Living in Cumbria, I regularly explore the Lake District, Solway Coast and Hadrian’s Wall to photograph the diverse landscape and seascape. Further afield, I’ve made photographs at a number of locations in the Faroe Islands, Scotland, Northumberland, Anglesey, Oxfordshire and on the Western Front. I use both digital SLR and medium format film cameras.
My work has been published and has been exhibited in Cumbria, Berlin and Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. My photos are held in a number of private collections in the UK, USA, Australia and Cyprus.
Prints of my photographs are available as archival pigment prints or platinum/palladium prints (19th century contact printing process) and can be purchased through my website or at the Crafts of the North craft fairs I attend in Keswick, Cumbria.
In 2019 I’m planning to visit Northwest Scotland which will include visits to Cape Wrath and Sandwood Bay.
Closer to home I’ll be visiting the Lake District, Solway Coast and Hadrian’s Wall throughout the year and will continue to photograph venues the Beatles performed in.
My work includes:
- Landscape/Seascape/Night Photography – Shot with a digital SLR camera.
- Platinum Palladium Prints – 19th century contact printing process.
- Pinhole Film Photography.
- Medium Format Film Photography.
- Vest Pocket Kodak – Images from the Western Front made with vintage Vest Pocket Kodaks.
MEANDERS ART TRAIL 2019
Artwork created by 24 different artists, including myself, will be on display in numerous shopfront windows in Cockermouth, Cumbria from the 29th June to the 14th July 2019.
Art trail leaflets listing the artists and shop locations are available from local Tourist Information Centres and the Kirkgate, Cockermouth.
West Cumbria Artistic Network is an arts community group seeking to develop and promote artistic talent within Allerdale and Copeland, Cumbria.
ART & CRAFT FAIRS 2019
Framed and unframed prints of my work will be for sale during the following dates at Crafts of the North craft fairs. Held at the Congregational Church Hall, Lake Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5BS.
3rd, 4th and 5th April 2019
7th, 8th, 9th and 10th August 2019
30th, 31st October and 1st, 2nd November 2019
Free admission 10.00 – 16.30
My photos can also be seen here:
Thank you for visiting.
Simon Howlett Photography 
Hi, thanks for the visit, likes and follow. 😀 Glad you dropped by or I wouldn’t have discovered your great blog. Namaste.
Thank you for your visit, likes and follow too 🙂 Will enjoy reading your fascinating blogs. Thanks for posting them.
Found your blog via a search for pinhole photography. You have some wonderful images and look forward to keeping up with your work. You also turned me onto Vermeer pinhole cameras, which I was previously unaware of. They seem very reasonably priced, compared to their Zero Image counterparts.
Thanks for your comments and taking time to visit my blog. The Vermeer cameras are reasonably priced but I will have to make some modifications to the two I have (6×12 and 6×9) so they are more robust. With one the film was difficult to wind and ended up jamming. The resulting photos come out very well when using the Vermeers – almost as if looking into a different world.
Found the blog through a comment you left for Jeff, above. Also looking to connect with other film shooters (and digital). Looking forward to seeing more of your explorations,
Evan
Thank you, Evan. Enjoyed reading your blog and viewing the excellent work you have done – looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and following 🙂
Thanks for the recent follow of my blog. It had the happy outcome of leading me here and giving me the opportunity to admire your extensive array of b/w imagery.
Thanks Kerry. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
I’m trying hard to get round to getting my photography blog started. Keep putting it off to deal with ‘important matters’ (who am I kidding). Got to browsing around and came across yours Simon and you nailed me right from the start. We’re in Central Scotland but spend A LOT of time in Northumberland. Your images of Berwick, Lindisfarne and Dunstanburgh Castle are so good.
Look forward to exploring more of your work.
Thanks James. Central Scotland and Northumberland … great places to spend some time! Looking forward to seeing more of your posts/photography.
Hi,
Great photographs, really enjoyed looking through. I imagine that the physical prints are stunning!
I’m about half way through putting together my platinum printing setup. Light box mostly built, book bought etc. I just need to find a suitable way of mounting the negative to keep it in good contact with the paper – do you find that using two plates of glass works well enough (for different paper types)? I was considering building a vacuum frame but only if I have to. I’m printing from a digital camera – reasonably high resolution so hopefully up to scratch and not thinking about anything too large.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks for taking a look and commenting, Mike. I really appreciate it.
I use Arches Platine and Bergger COT-320 paper. The plates of glass I use are 16 x 20 inch and a 1/4 inch thick and I’ve made 8 x 10 inch prints with no problems. I may build a vacuum frame one day but for smaller prints I think two plates of glass works very well.
Looking forward to seeing your prints. If you have any questions about platinum printing please get in touch and I’ll help out as much as I can.
All the best,
Simon.
You have some incredible landscape shots! I love the monochrome images and long exposures. All the best Mark
Thanks Mark, I’m pleased you like my work.
Spending some time in Scotland this year as well as photographing the Lakes.
Thanks very much for the visit and we’re so happy you liked our work. You’ve got a very impressive gallery which both of us are going to really enjoy perusing at leisure.
Best wishes,
Marks and Joey
Thanks Marks and Joey. I really appreciate your visit and I’m glad you like my work. Looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful photography.
Best regards, Simon.
some great photos here, i look forward to seeing more…
Thanks Michael. I’m out with a camera this week so hope to post some of the results. Look forward to seeing more of your work.
happy shooting!
Namaste!! Hi, stumbled upon your blog and was greeted with awe! Loved your photographs! Keep clicking!!
Thanks for taking a look and commenting, Raj!
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment – some stunning shots, reassuring and inspiring to pursue my search for 19th century magic – http://fotorichter.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/whitesands-bay-sepia/
Thank you for taking a look at my work and commenting. Look forward to seeing more of your photography.
I really like your work! You have an amazing eye and ability to capture some awesome sights! I can’t wait to see more.. I wanted to Like every photo.
Thanks for taking a look, Thomas! Enjoyed reading your posts and taking a look at your photos. Great work, look forward to seeing more!
Thank you very much, I appreciate the support. The next post will be in a week or so.
I am so glad I found your blog. I absolutely love your photography! I am biased to b & w. I look forward to coming back often. 🙂
Thanks for visiting Mia and your lovely comments. I’m so pleased you like the photography.
Simon, it’s so refreshing to find someone who a foot still in the old school. I know there are a few, but you do it with intent. I like that. Hope we can strike up some back and forth. I would really like to get back into larger format photography, but I’m struggling with reliable sources in the UK. Can you help? Cheers, Tim.
Thanks for your kind words, Tim.
I’ve used Ffordes Photographic and Linhof Studio for camera equipment and printing paper and would recommend both. A friend, Mark Voce, sells beautiful mahogany plate cameras which are handmade by himself: http://www.markvoce.com/alternative-processes/wet-plate-cameras/
I hope this is of some help? Do you have a specific camera that you’re looking for?
Cheers, Simon.
You sound to have a great collection of cameras 🙂 I never learnt to process my own photos and think it would probably work out too expensive chemicals-wise for the amount I take really. But it must be nice to have that control.
I’m thinking of moving to NW Cumbria when I retire – Wigton probably (I can’t afford any of the nicer villages).
Carol.
Thanks for stopping by, Carol. Wigton is a nice town, perfect for access to the Lakes and Scotland. I moved up here 12 years ago from Cornwall having lived in a number of locations throughout the UK. I feel settled in Cumbria – can’t see me moving again.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I really like your work.
Thank you Marcelo for your comments and likes. I always enjoy your posts.
Your photos are simply amazing.
Thanks Mark, much appreciated.
Found your blog on the discover page and I’m glad I did because your blog is really inspirational. I love your unique and challenging projects you have going on!
Thank you for stopping by and commenting Holly, I really appreciate it.
Hey Simon – I just received an email which purported to be from you, but it looks to me like you have been hacked. Thought I’d better tell you – christian
Thanks for letting me know Christian, I’ll look into it.