News of exhibitions, competition success and recent features and publications

One on my images has been commended in the 2021 UK Landscape Photographer of the Year competition (this is the third time one of my images has been commended). The image, of commuters on London Bridge at sunrise, appears in the publication of all commended and winning images (available via Amazon) and will feature in an exhibition at London Bridge Station in London from 15 November 2021.

I'm happy to announce my new book, called Cheshire in Photographs, has now been published by Amberley Publishing, and is available in all good book shops and via amazon (book and Kindle version) by following this link:

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Happy to report that this image of a jetty in Portslade, East Sussex, has been shortlisted in the 2018 Outdoor Photographer of the Year (OPOTY) competition, organised by Outdoor Photography Magazine. The image features in the category 'At the Water's Edge.'

Art Fair Cheshire is a biennial event held at Macclesfield Town Hall and features artists from across the region, with 40% of sales going directly to East Cheshire Hospice. I will be able to exhibit up to 10 prints, which will feature local landscapes.

The exhibition will run from 26 September to 3 October 2019.

I have recently signed with Amberley Publishing to produce a photography book to be called 'Cheshire in Photographs,' following on in their series of publications documenting the counties of the UK in pictures.

This is an exciting new project for me, and will allow me to explore the whole of Cheshire from Macclesfield in the east to Chester and Neston in the west, and from Runcorn in the north to Nantwich and beyond in the south. The book will cover towns, villages, countryside, industry, heritage and attractions, and will also feature Cheshire throughout the seasons. There will be approximately 130 pictures in the book, with an introduction and biography. I have committed to deliver my contributions by end of July 2019, with a possible publication date by the end of 2019 (to be confirmed).

I have recently donated 3 pictures of Macclesfield to the Spire Regency Hospital in Macclesfield. These pictures have previously appeared in various exhibitions around Macclesfield, and include:

- The gold postbox in Market Place looking towards the Town Hall
- A panoramic view of Market Place
- Hovis Mill by the Macclesfield Canal at dusk

The pictures will be displayed in the X-ray and physiotherapy suites of the hospital.

The Trinity House Practice at John Honey Physiotherapy have purchased 6 prints to brighten up the waiting room and corridors. These prints were all taken around Macclesfield Forest and Tegg's Nose.

One of my images taken from Tegg's Nose has featured in the recently published Bradt Slow Travel Guide for Cheshire, edited by Kate Simon and Suzanne King (ISBN: 978 1 78477 082 2).

I have had 2 images shortlisted in the 2017 international Outdoor Photographer of the Year (OPOTY) competition, hosted by Outdoor Photography Magazine. The first is an image of West Pier in Brighton, and the second is an image of a tree on Llyn Padarn in Wales.

I was recently approached by local artist Rob Wilson to use one of my images of Castlefield, Manchester, as a starting point for one of his mixed media creations. It was wonderful to see his creative process, as documented in his Mixed Media Book 3 publication, and to see the finished canvas artwork at his recent exhibition in the wonderful Lockside Mill at Marple.

Here is my original photograph:



And here is a link to Rob's site - the second image titled 'Three Bridges' is his creation from my photograph:

https://www.robwilsonart.co.uk/prints/

I am delighted to announce that I'm currently displaying a series of new images at The Tytherington Club, off Dorchester Way in Tytherington, Macclesfield, until the end of 2017. Why not pop in and take a look. All images are available for sale, either as an A4 or A3 print, or framed as seen in the exhibition.

Follow this link to see the images on display:

http://markhelliwell.photium.com/exhibition-tytherington-club-macclesfield

I have been informed that 5 of my images have been shortlisted for this year's Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition, an international competition sponsored by Outdoor Photography. Two images were in the category 'Light on the Land,' and 3 were in the category 'At the Water's Edge.'

I am delighted to announce that this image has been selected to feature in the 10th Anniversary Collection of images from the previous 10 years of finalists in the UK Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition. All previous winning images will be featured, together with a selection of commended images from the last 10 years of the competition. My image, which was commended in the 2014 competition, is of Bottoms Reservoir and the surrounding Cheshire countryside, taken from half way up Tegg's Nose.

The book will be published by the AA and will be available for sale on 3 April 2017.

Along with fellow members of the Macclesfield Camera Club, I will be exhibiting a number of my landscape images from around the region. The exhibition runs from the 25th of July to at least the 22nd of August.

This image of Perch Rock Lighthouse, New Brighton, was commissioned for the viewpoint section and was published in the May edition of the magazine.

I'm delighted to have been commissioned by Karl Bond of Forest Gin to take promotional pictures of the fabulous new bottle design. Forest Gin is made locally in Macclesfield using ingredients such as berries, moss and bark foraged from around Macclesfield Forest. Here's one of the pictures from the commission, shot at Tegg's Nose Reservoir in Langley.



The gin can be bought in a few stores locally but is also available in exclusive shops such as Harvey Nichols and The Conran Shop.

For the third consecutive month I have reached the final of the Outdoor Photography magazine monthly competition. This image of fields above Langley in Cheshire made it through to the final in the category 'Winter Landscapes' and will be featured in the April issue of the magazine.

I was privileged to be asked by the managers of The Hanging Gate pub in Higher Sutton, Macclesfield, Cheshire, to take landscape pictures of the surrounding scenery for display in the wonderful pub/restaurant. Why not pop in and have a look whilst enjoying a drink and some delicious food. If you would like to buy any of the pictures, either as single prints or framed, then call me on 0777 647 5992 or send me a message via the Contact tab at the top of this page.

Here is one of the pictures on display, but a wider selection can be seen via the Gallery tab at the top of this page: go to Gallery -> Cheshire -> The Hanging Gate.

This image of Whitby Pier in North Yorkshire made it through to the final in the category 'Low Light Landscapes' and will be featured in the March issue of the magazine.

This image of the barn at Roach End in Staffordshire made it through to the final in the category 'Classic Landscapes' and will be featured in the February issue of the magazine.