Links
The links here are mostly those that I have found useful in the past. They are also biased towards the equipment that I use, the places I have travelled to and other information sources, some that relate to my background and others that have not always been easy to find. I hope you find them useful. Please let me know if any of them are no longer working.
Materials & Equipment
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Ilford Photo - Film, paper, chemistry
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Harman Photo - Inkjet materials
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Mamiya UK - Medium format cameras
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Sekonic - Light meters
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Gitzo - The best lightweight tripods for travel photography and hill and mountain landscapes.
Photographic
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Dave Butcher Blog - this is on Google and is where I put most of my news. I add to it every day or so. Available as RSS feed too. -
Ansel Adams - A website on the master of black and white landscape photography
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Tom Anthony - Landscape and nature photography
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Edward Carreon - an annual report and corporate photographer covering Los Angeles, California.
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Peter Crosby - Mainly landscapes (worked with Peter at Ilford)
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Wendy Erickson - A very creative and versatile photographer (worked with Wendy at Ilford)
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Chris Farrow - photographer based in the Peak District
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Bridget Flemming - Landscape and people photographer based in Peak District
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Karen Frenkel - Landscape photographer based in Peak District
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Steve Gledhill - Landscapes and much more, all black and white (worked with Steve at Ilford)
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Terry Offord - Weddings, portraits and commercial photography (worked with Terry at Ilford)
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Phil Pankov - Fine Art Photography of Dublin and Ireland by award-winning Russian Irish photographer
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Ken Scott - Touching the Light, Mountain and wilderness landscape photography - a celebration of natural light
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Black and White Photos - Black and white photos from around the world
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Photography Homepages - Lots of quality websites with good photography
Events, Artists and Designers
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Artist & Designer's Fairs - Buxton Pavilion Gardens
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Craft Experience - A large art and designer craft show in May at Fawley Court, Henley-on-Thames
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Craft in Focus - Art and designer craft shows in the south east of England
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Design Factory - I am a Designer/Maker
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Focus on Imaging - The biggest annual photography and imaging show in Europe. I either have my own stand or can be found on the Ilford part of the Harman Technology stand.
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Great Dome Art Fair - A top quality show in late July in the Buxton Dome for members of Peak District Products
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Gallery in the Gardens - Home of the High Peak Artists and Craftworkers Association in The Pavilion Gardens in Buxton - A permanent display of Dave Butcher photographs, posters and books. You can also meet me roughly 3 or 4 days a month here (see events calendar for dates)
Peak District Products Members
Listed here are some of the other members of Peak District Products. There are over 60 members in total spread across the Peak District.
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Peak District Products - Association of professional artists and craftspeople, based in Peak District, of which I am a member
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Kim-Lisa Clack - a jeweller from the Peak District
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Dave Griffin - stained glass artist from Bakewell in the Peak District
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Ingrid Karlsson-Kemp - a mixed media artist from Earl Sterndale in the Peak District
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Gail Keep and Roger Sutton - Newfields Gallery. Ceramics and woodcarvings from these 2 artists from Foxt in the Peak District
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Adele Kime - a jeweller from New Mills in the Peak District
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Janine Mannion-Jones - a ceramics worker from near Chesterfield
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Jean Martin - a textile designer from Derby
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Jenny Mather - an artist from Bamford in the Peak District
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Andy Oldfield - The Fringe Workshop, a creative stonemason from Pilsley in the Peak District
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Sandra Orme - a pastel artist from Buxton
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Brett Payne - a silversmith from Sheffield
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David & Catherine Rooke - pottery from Hartington in the Peak District
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Paul Tavernor - a wildlife artist from the Peak District
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Pauline Townsend - Silk Painter from Buxton
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Polly & Garry Uttley - textured ceramics with an Indian flavour
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Kelvin and Pat Wongsam - Wongsam Designs. Artists using natural stone and fossils creatively.
Maps & Guidebooks
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Cicerone Press - guide books

Travel & Holidays
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Trekking in the Alps - Hilary Sharp, Alpine leader based in Vallorcine in the Chamonix valley; snowshoe and trekking trips in the Alps. Using a guide like Hilary (married to Jon de Montjoye) lets me spend time taking photographs instead of worrying about route finding, booking huts, local transport, etc.
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Jon de Montjoye - Alpine mountain guide based in Vallorcine in the Chamonix valley. Jon was my guide for most of my ski mountaineering trips and is very tolerant of photographers and their needs!
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Forest Lodge b&b - Bed & breakfast in Chapel-en-le-Frith
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High Croft Guest House - A top quality guest House with fantastic views between Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge, just 100 yards from the Hanging Gate pub restaurant
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Kinrara b&b - Bed & breakfast in Whaley Bridge
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Moorside Grange Hotel - a Best Western hotel about 4 miles away between Disley and Whaley Bridge
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Roebuck - A pub that does b&b on the market place in Chapel-en-le-Frith
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Shady Oak - A pub that does b&b 2 miles from Whaley Bridge on the Buxton road
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Spire House b&b - Bed & breakfast in Whaley Bridge
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Springbank b&b - Bed & breakfast in Whaley Bridge, close to the station
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Stanley House b&b - Bed & breakfast near Boot in Eskdale in the Lake District
Places
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Munro Magic - Scottish 3000 foot mountains
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Scottish Mountaineering Club, Munro Pages - Dave Butcher 'compleatist 1570' page
Odds & Ends
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Wainwright Society - Author of classic walking guides
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John Muir Trust - Preserving wild land in Scotland
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Cambridge University Chemical Labs - where I did my chemistry PhD with Dudley Williams
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Churchill College Cambridge - my college at Cambridge for my PhD
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GravityDex - GravityFed sports directory, 1000 categories and 7000 links for adventure sports.
Real Ale and Malt Whisky
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Campaign for Real Ale - CAMRA
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Dent Brewery - Nothing to beat T'Owd Tup!
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Islay Brewery - Not just 8 distilleries on Islay!
