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Dave Butcher has over thirty years experience in photography. As an Ilford Master Printer, he combines his creative talent with an in-depth technical knowledge of the processes involved in black and white developing and printing to produce distinctively unique prints using traditional darkroom methods and materials.

Working exclusively in black and white to produce stunning landscape photographs and striking city shots his work is widely published in books and magazines. He is the author of the books 'Lake Light - The Lake District Photography of Dave Butcher', 'Peak Light - The Peak District Photography of Dave Butcher' and 'High Light - The Landscape Photography of Dave Butcher'. His images can be seen in numerous advertising and PR projects, and Dave's original black and white pictures are popular with interior designers, businesses and homeowners alike. His prints are also displayed in many private collections worldwide.

The Dave Butcher Black and White Photo Library contains tens of thousands of images as archivally processed silver gelatine film negatives, mostly medium format 7 x 6 cm and 6 x 6 cm. These can be printed from directly onto traditional darkroom materials or scanned for use in many different applications. Subjects include landscapes (big views, mountains, valleys, waterfalls, trees, rocks, etc), coasts, cities (pictorial architecture of whole or part buildings, bridges and other structures as well as iconic views within and across towns and cities) and skiing (images of skiers and snowboarders as well as the views that are seen from the ski trails/pistes. Snowshoeing and mountaineering are also covered here). Landscape and ski locations include England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Europe (including the Alps and Scandinavia), USA (especially Colorado, Utah and Yosemite) and New Zealand. Famous mountains like Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Eiger and the Maroon Bells are also extensively covered. Cities include London, Paris, Venice, New York, Chicago, Sydney, Hong Kong, and many more. Skiing includes lots of areas across Europe and America like Zermatt, Verbier, Grindelwald, Villars, Gstaad, Chamonix, Val d'Isere, Val Thorens, Meribel, Morzine, Flaine, St Anton, Lech, Vail, Beaver Creek, Telluride, Aspen, Breckenridge and many more. I have a collection of ski mountaineering photographs too including the legendary skiers Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt. This is building into quite a large archive of historical interest, dating back to 1986 for the higher quality medium format and 1975 for the smaller 35mm negatives. This web site shows a small proportion of the total collection of photographs. If you don't see what you are after ask us - we may have something already in the library to meet your needs. You can learn more about Dave Butcher here...