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There But Not There

There But Not There

Hush. Let us muffle the bells. Let us stifle the trees with knitted yarn. Let us mute the fells. For they are here but not here. Lest We Forget. The beautiful St. Nicholas church, Newchurch in Rossendale... is home for these Tommies and is welcoming visitors to come and experience...

The Medieval Ferrari

The Medieval Ferrari

Imagine a thousand years from now that our descendants find, several feet beneath the earth, a survival from our present times. This object, in near perfect condition, shouldered by a concrete enclosure, appears slowly under the archaeologists trowel and brush. It is largely burnt metal with curvilinear lines and manicured...

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'Revelation.' Wow, Andy, my mind is blown and I'm close to tears. That is extraordinary and utterly beautiful. I'm so glad that you had that experience, and gladder still you were able to document it while having it and found words to share it....

Revelation

Revelation

The most transformative event in all of my career as a photographer occurred in a little Georgian church in Warwickshire. All Saints resides in the village of Billesley and is reputed to have witnessed the marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. On a mellowing October morning, I arrived to...

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