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STAITHES PHOTOGRAPHIC – TONY MURPHY, LRPS, PHOTOGRAPHER AND TUTOR.
Staithes in North Yorkshire, was once one of the largest fishing ports on the north east of England. It is an attractive tourist destination situated within the North York Moors National Park. It has an amazing history and a marvelous pedigree in the visual arts. Its surrounding area is an important source of minerals, jet, iron, alum and potash and it is of great interest to amateur and professional geologists, walkers, artists and photographers.
Since the railway arrived in the late 1800s, Staithes has been a popular haunt for artists, both individuals and groups, - some of whom made their homes here.
There are connections with James Cook, the famous explorer, who was apprenticed here in 1744. The maritime history of the village is full of tales of smugglers, adventurers, sailors and fishermen and of fisherwomen - such as the Flithergirls who were the backbone of the fishing industry.
To the photographer Staithes is a rich store of brilliant images at every turn: the beck, the harbour, the village, and the coast. It is an area of unusual light and colours, with its own microclimate resulting in many kinds of different weather – sometimes all in the same day!
As a photographer, living in Staithes for the past ten years, much of Tony Murphy’s work reflects this incredibly stimulating environment. He is a photographer, Licentiate Member of the Royal Photographic Society and also a tutor, offering short courses in Beginning Digital Photography.
© Tony Murphy 2005
Staithes in North Yorkshire, was once one of the largest fishing ports on the north east of England. It is an attractive tourist destination situated within the North York Moors National Park. It has an amazing history and a marvelous pedigree in the visual arts. Its surrounding area is an important source of minerals, jet, iron, alum and potash and it is of great interest to amateur and professional geologists, walkers, artists and photographers.
Since the railway arrived in the late 1800s, Staithes has been a popular haunt for artists, both individuals and groups, - some of whom made their homes here.
There are connections with James Cook, the famous explorer, who was apprenticed here in 1744. The maritime history of the village is full of tales of smugglers, adventurers, sailors and fishermen and of fisherwomen - such as the Flithergirls who were the backbone of the fishing industry.
To the photographer Staithes is a rich store of brilliant images at every turn: the beck, the harbour, the village, and the coast. It is an area of unusual light and colours, with its own microclimate resulting in many kinds of different weather – sometimes all in the same day!
As a photographer, living in Staithes for the past ten years, much of Tony Murphy’s work reflects this incredibly stimulating environment. He is a photographer, Licentiate Member of the Royal Photographic Society and also a tutor, offering short courses in Beginning Digital Photography.
© Tony Murphy 2005
