At the end of my holiday came the weekend! It was of course a very special weekend that stretched for four days to celebrate the Queen’s 60th Jubilee. Although I really like the royal family I didn’t expect to get too excited about it, though as the weekend approached and the towns across the country were decorated with bunting I found myself busy making butterfly cakes and getting caught up with the festivities.
The week off was so welcome, as was employing a virtual P.A. to cover my emails for me. It meant for the first time since starting the business, I got to totally turn off and even though my smart phone allows me access to my emails, I never once thought to just check in. I knew someone I could trust would alert me if anything needed my urgent attention.
I went with the flow and the ever changing British weather to decide what to do each day. About 10 years ago I first visited Hereford, a rural city towards the south of the country, to do some filming at the football club and ever since, I’ve been saying I must go back. I headed down the motorway, as luck would have it, avoiding the Olympic torch relay, (gosh yes, everything seems to be happening in England this year), and through some stunning countryside as I cut across to the city. Read More→
Living in the beautiful rural county of Yorkshire it was perhaps natural for Ruth to have an affinity with the countryside and its wildlife. Creativity is Ruth’s driving force finding an outlet in television & radio she worked for many years as producer for BBC & ITV.
However a love of photography and for being surrounded by nature called her to go back to her photography training and bring pleasure and joy to people through her connection with our planet.
Staying in the moment when taking her images allows her to experience the natural magnificence unfolding before her eyes. It is this moment of mediation, of gratitude, that she evocatively conveys through her images.
