Duncan Darbishire was born and has lived most of his life in Cumbria. He is an Associate of The Royal Photographic Society. Most of his work centres around the landscape of The English Lake District and the surrounding area. Though there are sunsets in this book he is a strong advocate of the dawn light, particularly in winter. Most of his photography is in colour though the clean lines and tones of black and white are not ignored.
He is also a poet, has had work published in various anthologies and magazines and reads his poetry at local venues.
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