About Me - Learning To See Again
For over twenty years I've been seeking out alternative stories in our surviving material culture and sharing them with my photographs and words.
2500 subscribers join me on my camper-van-camino through the British Isles. Each Friday I post out a digest recording my discoveries in my time-travelling camper van.
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From Breakdown to New Vocation: My Genius Loci Digest Journey
In the late 1990's I had a breakdown that ultimately led me, through a journey that took me away from depression, to a new career in photography. But what was the spark that ignited my journey?
An Anxiety of Memberships
Creating a membership scheme is probably the hardest thing I've ever done..
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Counting the Steps
What began as a way of exploring buildings, landscapes and history has also become a way of exploring myself and finding my place within an increasingly complex world.
Patina 40th Edition
It is thought that the Norse mythological tree of life, Yggdrasil, was a yew tree. The yew tree was also a symbol of resurrection, new life and eternal life in Celtic culture, with its ability to sprout new roots for continuity.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 12 June 2026
In many ways the process of painting felt like a pilgrimage - throwing up its challenges and yet leading me into a deeper understanding of the people behind the glass.
Member Powered Photography: St. Oswald, Ashbourne - Video Reel
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 5 June 2026
At times I felt as though the building was simply bobbing up for air before slipping back into the currents of the past. At Ashbourne - I simply let go of my anxiety and allowed the light and the building to guide me.
Member Powered Photography St. Oswald,Ashbourne, Professional Photos.
I walk back over to the Boothby chapel and strip away the scaffolding of names and dates and dynasties. I stop photographing monuments and begin photographing people...