jimsaunders.co.uk: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Recently..

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>Some of my recent work here, supplemented from time to time when I think of it. See also though, my Two Video Shorts page.

Get me out of here!

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>A selection of notables who I have had the good fortune to work with and/or photograph over the years.

Fluttering by.

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>I was still at school when I started learning my butterflies from Warden Nigel Phillips, on the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalist's Trust's Warburg Reserve near Henley-on-Thames.

Been spotting, and photographing, them ever since.

Weatherman Walking

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>In 2011 I guided BBC Wales weatherman Derek Brockway along a section of the Offa's Dyke Path for his television series Weatherman Walking.

The programme was repeated several times on BBC Wales, but in July 2026 an edited version made it on to the BBC iPlayer, here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002yyhl/weatherman-walking-the-best-of-series-2-10-the-history-beneath-our-feet?seriesId=unsliced

The Offa's Dyke section begins 12 minutes in.

Coming soon?

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>"What's a Cwm?" is one of a pair of books on landscape and language, its English partner being "What's a Clough? - Exploring the landscape and language of England", see adjacent gallery.

And then..

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>It is a few years now since Welsh author and academic Jon Gower said "What's a Clough?" to me at the Hay Festival, and so, unwittingly, gave me the title for this book.

"What's a Clough? - Exploring the landscape and language of England" is more or less complete now (Oct 2026) and even has a very nice foreword by the Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan.

Thomas Telford, Top Man

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>Ah, Pontcysyllte, speak it if you dare!
In 2009 Thomas Telford's spectacular aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as "a masterpiece of creative genius". Having already researched and photographed the aqueduct for Offa's Dyke- a journey in words and pictures, I suggested to Mairwen Prys-Jones at Gomer Press that there might be an opportunity here. She agreed, and in 2010 published Pontcysyllte as part of Gomer's bilingual Wonder Wales series. 24 pages, text by Catrin Beard, 12 of my photographs plus archive illustrations from other sources.

A journey in words and pictures

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>Offa's Dyke - a journey in words and pictures, was my first outing as an author, and came about almost by accident. A spin-off from a BBC Wales TV series, on which I also worked, the book was originally to be written by Iolo Williams and illustrated with my photos. When Iolo found himself wanted elsewhere, I was called in by Gomer Press to pick up the baton. 144 pages of text and photos covering the whole 177 miles of the Offa's Dyke Path and the ancient border earthwork after which it is named.

“His photographs are simply stunning, capturing wonderful views and lovely landscapes through the seasons as well as the wildlife you are likely to see en route. A brilliant book.”
www.welshcountry.co.uk

Nature through the seasons, in Welsh

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>The year after they published Offa's Dyke - a journey in words and pictures, Gomer Press approached me to provide a few photos to illustrate this book by Bethan Wyn Jones. In the end it became a full collaboration, combining my photos of nature through the seasons with Bethan's Welsh text. 130 pages in hard covers.

Working with Olympus UK

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>My first professional-quality camera was a second-hand OM2-SP and in 2006 I managed to strike up a working relationship with the Japanese company's UK arm. In exchange for the odd piece of nice equipment, Olympus got to use some of my better photos in their advertisements. Since I had, as a young man, drooled over ads for the iconic Olympus OM1 and OM2 cameras, this was quite a thrill.
Currently I am using an E-M1 Mk II and a beautiful little Pen F digital, both with 20 megapixel sensors. I did pay for these though.
After a change of ownership in 2020 Olympus cameras and lenses are now branded "OM System."

- the beginners' guide

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>In 2014 I curated a new permanent exhibition at the Offa's Dyke Centre in Knighton. In response to enquiries from visitors I then condensed some of the exhibition material to produce a basic primer on this famous, yet enigmatic, earthwork. 26 pages, text by Ian Bapty, Ian Dormor and myself, my photos.

Some video shorts

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>Modern digital cameras can do all sorts, and recently I have been experimenting with video, making (very) short films to post on line.
Click to play, and do remember to turn up sound, which, on these, is very much part of the experience.
Once play has started you can also switch to full screen, via the logo at right-hand end of play bar.

Weather lovely...

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>My first venture in commercial photography was to produce local picture postcards for shops in the England/Wales border area, where I live. As well as exclusive products for retailers in Knighton, Clun, Bishop's Castle and Montgomery I published a more generic series under the title "In the Marches". By 2012 I had sold more than 100,000 cards, and stopped counting. More recently I have used postcards to promote my books. A few samples here.

Landscape, Literature and the Town of Books

(jimsaunders.co.uk) — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

]]>My book on the famous book town of Hay-on-Wye had its own event at the 2014 Hay Festival. It has 160 pages of text and photos on the landscape and literature of the town itself, and of border country around, which includes the Brecon Beacons National Park.

A beautiful book to be treasured by everyone in our family!
Gillian Cameron