Distracted by Playing with Abstraction
Once again in pursuit of somewhere new to photograph, I headed to Bellever Forest on Dartmoor, planning on going for a long walk and...
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valeriehuggins0
- Aug 12
- 4 min
Dartmoor strolling
A walk on Dartmoor is always good for soul. Open spaces, quiet away from the urban hubbub and with wonderful vistas to immerse oneself...
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valeriehuggins0
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Swimming in the Shaldon Sunset
Yesterday evening I had a most magical experience. The first day of August, it had been long and very hot, with a threat of a break in...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Not-so-Wild Swimming at Shoalstone Seawater Pool
Wow. A rare sunny day! I woke to glorious blue sky and a warm breeze. Such a delight after all of the rain and cloud and my diary could...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jul 25
- 7 min
Becoming a Puffarazzi: encounters with the Puffins of Skomer!!
Bucket list tick!! This July I have been to the Welsh island of Skomer to photograph the puffins!! And I was blessed to be able to have...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jun 14
- 6 min
For the times they are a-changing.....
There is a real sense of change in the air as we head towards summer here in the UK. The weather is changeable, unpredictable. Like my...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jun 11
- 3 min
Magical May
May is a magical month in Devon. Named after the Greek goddess Maia who is associated with fertility and growth, in the Northern...
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valeriehuggins0
- May 6
- 6 min
Starting at ground level
A challenge set for me this month is 'ground level'. Where to start with this one? I was pondering that as I set off on a new walk from...
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valeriehuggins0
- May 3
- 2 min
Loch Katrine: the light is dawning
And so we came to the final day of the retreat. I was letting go of many of the constraints to my creativity, enjoying exploring new ways...
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valeriehuggins0
- May 3
- 3 min
Loch Katrine: “so wondrous wild, the whole might seem the scenery of a fairy dream”
This is the second blog about my experience on a creative retreat at Loch Katrine in Scotland. We had spent the previous day with a mix...
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valeriehuggins0
- May 3
- 3 min
The Joys of a Creative Retreat in Scotland
Last October I signed up to a creative retreat in the Spring, led by two amazing photographers, Charlotte Bellamy and Ania Rolinska. I...
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valeriehuggins0
- Mar 26
- 4 min
Exeter, past and present: photographing Architecture and the Built Environment
I am always keen to challenge myself as a photographer and to try out new appraoches. As a member of the RPS (Royal Society of...
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valeriehuggins0
- Mar 21
- 4 min
Natural Connections in a Changing World
“Connection isn’t about nature in our service, a slave to our needs, a commodity for our use, a sticking-plaster for our stresses. Nature...
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valeriehuggins0
- Mar 8
- 6 min
Letting go of Winter, emerging into Spring
Over the past few days, with a gap in the rain and the sun starting to feel a little bit warmer, I have been out exploring. Keen for...
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valeriehuggins0
- Feb 29
- 4 min
Farewell February
Today is the last day of February - the 29th - as 2024 is a leap year. It takes our Earth 365 and one quarter days to travel around the...
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valeriehuggins0
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Letting Go! (part 2)
In Letting Go! part 1, I wrote about the first half of the project that has absorbed me since the New Year. It was 6-week workshop, led...
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valeriehuggins0
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Letting Go! (part 1)
I have started the year with a new project on the topic of 'Letting Go' through a workshop led by the amazing Laura Hynd, an experienced...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jan 31
- 6 min
Is Photography an Art?
I recently had a conversation with some friends about photography, and we ventured into the tricky quagmire of 'Is photography art?' It...
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valeriehuggins0
- Jan 11
- 4 min
Happy New Year: Inspirations and Invitations
The start of a new year is a time for reflection on the one just past and a looking forward to the one ahead. This process can stir up a...
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valeriehuggins0
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
My Journey: My Project 2023
Throughout 2023 I have taken part in a mentoring project, led by Charlotte Bellamy. We are a group of nine women photographers, each...
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