Claire LawrenceMay 72 minPhoto Story: Golden Springtime"The tree in the distance, standing alone like an island in a yellow sea, seemed an intriguing focal point..." This time of year sees...
Claire LawrenceApr 92 minPhoto Story: Past Glory"This is Kenilworth Castle in 2022 - what must this view have looked like in the castle's heyday?" My blog posts have been few and far...
Claire LawrenceDec 22, 20212 minPhoto Story: Autumn Hideaway"I moved on and found this calm stream with the sunlight bathing the water, framed by trees on either side that still contain some...
Claire LawrenceNov 24, 20213 minReturn to Den Haag: One Year Later"After exactly a year, travel restrictions have lifted enough for me to be able to do it at last!" Finally, the time came around! You...
Claire LawrenceOct 16, 20213 minPhoto Story: Lakeside Evening"The temperature of the early evening was cool but the atmosphere had a warm peacefulness to it when I took this photo" After such a long...
Claire LawrenceAug 29, 20213 minPhoto Story: Reflective Lake"In a way, the simplicity of this picture is what I like about it. The smooth, symmetric reflectiveness of the water and the bright...
Claire LawrenceAug 15, 20214 minMy Photography Journey So Far (And Some of My Favourite Shots)"I started taking photos just for fun but I'm also enjoying building my portfolio and seeing how far I can take my photography." Lots of...
Claire LawrenceAug 1, 20213 minPhoto Story: Broadway Tower"I happily passed an hour or so here, taking various shots and angles and making the most of fewer people wandering around. The clouds...
Claire LawrenceJul 17, 20213 minPhoto Story: Garden by the CastleI stepped into the garden through the arched gateway onto the patio of a flower-filled English garden
Claire LawrenceJun 13, 20213 minPhoto Story: Trail to the Past"28 years later, the castle hasn't changed. I've changed more than it has..." At last! Summer seems to have arrived! The lockdown,...
Claire LawrenceMay 8, 20213 minPhoto Story: Hometown BluebellsWhat did I really learn? That there are beautiful corners of my hometown that I took for granted or perhaps didn't even believe in...
Claire LawrenceMay 1, 20213 minPhoto Story: Mill on the Hill/Sundown SundayThe vastness of the countryside rolling away felt refreshing and liberating. I had time to just admire the sun for a while as it dipped...
Claire LawrenceFeb 14, 20213 minHow I'm Surviving Lockdown"This picture makes me think of where we are now: on a long winding path that we can't see the end of, but there is surely a destination...
Claire LawrenceFeb 7, 20213 minPhoto Story: Lockdown Escape"Here we are in the midst of a winter lockdown, anxious about when life will return, yet there is hope - a warm light will emerge and...
Claire LawrenceDec 21, 20203 minPhoto Story: The Lantern of WarwickshireThis part of the castle was that "lantern", where Elizabeth would once have been able to look back at me from those windows...
Claire LawrenceOct 21, 20202 minPhoto Story: Autumn MomentWhat I like about this shot are the smooth lines of the bench and that atmosphere of solitude...
Claire LawrenceOct 5, 20203 minPhoto Story: Summer Night PierI soon realised that the light given out by the now-set sun actually had a magical quality to it that bathed the pier in this wonderful glow
Claire LawrenceSep 25, 20202 minPhoto Story: Dutch HorizonMy directions appeared to suggest the mill was just around a corner and indeed, as I started to walk up a small street, there it was!
Claire LawrenceSep 3, 20203 minPhoto Story: Blue Hour BinnenhofI knew I wanted to get back down here to capture a moment when the scene was lit up and decided to try to make it before full darkness...
Claire LawrenceAug 20, 20202 minPhoto Story: Sunset CalmAs I walked through a small walkway that led to the beach promenade, the sunset on the vast North Sea horizon suddenly came into view...