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2020

December: My album of the year is Saint Cloud by Waxahatchee.
November: Eigg article published in On Landscape.
June: Strawberry thief!

Hebrew Character Moth Caterpillar
March: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at M Shed, Bristol.; Saw Georgia aboard the Thekla, Bristol.
February: Saw Angel Olsen at SWX, Bristol.; Photography Season exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff.

2019

December: My album of the year is The Big Freeze by Laura Stevenson.
October: Saw Pip Blom aboard the Thekla, Bristol.
September: Saw Camp Cope at Exchange, Bristol.; Sanderson Session #12, Kentish Town.
June: Sanderson Session #11, Kentish Town.
<a href="http://thesandersonsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/photograph-of-time">Photograph of Time by The Sandersons</a>; Saw Laura Stevenson at Exchange, Bristol.; Saw The Blue Aeroplanes yet again at The Fleece, Bristol.
March: Saw Kristin Hersh again at The Fleece, Bristol.; Saw Julia Jacklin at The Fleece, Bristol.; Another 4x4 Portfolio published in On Landscape.; Sanderson Session #9, Kentish Town.
February: Don McCullin exhibition at Tate Britain.; Saw Bess Atwell at St Pancras Old Church, London.; Sold my first ever photograph!
January: One of my images shortlisted in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Bearded Seal, Svalbard

2018

December: My album of the year is Historian by Lucy Dacus.; Saw The Blue Aeroplanes again at Exchange, Bristol.; Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at M Shed, Bristol.
November: Edward Burne-Jones exhibition at Tate Britain.; Saw Oh Pep! again at The Islington, London.; Attended A Meeting of Minds landscape photography conference.
October: Faroes article published in On Landscape.
September: Shape of Light: 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art exhibition at Tate Modern.; Sanderson Session #6, Kentish Town.
June: Sanderson Session #5, Kentish Town.; Saw Waxahatchee supported by Ex-Vöid at The Fleece, Bristol
March: John Piper exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
February: Swaps: Photographs from the David Hurn Collection exhibition at the National Museum Cardiff.; Andreas Gursky exhibition at the Hayward Gallery.; Sanderson Session #3, Kentish Town.

2017

December: My album of the year is Out In The Storm by Waxahatchee.
November: Saw Jesca Hoop aboard the Thekla, Bristol.; Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at M Shed, Bristol.; Saw Aldous Harding at SWX, Bristol.; Sanderson Session #2, Kentish Town.
July: Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery.; Folk by the Oak:
Leveret | This Is The Kit | Show of Hands (again) | Kate Rusby (again) | Levellers
March: Saw Mitski supported by Personal Best aboard the Thekla, Bristol.; Attended the Inspired by First Light exhibition launch.; The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection exhibition at Tate Modern.

2016

December: My album of the year is Stadium Cake by Oh Pep!
November: Attended A Meeting of Minds landscape photography conference.; Saw Oh Pep! at The Old Bookshop, Bristol.
September: Harris article published in On Landscape.
August: Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition at Tate Modern.
July: Last ever Art in Action.
June: Paul Strand: Photography and Film for the 20th Century exhibition at the V&A.
February: Svalbard article published in On Landscape.

2015

December: My joint albums of the year are Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter and Art Angels by Grimes.
August: Took part in the Light and Land on The Mall exhibition at the Mall Galleries.
July: Art in Action.
May: Severn Bridge timelapse.
March: Rockpool article published in On Landscape.

2014

December

My album of the year is Meshes Of Voice by Jenny Hval & Susanna retrospectively usurped by Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen.

Attended the Landscape Photographer of the Year awards evening.

November

Attended A Meeting of Minds landscape photography conference.

One of my images highly commended in the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition and featured in:

The Sunday Times Magazine
Amateur Photographer
N-Photo
WalesOnline

Lancaut, Wye Valley

July

Silent Exchange: The Landscape Photography of Charlie Waite exhibition at the National Theatre.

Art in Action followed by Folk by the Oak:

Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | Kathryn Tickell | Beth Orton | Richard Thompson

June

End Frame article published in On Landscape.

April

One of my images shortlisted in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Common Dolphin, Scotland

I'm the Featured Photographer in On Landscape!

March

The Year of the Print exhibition at the Mall Galleries and Ruin Lust exhibition at Tate Britain.

2013

December: My album of the year is Mug Museum by Cate Le Bon.
November: Saw my first otter in the Wye!
July: Sebastião Salgado: Genesis exhibition at the Natural History Museum.; Art in Action followed by Folk by the Oak:
Fay Hield | Jim Moray (again) | Lau | Kate Rusby (again) | Oysterband (again)
June: 4x4 Portfolio published in On Landscape.
March: Landmark: The Fields of Photography exhibition at Somerset House.

2012

December: My album of the year is The Marble Downs by Trembling Bells featuring Bonnie Prince Billy.; Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Bristol Museum.
November: Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde exhibition at Tate Britain and Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition at the National Theatre.
March: Saw the northern lights!
February: Thought for the day:
"and thereby perpetually burnish my knowledge"

2011

December: My album of the year is New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges by Colin Stetson.
October: Saw Ash at the Academy, Bristol.
September: Observed Jupiter's moons.; René Magritte: The Pleasure Principle exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
July: Doune Days
June 2011
By Harvey Lloyd-Thomas
Book Preview; Forests, Rocks, Torrents exhibition at the National Gallery.; Art in Action followed by Folk by the Oak:
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman | The Bad Shepherds | Show of Hands | Seth Lakeman; Thought for the day:
"and thus catapults my spirits high"
June: Welcome to Doune (and some history).
May: Saw Uncaged Monkeys at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
April: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Bristol Museum.
January: Eadweard Muybridge exhibition at Tate Britain.

2010

December: My album of the year is I Will Be by Dum Dum Girls.
July: One of my images shortlisted in the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.

Lancaut, Wye Valley; Latitude:
Crystal Castles | Florence + the Machine | Kristin Hersh (again) | Tom Jones | Jónsi | Laura Marling (again) | The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | School of Seven Bells | Standard Fare | The Unthanks | Vampire Weekend | The XX
May: Two of my images included in a book: Travel Photography Masterclass

Lofoten, Norway

Icelandic Horses
April: Saw Laura Marling at the Colston Hall, Bristol.; David Ward and Anna Booth exhibition at the OXO Gallery.
February: Save 6 Music!

2009

December: My album of the year is Hands by Little Boots.; Lunch at The (Crown at) Whitebrook.
October: The Perfect Wine.
July: Art in Action.
June: Radio 4 minus one letter:
"The Sipping Forecast. Nice cup of tea. Milk, veering. Sugar, 1 or 2. Biscuits later. Good."
April: Richard gets a Teaching Award at Edinburgh.

2008

December: My album of the year is Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend.
September: Thought for the day:
"capable of conjugating heterogeneous deeds"
August: Another one of my images is a Light & Land gallery award winner!

Icelandic Horses
July: Art in Action.
June: New showcase of my photography.; Liz's ice diary.
May: Saw Eliza Carthy again supported by Jim Moray aboard the Thekla, Bristol.
April: David Ward exhibition at the OXO Gallery and Alexander Rodchenko: Revolution in Photography exhibition at the Hayward Gallery.
January: One of my images featured on the back of the Light & Land brochure.

Tilt & Shift

2007

December: My album of the year is The Casket Letters by Monkey Swallows the Universe.
November: Attended a talk by Simon Yates at St George's, Bristol.
October: Ben wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award!
July: One of my images is a Light & Land gallery award winner!

Sound of Sleat, Scotland
June: Saw Charlotte Hatherley at The Louisiana, Bristol.; How We Are: Photographing Britain exhibition at Tate Britain.
January: Saw Rose Kemp aboard the Thekla, Bristol.

2006

December: My album of the year is Alright, Still by Lily Allen.
November: Saw Nina Nastasia at St George's, Bristol.; Holbein in England exhibition at Tate Britain.
September: Saw Thea Gilmore at The Fleece, Bristol.
July: Saw Kate Rusby again at Chepstow Castle.
April: Saw The Blue Aeroplanes again supported by Catlow at Fiddlers, Bristol.; Saw The Concretes at the Academy, Bristol.
February: Saw Laura Veirs again at The Fleece, Bristol.
January: Saw The Spinto Band at The Louisiana, Bristol.; Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris exhibition at Tate Modern.

2005

November: Saw Kate Rusby again at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
October/November: Visited Cairo.
September: Young Cakes goes live!
August: Sailed on the Phoenix.; A Picture of Britain exhibition at Tate Britain.
July: Art in Action.
May: International Arts and Crafts exhibition at the V&A.
April: Turner Whistler Monet exhibition at Tate Britain.
March: Saw Laura Veirs at the Purcell Room, London.
January: Robert Frank: Storylines exhibition at Tate Modern.

2004

December: My album of the year is Uprooting by Warsaw Village Band.
November: Saw Emma Kirkby perform Charpentier at St George's, Bristol.; Saw Warsaw Village Band at the Purcell Room, London.
August: Saw Cathy Davey at the 100 Club, London.
June: Charlie Waite exhibition at the OXO Gallery.
May: Bill Brandt: A Centenary Retrospective exhibition at the V&A.
March: Saw Kate Rusby at Blackheath Halls, London.

2003

December: My album of the year is Kokopelli by Kosheen.; Saw Oysterband & June Tabor again at The Forum, Kentish Town.
July: Art in Action.
June: Saw Eliza Carthy at Blackheath Halls, London.
May: Saw Lisa Germano at the 100 Club, London.
March: Saw Throwing Muses again at the Astoria, London.; Julia Margaret Cameron: 19th Century Photographer of Genius exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.; Saw Beth Gibbons at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.

2002

December: My album of the year is Funtown by The Beards.
November: Saw Suntrap near Stroud.
August: Ansel Adams at 100 and William Eggleston exhibitions at the Hayward Gallery.
July: Saw Oysterband again at Chepstow Castle.
June: Visited the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain.
May: Saw Natalie Merchant at Cambridge Corn Exchange.
April: Saw Kosheen at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London.

2001

December: My album of the year is The First Blood Mystery by Carina Round.
April: Saw Mediæval Bæbes at Blackheath Halls, London.
January: Saw Värttinä at Blackheath Halls, London.

2000

December: My album of the year is 4 AM by The Lisa Marr Experiment.
October: Visited Madrid.
May: Visited Athens.
March: Made my Ph.D. Thesis available for download.
January: Registered domain and created website.

1999

December: Saw Michael Nyman again at Warwick Arts Centre.
September: Visited Budapest.
January: Saw Michael Nyman at Warwick Arts Centre.

1998

November/December: Visited Sydney.

1997

December: My retrospective album of the year is Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized.

1996

December: Bought a house!

1995

June: Visited New York.
May: Saw The Emerald Chamber Players perform Purcell and Handel at Bristol Cathedral.
February: Saw Belly at the Anson Rooms, Bristol.
January: Saw Veruca Salt at the Anson Rooms, Bristol.

1994

November: Saw Elvis Costello at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
September: Visited Vienna.
June: Saw Magnapop at The Fleece, Bristol.
March: Saw Kristin Hersh at St George's, Bristol.
March: Saw June Tabor at The Berkeley Centre, Bristol.
March: Saw Tori Amos at the Colston Hall, Bristol.

1993

October: Saw Madder Rose aboard the Thekla, Bristol.
September: Visited Berlin.
April: Saw Suede at the Victoria Rooms, Bristol.
March: Saw American Music Club at The Fleece, Bristol.
March: Saw The Auteurs at The Fleece, Bristol.

1992

October: Saw Kirsty MacColl supported by K-Passa in a barn near Portbury, Bristol.
October: Saw The Cranberries at The Tropic Club, Bristol.
April: Saw Muzsikás at St George's, Bristol.
March: Saw Curve at the Anson Rooms, Bristol.
February: Saw Gong at the Bierkeller, Bristol.

1991

December: Saw My Bloody Valentine at the Anson Rooms, Bristol.
June: Saw Heavenly at The Fleece, Bristol.
April: Saw Inspiral Carpets at the Newport Centre.
April: Saw Bleach supported by Moonshake at The Fleece, Bristol.
March: Saw Throwing Muses again at the Bierkeller, Bristol.

1990

December: My retrospective album of the year is Livonia by His Name Is Alive.
November: Saw Galaxie 500 again at the Bierkeller, Bristol.
October: Saw Cocteau Twins at The Studio, Bristol.
October: Saw The Heart Throbs supported by the Popinjays at The Fleece, Bristol.
September: Visited Istanbul.
June: Saw James at The Studio, Bristol.
March: Saw The House of Love at The Studio, Bristol.
February: Saw The Sundays again supported by Galaxie 500 at the Bierkeller, Bristol.

1989

December: My retrospective album of the year is Workbook by Bob Mould.
December: Saw K-Passa for the first time at Bristol Bridge Inn.
December: Saw Green on Red at the Anson Rooms, Bristol.
November: Saw The Primitives supported by Pale Saints at The Studio, Bristol.
May: Saw Pixies at The Studio, Bristol.
March: Saw The Waterboys at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
February: Saw Throwing Muses supported by The Sundays at the Bierkeller, Bristol.

1988

December: My retrospective joint albums of the year are The Trinity Session by Cowboy Junkies and Surfer Rosa by Pixies.
November: Saw Billy Bragg supported by Michelle Shocked at the Colston Hall, Bristol.
February: Visited Paris again.

1987

December: My retrospective album of the year is In My Tribe by 10,000 Maniacs.
December: Saw Marillion at the NEC, Birmingham.
November: Visited Moscow.
July: Saw Peter Gabriel supported by Youssou N'Dour at the NEC, Birmingham.

1986

December: My retrospective joint albums of the year are the eponymous debuts by Shop Assistants and Throwing Muses.

Other Exhibitions

Millais exhibition at Tate Britain.

The Art of Lee Miller exhibition at the V&A.

Modernism: 1914-1939 exhibition at the V&A.

Edward Hopper exhibition at Tate Modern.

Pre-Raphaelite Vision: Truth to Nature exhibition at Tate Britain.

Aztecs exhibition at the Royal Academy.

American Sublime: Landscape Painting in the United States 1820-1880 exhibition at Tate Britain.

Vermeer and the Delft School exhibition at the National Gallery.

Stanley Spencer exhibition at Tate Britain.

Painting the Century exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.