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Sculpted landscape

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I’ve taken my first trip across the Pennines, from the urban might of Manchester to the open countryside of Yorkshire. The piece of landscape I chose is an unusual wonder – a park peppered with beautiful and beguiling sculptures. Work from the greats including Henry Moore and Antony Gormley appear around every corner.

That morning at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the ground was covered in frost and a mist hung in the hills and trees, and the park’s lake was delicately frozen. The sun eventually cut through the eery gloom to create some delightful scenes. For a lad from the urban heart of a great northern city, it’s heartening to be able to escape to the wilderness with ease.

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Nailed

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Nailed One

Nailed Two

This feature grabbed my attention on a recent trip to Newcastle and Gateshead in the north-east of England. It’s a street sculpture next to a modern building, seemingly a cluster of large nails artfully positioned on a plain wall. The angles and positioning made it a must-shoot, with different points to focus on. Sometimes it’s the small details that count in photography.

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Dubai divers

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Dubai Mall is not your regular neighbourhood shopping centre. In the first instance, it’s the largest in the world with a vast expanse of air-conditioned stores, restaurants and other amenities and attractions.

This city in the United Arab Emirates is not a place where things are done by halves. This consumer paradise also boasts a spectacular waterfall which is studded with stately, athletic male figures diving down into the water, and is worthy of several photographs. Here is just one which captures what is quite an impressive piece of art.

The Waterfall is also billed as a meeting place for mall shoppers – a much-needed landmark in a huge place which is very easy to lose yourself in.