A Classic - The Mam Tor Gate at sunrise in autumn with a sea of fog in the Hope Valley Below - Mam Tor Photography Location Guide

Mam Tor, above Castleton is a fabulous place to visit, photograph and walk along. Below is a guide to the area including photos, tips on how to capture them and walking directions with possible viewpoints for you to see. All the images below are available to buy as prints. Visit my Peak District Photography gallery … Read more

The Boxing Gloves -Kinder Scout - Peak District Photography

In a quest to keep revisiting locations I recently went back up to the Boxing Gloves on Kinder Scout. This amazing formation has weathered over millennia to create a formation that we can now associate something with. If you look closely, you can see the outline of a boxing glove or two. I have probably … Read more

Rocking Stones and Crow Stones Sunset - Peak District Photograph

The Peak District offers up some of the most accessible hillside viewpoints in the country, getting up high and walking from the car is usually no problem. Of course, this means that on any given day, especially at the weekend, these viewpoints are likely to be busy. I’ve never been afraid of walking to my … Read more

So it’s now December and I think I can officially say Autumn is at an end. It’s been quite a strange one this year and I have seen a lot of people saying it’s the best Autumn for many years, some claiming a decade! I’m not quite sure I agree with that. First off, Autumn … Read more

It’s been a short while since I’ve done a blog about my recent wanderings in the Peak District. I’ve been super busy with a lot of things and most outings have only produced one or two images, so I’ve decided to consolidate them all into one blog. First, we have Roystone Rocks. It’s perhaps one … Read more

Now you can carry Amazon’s most reviewed Peak District publication in your pocket, perfect for taking on location with you. That’s right, Peak District Through The Lens is now available as a PDF eBook which you can download instantly through my website. Read it on your PC, phone or tablet. With embedded hyperlinks and bookmarks, … Read more

So last Thursday after Winnats Pass I decided I would go to a virgin location to me, Bole Hill. What’s that you say, how can I have not gone already?! I’ll hold my hands up here, I’ve always snubbed it. Those that know me, know it’s not quite my usual style of photography but that … Read more

Last Thursday saw me up bright and early for a sunrise at Winnats Pass and my first Peak District sunrise since Spring. They are getting a bit more sociable you see? I had been out a few days before scouting a location in the White Peak and thought it would possibly work at sunrise with … Read more

I am delighted to announce and bring you a photographic workshop with a little more adventure. Book Now Join me on a one-day workshop to follow in the footsteps of the ramblers who ultimately granted us our freedom today to our uplands. Walk the Kinder Scout Mass Tresspass Walk with plenty of photographic opportunties during … Read more

Introducing the debut Peak District Through The Lens Calendar, full of inspirational and breathtaking locations by author & photographer James Grant. The calendar is for 2017 and comes in A4, folding out to A3 and in full colour with bank holidays highlighted. The cost of the calendar is just £8.99 plus £1.99 postage and packaging. Order … Read more