Paul Binnion Photography

New Book Shifting Light, Shifting Seasons: Bestwood Through a Local Lens

Expanding on my 2025 exhibition, this book features seventy photos that capture the changing beauty of Nottingham's Bestwood Country Park throughout the seasons. Photographed between 2022-25, this collection aims to demonstrate that we don't need to travel far from our own front door to find stunning scenery and moments of magic.

A Change of Scene - Down to the Water

Alongside my usual woodland explorations and hikes in the Peaks I have recently been enjoying getting up far too early and watching the sun come up over the River Trent. It may be a total cliche but the changes in light as the blue hour progresses through the golden hour into the day are absolutely magical.

Beautiful Wales

I was lucky enough to spend a couple of days shooting dawn 'til dusk in North Wales a few months ago. Trying to cover as many locations as I could cram into the available time was a logistical challenge. The weather wasn't really in my favour - lots of cloud, lots of heavy rain - but when it cleared the beautiful Welsh countryside was revealed in all its glory. Llyn Ogwen and Penman Point were two particular highlights.

Liverpool

A short break in Liverpool earlier this year gave me the chance to capture some cityscapes for a change. Snapped guerilla style with a fixed 23mm lens whilst walking about with the family instead of lugging about my usual bag of lens and accessories. Definitely a refreshing change.

Shifting Light: Bestwood Through a Local Lens Exhibition

Between 10th February - 10th March 2025 I exhibited some of my woodland photography at the Central Library in Nottingham. The exhibition 'Shifting Light: Bestwood Through a Local Lens' was part of the Light Night programming.

Bestwood was part of the medieval Sherwood Forest and contained a royal Hunting lodge from as far back as the early 1100s in the reign of Henry I. The estate remained in royal hands until the 17th Century after which it was divided into tenant farms before coal was mined on the site between 1871 to 1967. Since the closure of the colliery the park has become a council-owned public open space and today remains a popular destination for walkers, cyclists, nature lovers and people interested in its industrial heritage.

The images in the exhibition strive to celebrate the changing landscape of Bestwood throughout the seasons.

The companion book to the exhibition featuring 70 photographs is available in my online store in two editions.