Most British cavers will be familiar with the work of Robbie Shone who has been photographing the world’s caves for the last 20 years or more. Now a selection of his pictures has been brought together in a large format book, showcasing his photographs and giving some insight into how he works. This is not…
Mr Marris has been absent for a while having moved a little further afield so we were chuffed to have him on a photographic trip in to St. Cuthberts hole this weekend.Martin Grass was to take us in and a couple of trainee leaders (Luke and Ollie) would…
Most British cavers, and many more around the world, will know or have heard of Robbie Shone and know his work. The National Geographic live site now features a lecture by Robbie, in which he reveals more about his career and showcases many of his superb shots. When we spoke to Robbie he explained “Last November…
Peter Glanvill has dug out some of his older photos to show the nature of cavers’ attire from the 1950s to the end of the 1970s. Although not an old photograph, we see here what cavers may have worn when the sport was in its infancy. Basically, you would be concerned to keep warm, and…
Welcome to our February Darkness Below photo salon. We hope you enjoy these, and please do keep sending us your photos to share. Duncan’s image was captured with just a Fuji X30 compact camera, handheld at 1/2s, f2.0 ISO 1600; the image stabilisation in modern cameras is absolutely amazing. He says: “I asked the group…
Darkness Below plans to run a monthly photo salon so that a selection of readers’ photos can be enjoyed by everyone. As a trial, here are a few that were sent in to us in the past few days. If you would like to see one or more of your photos included in a monthly…
Simon Jones’s unrivalled record of Cornwall’s last tin mine. French horns. That was what we associated with Simon. He used to play one, he told us. That, and his annual attendance at the Henry Wood promenade concerts. His passion for photography was something we only really became aware of when he started attending our club’s…
