Jon BrockPhotography

Days in the Field

A single photograph, and the day in the field that made it.

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2026
Into the Fireswamp
How I look out for images with narrative potential
20 May 2026 · Tasmania
No. 5
Colliding Worlds in Tasmania
How I went back to reshoot my compositions when the light came good
11 May 2026 · Workshop, West Coast, Tasmania
No. 13
Tasmanian Pandani
On pandani and leeches
8 May 2026 · Workshop, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
No. 54
Tasmanian Granite
On finding shade in the Bay of Fires
4 May 2026 · Workshop, Bay of Fires, Tasmania
No. 35
2025
Flamborough
On starting to see and work the chalk
October 2025 · Flamborough, East Yorkshire
No. 15
Torridonian Rock
On revisiting a beach with a goal in mind
February 2025 · Torridon, Scotland
No. 30
Lindisfarne Priory
How anticipating and predicting the light paid off
20 January 2025 · Holy Island, Northumberland
No. 8
Snails in Blue
On painting the shale blue
18 January 2025 · North Yorkshire Coast
No. 39
2024
More Chalk
On a wild and windy visit to the chalk
27 November 2024 · Flamborough, East Yorkshire
No. 52
The Processes of Time
How sometimes distance is needed to evaluate your images
20 November 2024 · Workshop in Northumberland
No. 3
Repetition at Dawn
How the value of repetition won out again
17 November 2024 · Workshop in Northumberland
No. 4
A Dance of Ice and Fire
On remembering not to scout with the technical camera - yet again
7 November 2024 · Beinn Eighe, Torridon
No. 20
Birch Bark
On the photographic equivalent of chocolate cake on a plate
16 September 2024 · Workshop in Norway
No. 46
Jurassic Sandstone
On a first introduction to amazing geology
20 April 2024 · Eigg, Scotland
No. 50
Requiem on Full Steam
On the moment of achieving project momentum
14 April 2024 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 48
A Thaw in Assynt
On handling a thaw and feeling like I was home again
21 January 2024 · Lochinver, Assynt
No. 23
Etive in Snow and Ice
On a clearing snow front at sunset
16 January 2024 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 41
Iced on Rannoch Moor
On making a good call to travel early
15 January 2024 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 33
2023
A New Phase
How a test shot convinced me I was on the right track
December 2023 · Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire
No. 31
Icelandic Sastrugi and Floating Ice
When awe and wonder are the only response to amazing sights in nature
February 2023 · Workshop in Iceland
No. 18
Snow and Ice in Iceland
When sometimes making a picture of the obvious subject is just right
February 2023 · Workshop in Iceland
No. 10
Colliding Worlds in Torridon
On photography as healing
January 2023 · Torridon, Scotland
No. 37
2022
Snowdonia
On how I kickstarted my photographic recovery with several unintended consequences
October 2022 · Workshop in Snowdonia
No. 26
The Force of Colliding Worlds
On finding a new theme as I reflected on worlds colliding
30 May 2022 · North Yorkshire Coast
No. 60
Skipwith Lowland Heath
On the value of having somewhere local to play with the camera
February 2022 · Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire
No. 12
Loch Torridon
On how I rediscovered the value of closed loop photography
26 January 2022 · Torridon, Scotland
No. 45
2021
Spring Trails
On starting a Leave of Absence
9 May 2021 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 57
2020
Buttermere
On remembering a final walk
November 2020 · Buttermere, The Lake District
No. 22
2019
Borrowdale Quarry
On repetition and trusting that you have solved a composition without realising it
November 2019 · Borrowdale, The Lake District
No. 1
2018
Torridon
On enjoying my photography again
February 2018 · Torridon, Scotland
No. 27
2017
Bark
On exploring a new theme – or was it exploring my craft?
7 May 2017 · Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire
No. 56
2016
Last of the Velvia
On my last outing for film
November 2016 · Buttermere, The Lake District
No. 51
2015
Victoria Pier
On photographing Hull’s famous pier
12 April 2015 · Hull, East Yorkshire
No. 55
2014
Pipes
On how the ideas of symbolic representation from Mulgrave bled into some pipes
January 2014 · Kinlochleven, Scotland
No. 34
2013
Fun in the Lakes
On a relaxing week in the Lakes and how I took a 10×8 to a beginners’ workshop
November 2013 · Workshop in Borrowdale, The Lake District
No. 32
Etive in Monochrome
On being lost to black and white in Glencoe
8 January 2013 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 47
2012
Millington
On finding the seeds for a project and rekindling a love for Black and White
December 2012 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 17
Black and White Sheets
On black and white 5×4 beginnings
2 September 2012 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 44
Mulgrave Interview
On how a desperate, time-starved photographer combined an interview with photography
1 July 2012 · North Yorkshire Coast
No. 53
Painting at Mulgrave
How a major theme for my Mulgrave work was born
January 2012 · North Yorkshire Coast
No. 36
2011
Shadow Line Developed
How I started to experience the value of flow state
June 2011 · Port Mulgrave
No. 2
Mulgrave Circled
On taking my father to Port Mulgrave and discovering a Mulgrave theme
6 March 2011 · North Yorkshire Coast
No. 43
The Origins of Abstraction
How I started to understand the difference between abstraction and photographing details
30 January 2011 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 59
2010
Lodore Falls Woods
On making an image that took time to appreciate
31 October 2010 · Borrowdale, The Lake District
No. 49
Langstrath
On looking back at a favourite day and memorable trip with my father
30 October 2010 · Borrowdale, The Lake District
No. 14
Surprised at Dawn
On switching horses just in time
24 October 2010 · The Peak District
No. 58
Wolds Hawthorn
On seeing a vision for interpreting the Wolds come to fruition
May 2010 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 24
Bubbles in a Puddle
On finding images in the most unlikely of places
March 2010 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 6
More Glencoe Ice
On remembering a seminal trip
February 2010 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 25
2009
Let Sleeping Logs Lie
On making pictures when you should be recovering
December 2009 · Skipwith Common, North Yorkshire
No. 28
Wolds Beginnings
On the origins of photographing the Yorkshire Wolds and how solutions can often present themselves given time
October 2009 · The Yorkshire Wolds
No. 21
Saltwick Bay
On setting up in a favourite place and just waiting for it to happen
June 2009 · Saltwick Bay, Yorkshire
No. 11
Snow in Glencoe
On how simple pleasures are sometimes best
4 February 2009 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 19
Inspiration
On the artistic dynamic of inspiration
1 February 2009 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 38
2008
Scaleber Force
On finding the language of balance in a Yorkshire gem
October 2008 · The Yorkshire Dales
No. 40
Reflected Light
On staying behind after school to practise alchemy
September 2008 · Workshop in the Yorkshire Dales
No. 7
2007
Red Light at Dawn
On one of the most remarkable dawns I can remember
October 2007 · Workshop in Torridon
No. 29
More Beginnings
On remembering another origin story
January 2007 · Rannoch Moor, Scotland
No. 16
2006
Beginnings
On the beginnings of learning my craft
September 2006 · Workshop on Skye
No. 9
A Bird’s Eye View
On remembering a moment of transition
30 January 2006 · Buttermere, The Lake District
No. 42