lappland, Norway, Arctic, Kautokeino, church, Easter, religion, ethnic, colourful, Lapps, Sami, national-dress, snow, cold, tradition, traditional-dress, social-gathering, gossip, chatting, friends, neighbours, folk, indigenous, portrait-format,

FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND : Sami (Lapp) folk, many in traditional dress, leave the church at Kautokeino at the end of Easter service.

Shropshire; Wrekin; view; landscape; landform; distance; Telford; Ironbridge; Coalbrookdale; power station; chimneys; cooling tower; rural; farm; woods; patchwork-landscape; rocky; portrait-format; countryside; England; geographical; power; industry

SHROPSHIRE : view to the south-east from the WREKIN (1,335 ft /407m. ) towards the Coalbrookdale Power Station near Ironbridge on Severn.

Alps; Mont Blanc; France; Switzerland; monochrome; black and white; cloud sea; cloud, inversion; weather; meteorology; mountains; skiers; tiny figures; winter; snow; Val Veni; Verbier; St Bernard Pass; distance; cold, distant mountains,

WESTERN ALPS - above Verbier, winter : skiers on the Haute Route pause on their way to the Mont Fort Hut. The MONT BLANC MASSIF rises to the west beyond the cloud-sea covering the Val Veni and the valleys below the Grand St.Bernard Pass. ref : 1010000.041 (10. 7/1/1(1)

Winter, forest, woodland, sun, mist, trees, silent, god-rays, silhouette, England, morning, dawn, atmospheric,

Winter morning, Abbey Woods, Fonthill.

4x4; FLS72; adventure; Africa; camp; car; dawn; exploration; explorer; graphic; journey; Kenya; landscape format; safari; silhouette; sunrise; tent; tropical; vehicle; wilderness

KENYA RIFT VALLEY : Safari camp at dawn. ref : 1007994.031 (71.2/6/12)

20th Century; Anglesey; bizarre; building; eccentric; folly; inscription; landscape format; lettering; Llanfair P G; modern; name; notice; Wales; railway; station; platform; passengers

Isle of Anglesey, North Wales : this is the LLANFAIR P G. railway station on the main London to Holyhead ( for the Irish ferries ) line. The full name of the village, as on the sign, is the longest of any habitation in Britain. ref: 04.1/3/3(01)

forest, woodland, graphic, pattern, snow, winter, beech, trees, gnarled, twisted, design, England, moody, cold,

The Edge of Abbey Woods after snow, Fonthill Gifford - January 6th. 2010

England, god-rays, sunlight-shafts, silhouette, mist, forest, woodland, trees, mood, atmospheric, winter, morning, ivy,

WILTSHIRE : misty winter morning in Abbey Woods, Fonthill Gifford.

South America; Peru; Machu Picchu; Incas; Rio Urubamba; Andes; ruins; geographical; landform; gorge; mountain; remote; ancient; abandoned; spectacular, buildings, terraces, citadel, historical, archeology,

MACHU PICCHU : ruins of the Inca citadel stand at an altitude of 7,900 ft (2400m) high over the gorges of the Rio Urubamba which flows over two thousand feet below. The sharp rocky fang of Wayna Picchu, crowned by the so-called Temple of the Moon, rears more than a thousand feet above the site. ref ; 1007802.021 (60.7/1/5 (3)

America; Arizona, Sonoran Desert, desert, colourful; plant, botanical, erosion; imposing; portrait format; USA; cactus, Saguaro, carnegiea gigantea, dawn, sunrise, sun, silhouette,

USA - Arizona : a giant Saguaro Cactus ( carnegiea gigantea ) stands against the winter sunrise on the Sonoran Desert. ref; 1010085 (42.3/4/20(7)

black & white; cable; construction; crane; design; engineering; Germany; Hannover; industry; monochrome; portrait format; safety; steel work; tall; tower; tower crane; trade fair; wires, lattice,

Tower Cranes, Hannover Messe. May 1962 ref: 363/3

Scotland; Galloway; Dam; hydro-electric; Clatteringshaws; wall; torrent; water; reservoir; Black Water; sluice; engineering; building; construction; industry; HEP

Scotland - Galloway : the hydro-electric dam at the southern end of CLATTERINGSHAWS LOCH impounds the Black Water of Dee river and was opened in 1936. ref: 1015633 (02.9/9/22(8)

building; cable; construction; crane; design; engineering; Germany; Hannover; industry; pattern; portrait format; spectacular; steel; steel work; tower; tower crane; trade fair; wires; sunset, lattice

GERMANY - industrial CRANES at the Hannover Messe. ref: 605/1/22

Africa, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, sun, evening, mist, atmospheric, mood, stark, silhouette, wilderness, remote, heather, Umbwe, mountain, Afro-alpine, flora, remote, giant-heather, Erica-arborea, altitude, ghostly,

On KILIMANJARO : the evening sun is seen through the mist-shrouded giant heather forest (Erica arborea)at about 4,000 metres altitude on the remote UMBWE RIDGE on the south west flank of the mountain.

building; construction; crane; demolition; driver; engineering; gravel; industry; steel; workers; rubble; machine, lifting, heavy lift,

MOBILE CRANE in operation on a building site. Alrewas, Staffordshire. ref: 605/1/24

Kilimanjaro, Kibo, Tanzania, Africa, mountain, volcanic, wilderness, remote, Umbwe, giant-heather, forest, flowers, Afro-alpine, flora, snow, summit, altitude, distant, atmospheric, evening, Erica-arborea, Helichrysum, flowers, everlastings, glade, heather, landform, glacier, cliffs, Breach-Wall, south-west-flank, portrait-format,

KILIMANJARO : the great dome of KIBO - at 5895m (19,340 ft) the highest point on the African continent - is seen at dusk from the south-west high on the Umbwe Ridge near the upper limit of the Heather forest at some 3650m. Clumps of characteristic Helichrysum occupy the clearing in the foreground.

accident; aircraft; Alps; Bernese Alps, ; cable; casualty; cliffs; climber; Eiger; emergency, ; flying; helicopter; hovering; in-flight; mountaineer; Mountains; portrait format; rescue; safety; spectacular; steep; Switzerland; winching

While filming EIGER SANCTION - August 1974 : an injured climber is lifted off steep cliff face on the Eiger West flank. ref: 810.4/1/22(3)

bivouac; camp; camp fire; cooking; evening; evening meal; hikers; landscape format; meal; Nordmark; people; Sweden; trekkers; wilderness; FIRE41

Sweden : Canoe trekkers cook their evening meal over the camp fire at their camp beside the Barhusalver River, Nordmark. ref: 34.3/3/15

Africa, Uganda, Ruwenzori, Mountains, Mubuku, valley, dell, waterfall, landform, ravine, exotic, stream, giant-heather, Philippia-trimera, Afro-alpine, flora, helichrysum, groundsel, brook, dampness, vegetation, portrait-format, lush, atmospheric,

RUWENZORI RANGE, UGANDA : in the MUBUKU Valley at about 11,000 feet (3350m.) altitude. Giant Heather (Philippia trimera) + other exotics abound.

antiquity; Antonio Bonazza; architecture; building; castle; classical; colourful; Craignure; dovecote; Dovecote Tower; fantasy; figures; folly; garden; Hebrides; imposing; Italianate; landscape fomat; Mull; peaceful; Scotland; statue; Torosay; tower; whimsy; Lion Terrace; lion; flowers, Mull,

ISLE OF MULL - TOROSAY CASTLE, Craignure : View along the Lion Terrace with the higher Fountain Terrace standing above and to the right. In the distance stands the celebrated Dovecote Tower with the Statue Walk glimpsed beyond. ref : 1026040.021

Exmoor, England, West-Country, steam, brook, autumn, wild, oak, stunted, leaves, lead-into-distance, ford, Lankcombe, literary-association, Lorna-Doone, Doone-Valley, Devon, atmospheric, portrait-format, moorland, dead-leaves, moody,

EXMOOR - the Doone Country : autumn woods, predominantly oak and birch, at LANKCOMBE FORD by the confluence of the Lank brook and Badgworthy Water in the so-called 'Doone Valley'

Wiltshire, Spye-Park, woodland, forest, oak, tree, flowers, glade, atmospheric, strength, honeysuckle, bluebells, spring, Queercus-ropur, Lonicara-periclymenum, Endymion-nonscriptus, flora, England, portrait-format,

Spring in SPYE PARK WOODS, Chittoe. Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) surround an ancient English Oak (Queercus ropur) hung with honeysuckle (Lonicara periclymenum) -late May. Wiltshire.

architecture; botanical; building; castle; colourful; England; flowers; garden; gateway; historic; Kent; Kent, ; lawn; mansion; plants; portrait format; rural; Sackville-West; Sissinghurst; stately home; tower; Tudor; blossom

SISSINGHURST CASTLE, Kent : the castle was restored and the celebrated gardens created in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson. ref: 07.3/1/1(2)

ancient; antiquity; boulders; castle; Christian; coast; Cornwall; distant view; England; geographical; historical; island; landform; landmark; Marazion; Mounts Bay; National Trust; ocean; Penzance; portrait format; rocky; sea shore; shore; silhouette; St Michael's Mount; stately home; Trenow; vertical format; West Country; God rays

CORNWALL : breaking weather over St Michael's Mount and Mounts Bay. View westwards from Trenow Cove, near Marazion. ref: 1016319.031

Dorset; Wessex; Cranborne-Chase; Hambledon-Hill; hill-fort; ramparts; fortification; historic; battlefield; hiker; summer; Graham; flowers; shapes; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

CRANBORNE CHASE, Dorset : a hiker traverses the western ramparts of HAMBLEDON HILL (630 ft), an enormous iron-age hill fort, an outlier of Cranborne Chase which rears above the Blackmore Vale.

Dorset; Wessex; Cranborne-Chase; Blackmoor-Vale; Hambledon-Hill; hill-fort; ramparts; historic; battlefield; steep-hill; landform; hiker; Graham; flowers; summer; evening; low-light; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering; fortification

CRANBORNE CHASE - on a summer evening a lone hiker traverses the ramparts of HAMBLEDON HILL, an outlier of the Cranborne Chase escarpment high over the Blackmoor Vale. Dorset.

Africa, Uganda, Ruwenzori, Kitandara, Afro-alpine, flora, exotic, moss, tangle, shapes, pattern, helichrysum, lobelia, groundsel, giant-tree-groundsel, wild, thicket, vegetation, mountains, wilderness, remote, botanical,

RUWENZORI RANGE, UGANDA : characteristic exotic Afro-alpine flora at Kitandara - HELICHRYSUM (H.Stuhmannii) beneath taller LOBELIA (L. Wollastoni) and GIANT TREE GROUNDSEL (senecio adnivalis)

antiquity; architecture; Chilterns; classical; England; estate; fake; fantasy; folly; forest; Hertfordshire; Ionic; landscape format; merry monarch; portico; romantic; sham; temple; Tring; Tring Park; woodland; King Charles

Chiltern Hillls, Hertfordshire - TRING PARK: the Ionic Temple folly, deep in the woods, was built in the 1720s. ref: 03427

Scotland; Highlands; Loch Ness; Urquhart; castle; Inverness-shire; ruin; lake shore; Clan Grant; Jacobites; lake; brooding; historic; heritage; enigmatic; fortress

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS : the ruins of CASTLE URQUHART stand on the shore of Loch Ness. Built before 1509 as a fortress for Clan Grant, it was destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite rebels. This is the western aspect of the castle.

Dorset; Cranborne-Chase; Blackmoor-Vale; Wessex; Hambledon-Hill; hill-fort; ramparts; evening; flowers; steep-hill; distance; view; contre-jour; hiker; lonely; Graham; historic; battle-field; summer; portrait-format; possible-cover

CRANBORNE CHASE : HAMBLEDON HILL (630 ft) - jutting out from the western escarpment of the Chase, is crowned by one of Britain's finest hill-forts. The lone hiker looks down over the Blackmoor Vale and the village of Child Okeford.

Cranborne-Chase; Dorset; Wessex; Blackmoor-Vale; Stour-Gap; Dorset-Downs; Hambledon-Hill; hill+valley; landform; summer; hikers; Howell; Charlie-Swan; Hambledon-Hill; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

CRANBORNE CHASE : hikers on the ramparts of imposing hillfort that crowns HAMBLEDON HILL - the view is southwards across the Stour Gap towards the 'scarp of the North Dorset Downs.

Wales; Snowdonia; National Park; Gwynedd; Snowdon; reflection; landform; mountain; snow; winter; silent; tranquil; lake; landform; landscape; atmospheric; brooding; moody; geographical; majestic; scenic; classic view; Snowdon; Horseshoe; Lliwedd; Crib Goch; Yr Wyddfa; Crib y Ddysgl; glacial-action; craggy

Snowdonia : the four peaks of the 'Snowdon Horseshoe' are seen in winter from the north-east over Llynnau Mymbyr near Capel Curig.

Cranborne-Chase; Wessex; Hambledon-Hill; Blackmoor-Vale; Child-Okeford; Dorset; distance; view; pastoral; village; hikers; summer; Howell; Charlie-Swan; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

CRANBORNE CHASE - hikers on the ramparts of the HAMBLEDON HILL hill-fort looks down on the village of Child Okeford and across the BLACKMOOR VALE of Dorset.

England; Kent; Rochester; Medway; River; yachts; boats; castle; cathedral; gasworks; summer; religious; fortress; ancient; heritage; historic; medieval; town; city; Norman; keep

Kent : ROCHESTER CASTLE, built in 1120 by King Henry I, and the spire of ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL, built 1077, are seen from the west across the tidal River Medway.

Cranborne-Chase; Wessex; Dorset; Hambledon-Hill; steep-hill; ramparts; historic; battlefield; hill-fort; fortifications; hikers; summer; Howell; Charlie-Swan; possible-cover; portrait-format; sky-lettering

CRANBORNE CHASE : hikers on the imposing ramparts of the hill-fort crowning the summit of HAMBLEDON HILL, an outlier of Cranborne Chase jutting out into the Blackmoor Vale.

Scotland, Arran, Island, mountain, rocks, craggy, hikers, hill-walkers, climber, view, distant-mountains, portrait-format, autumn, craggy, height, coast, islands, Hebrides, hill-walkers, achievement, summit, boulder, granite, precarious, cover, book-jacket, scramble, distance, A'Chir, Jura, Paps-of-Jura,

ISLE of ARRAN - hikers on the summit of A'CHIR (2,335 ft) - the view is north westwards towards the distant Paps of Jura.

people, crowd, demonstration, marchers, march, London, placards, good-natured, black-white, monochrome, English, countrymen, peaceful, man-and-women,

Good natured crowds on the famous COUNTRYSIDE MARCH pass down Whitehall. September 22nd. 2002.

Wales; Snowdonia; National Park; Capel Curig; Gwynedd; mountains; monochrome; black-white; building; Plas-y-Brenin; classic-view; distance; landform; landscape; geographical; craggy; countryside; majestic; lake; valley; glacial effects; Snowdon; Horseshoe; Lliwedd; Yr Wyddfa; Crib Goch; Crib y Ddysgl; Llynau Mymbyr

Snowdonia : the peaks of the 'Snowdon Horseshoe' are seen from the north-east near Capel Curig. In the foreground stands Plas y Brenin - the National Mountaineering Centre, once the Royal Hotel, with the twin lakes of Llynau Mymbyr beyond. In the distance, left, stands Y Lliwedd with Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon itself ( 3,560 ft/1085m.) - right of centre and Crib Goch and Crib y Ddysgl further right.

Dorset; Wessex; Cranborne-Chase; Dorset-Downs; Stour-Gap; geographical; land-form; Blackmoor-Vale; Hod-Hill; hill-fort; battlefield; Roman-remains; girl; dog; rambler; river; valley; ramparts; summer; flowers; pastoral; rural; tranquil; historic; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

HOD HILL, Dorset : this is the southern portal of the Iron-Age hill fort above the village of Stourpaine near Blandford. The hill, an outlier of Cranborne Chase jutting into the Blackmore Vale, guards the Stour Gap - the River Stour is seen below with the Dorset Downs beyond. Hod Hill is unique in being the only hill-fort with a superimposed Roman legionary encampment and it has been established that the hill-fort was captured after a Roman artllery bombardment.

Pentridge-Down; Dorset; Wessex; Cranborne-Chase; horses; riders; women; downland; distance; dark-clouds; view; autumn; low-light; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

CRANBORNE CHASE - on PENTRIDGE DOWN riding towards Pentridge Knoll (607 ft), Dorset.

people, crowd, demonstration, march, marchers, London, placards, good-natured, black-white, colourful, countrymen, peaceful, men-and-women,

Good natured but frustrated crowds on the famous Countryside March of September 2002 - here proceeding down Whitehall.

Scotland; Highlands; Loch Ness; Urquhart; castle; fortress; Inverness-shire; ruin; lake shore; Clan Grant; Jacobite; lake; brooding; historic; heritage; enigmatic; yacht; sail; windsurfing

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS : CASTLE URQUHART stands on the shore of Loch Ness. Built before 1509 for clan Grant, the fortress was destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by rebellious Jacobites.

Cranborne-Chase; Wessex; Wiltshire; Win-Green; hill-top; landform; downland; hikers; Kate; man+woman; map; summer; geographical; long-grass; portrait-format; possible-cover; sky-lettering

Hikers on WIN GREEN HILL (910'/277m) - the highest point in Cranborne Chase. Wiltshire.

Epping, Essex, beech, Fagus-sylvatica, autumn, tree-trunk, leaves, moss, lichen, mood, glade, gnarled, roots, Great-Monk-Wood, forest, woodland, tree,

Epping FOREST, now covering some 5,600 acres,was once a huge Royal hunting preserve but has been owned by LONDON since 1882. Autumn leaves in GREAT MONK WOOD where BEECH trees (fagus sylvatica) predominate. Essex.