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RK Photographic / Rob Knight @rkphotographic.bsky.social · Nov 10
Spiorad àird nam Murchan

More work from my ongoing long term project of the last 9+ years.

Why not join us next March or October or the same in 2026 to tell your own story of this inspiring landscape shaped by fire and ice.

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Explore your creative development
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Don't miss out on the last #NorthSeaPoets event of the year! 🌊

There's still time to book for The Symbol: how to summon meaning and emotion – with @dharmabam.bsky.social. Book your tickets for £35/£25 🎟️

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#PoetrySky
A description of upcoming North Sea Poets events set against a light teal background. The North Sea Poets logo is in the top right corner. The text reads: 'Upcoming events. The Symbol: how to summon meaning and emotion – with Don Paterson. In this class, we'll look at at when an image merely stands for itself, and when it acts as a totem for a far more subtle – and otherwise inexpressible – meanings and emotions.
December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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It’s been a year of small print making and mostly from the Pentax17.
These are probably three of my favourite “constructed” faux panoramas that I’ve made on @ilfordphoto.com MGRC 5x7 paper.
#believeinfilm #filmphotography
December 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures

Over 120 years ago, a monumental work recording more than 500 species of tree in Britain and Ireland was published.

A new version focuses on the pioneering images it contained

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Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures
Over 120 years ago, a monumental work recording more than 500 species of tree in Britain and Ireland was published. A new version focuses on the pioneering images it contained
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December 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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‘I’m a prisoner of hope’: Olafur Eliasson on using art to bring us together to save the world

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‘I’m a prisoner of hope’: Olafur Eliasson on using art to bring us together to save the world
Inside Presence, the Icelandic-Danish artist’s epic new show in Brisbane, what you see changes based on where you stand or how you look – crucial when it comes to tackling the climate crisis
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December 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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A single image post from a woodland that holds a special hush; Ariundle ancient oak woods, Strontian, Sunart. #ThickTrunkTuesday

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#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Ancient #Hush #TreeLife #Ariundle #Ent #GhillieDhu #Mood #Forest #Uruisg #AosSidh #Tuesday
Ariundle Hush The hush in Ariundle is not silence but a held breath….. a pause braided through birch and oak, where light drips like honey onto moss. Water moves in sentences too soft for speech, threading silver clauses between stones. Ferns lean inward as if listening, and the air carries a grammar of green: vowels of leaf, consonants of bark. Here, time loosens its grip. The forest does not hurry; it folds you into its syntax, teaches you to read the margins of shadow. Every step is a syllable, every glance a line break. And when the wind turns the page, you understand: the hush is not absence, but presence written in the oldest ink. ____________________________________________________ Some Gaelic woodland lore: Birch – Beith (Gaelic for birch) • Symbolic of purification and rebirth; birch twigs were used at Samhain to cleanse and ward off spirits. • Guardian of the home: its protection extended to threshold and spirit of place. Oak – Cù-na-dair (“oak-guardian”) • Home to Oak-men; protective, sometimes mischievous beings who could appear human or offer enchanted food. • Guardians of wildlife and forest; deeply connected to wisdom and rooted strength. Scots Pine – Giùlan-na-coille (“wood-spine” or pine spirit) • Everlasting and wise; aged “Granny Pines” were named as landmarks and symbols of continuity. Woodland Fairies – Na daoine sìthe (“the fairy folk”) • Gaelic fairies are human-size, powerful beings; part of a vast Otherworld ecosystem, including tree sprites and guardians. • Among them: Lesidhe; woodland tricksters who might lead you astray if you disrespect their realm. References: Ritchie, J. (1920) The Influence of Trees in Scottish Folklore. Scottish Natural Heritage Papers. Green, Miranda (1992) Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art. McNeill, F. Marian (1959) The Silver Bough: Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief. Glasgow: William MacLellan. Henderson, Lizanne (2016) Scottish Fairy Belief: A History.
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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And just like that, it's #ThickTrunkTuesday again!

#Photography #Woodland #Trees #Nature #Frost #Glow #TreeLife #Sherwood #Ent #RobinHood #Mood #Forest #OMSystem #Tuesday
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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A heartfelt update on Spiorad Àird nam Murchan.

Why part 21 is paused..... and why the spirit of this work remains unbroken.

Read → www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/12...

#ArdnamurchanSpirit #CreativeProcess #ElementalSeries #SlowArt #PlaceAndBelonging #HeartfeltThanks #TrollsNotWinning
The complexity of the woods, Ariundle Oak Woods, Strontian, Sunart.
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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A heartfelt update on Spiorad Àird nam Murchan.

Why part 21 is paused..... and why the spirit of this work remains unbroken.

Read → www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/12...

#ArdnamurchanSpirit #CreativeProcess #ElementalSeries #SlowArt #PlaceAndBelonging #HeartfeltThanks #TrollsNotWinning
The complexity of the woods, Ariundle Oak Woods, Strontian, Sunart.
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Gentle mist in the air and autumn colours. There is so many different textures in this. Love how the evergreens are contrasting so nicely with the yellows.
#icm #autumncolour #mistymorning #Photography #EastCoastKin #Treescape
Autumn colour in the list / settings / 0.8 seconds / F32 / iso50 / 254mm
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Across Uig bay
December 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Taken in deep rural Ireland just down the road from me (poem in the Alt) Have a glorious day my friends ☺️ #Stunday #Ireland #EastCoastKin #ImageAndVerse
#Photography #AltText #Poem
#PhotographyOfBlueSky #Poetry
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #Nature
#NaturePhotography #Clouds #Storm
After today’s photograph description, l have included a poem l wrote about this scene. Our picture shows a wide field of ripened grain, likely barley or wheat, stretching across the entire scene taken just down the road from where l live in rural Ireland. The stalks are tall and heavy, their heads bowed and tangled, colored in warm shades of gold, bronze, and deep amber. A narrow path runs straight through the center of the field, cutting a dark channel between the dense crops and drawing the eye toward the distant horizon. In the far background, low farm buildings sit small and quiet against the skyline. Above them, the sky dominates nearly half of the image. Thick, dark storm clouds roll overhead in layered shades of charcoal, grey, and steel blue. Lighter patches of sky glow faintly through breaks in the cloud cover, with a late afternoon approaching storm looming. The overall mood is dramatic and moody, the warmth and richness of the grain contrast strongly with the heavy, threatening sky. There is a sense of wind moving through the field, as if the grain is whispering beneath the coming rain and finally we have a simple white border frame to our picture. And now today’s poem… I call it… “Before the Rain” Golden heads in quiet prayer, Bowed beneath a darkening sky, The earth holds its patient breath As storm-born shadows wander by. A narrow path through whispering grain Leads where distant rooftops lie, Between the warmth of growing life And thunder’s gathering reply.
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera

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A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera
In 1975, a young engineer in the company that made Kodak film took the first picture on a handheld digital camera. Photography would never be the same again.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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I am on Substack. I write about women photographers who have inspired me as well as writing about my own work.

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Women Who See | Deborah Parkin | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Women Who See, by Deborah Parkin, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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A Pause, A Promise, and a Heartfelt Thanks
A raw, heartfelt reflection on creative vulnerability, belonging, and the spirit of Ardnamurchan — why part 21 of Spiorad Àird nam Murchan will pause.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Tonight at 8 PM: A heartfelt update on Spiorad Àird nam Murchan.

Why part 21 is paused..... and why the spirit of this work remains unbroken.

Read → www.rkphotographic.com/blog
#ArdnamurchanSpirit #CreativeProcess #ElementalSeries #SlowArt #PlaceAndBelonging #HeartfeltThanks #TrollsNotWinning
Joy & Wonder in the Light - Ariundle Oakwoods, Sunart.
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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A pile of experimentation, frustration & evolution in the journey of handmade book production, but it’s a very satisfying journey that I’d recommend everyone tries. 👌
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Martin Parr: the photographer’s career in pictures

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Martin Parr: the photographer’s career in pictures
A look back at the career of Martin Parr who has died at the age of 73
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December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Martin Parr in 1974. RIP to one of the most influential photographers of his generation.
Photo by Geoff Howard.
Black and white photo of a man with long hair and a beard with a camera around his neck.
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Tonight at 8 PM: A heartfelt update on Spiorad Àird nam Murchan.

Why part 21 is paused..... and why the spirit of this work remains unbroken.

Read → www.rkphotographic.com/blog
#ArdnamurchanSpirit #CreativeProcess #ElementalSeries #SlowArt #PlaceAndBelonging #HeartfeltThanks #TrollsNotWinning
Joy & Wonder in the Light - Ariundle Oakwoods, Sunart.
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Grandson Discovers 80,000 Stunning Travel Photos Taken By His Grandfather

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Grandson Discovers 80,000 Stunning Travel Photos Taken By His Grandfather
Late in 2021, Jack Smith discovered his granddad's incredible photographic archive. He now shares his work to a captivated audience.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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My mate Jason released a new album, it’s well worth a listen folks.

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From Jason “It’s my chilled and introspective take on crackly lo-fi Trip Hop, laid back old skool Hip Hop, bass heavy Dubstep, Junglist breakbeats, Yorkshire ambience and funky jazz mellowness.”
South London Badboy
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December 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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This Photographer Built an Awesome Medium-Format Rangefinder, and So Can You

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This Photographer Built an Awesome Medium-Format Rangefinder, and So Can You
You can build this awesome medium-format rangefinder camera for yourself.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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This is the twelfth and final portrait of a slow-art work called Season Clock.
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#Trees #photography #art #eastcoastkin #shotonfairphone #ClassicMono
A group of twelve back and white pictures of the same solitary oak tree taken every month in 2025, showing the evolution of the seasons and the tree's folliage. The pictures are dated and arranged in three rows of four from January to December.
December 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Options for a title please…

#photography #photo #photographer #art #landscapephotography #naturelovers #beautiful #eastcoastkin #illustration #ThePhotoHour #blackandwhitephotography #classicmono
There is something rather threatening about the shadows behind these trees. What past stories are hidden?
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Experiments for a new series- tea toned Cyanotypes.
A set of tea toned Cyanotypes depicting landscapes and wildlife of the countryside. A picture of a selection tea toned prints - the images are of animals including goose, horse & jackdaws
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM