Hug an Airedale and eleven other things to do on Yorkshire Day
Happy Yorkshire Day to all Yorkshire folk, to Tykes abroad and offcumdens (those born outside the County), that love andContinue Reading
Author: J. Ashley Nixon
I make photographs, books and films exploring culture and natural heritage.
Aspen the Airedale: a celebration of life
Aspen the Airedale was my travel companion, copilot and photographic assistant for more than three years. She was ever-present onContinue Reading
The Gathering
My latest photobook project is called The Gathering. It began with a particular place and time (or season) in mind:Continue Reading
The Arboriculturist (Part 2)
Another arboriculturist visited my neighbour’s garden to remove a Swedish aspen that had overgrown itself and died of exhaustion. ItContinue Reading
Frontier: Finding Aden
After four attempts, my copilot, Aspen the Airedale and I made it to Aden with RV Shearwater. Not the ancientContinue Reading
25 pics from ’25
I’ve been compiling annual sets of photographs that correspond to the year’s number since 2010. At the end of 2025,Continue Reading
Prairie Park
The Voyages of RV Shearwater (4) Grasslands National Park is a cultural and natural heritage gem, located in the CanadianContinue Reading
24 pics from ’24
Since 2010, I have compiled an annual set of photographs that matches the year in number. In 2024, I decidedContinue Reading
Bow Glacier
The Voyages of RV Shearwater (3) The first time I visited the turquoise waters of the glacier-fed Bow Lake wasContinue Reading
Interstitial: Upper Kananaskis Lake
Interstitial. The small intervening spaces between things and objects. Spaces between places. It’s a fine word that describes the smallContinue Reading
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