Richard Brookes Photography

08/09/2026

Late afternoon sunshine highlights a row of lovely old buildings and their varied architecture. This is Cathedral Close, in Exeter, Devon, SW UK during a peaceful moment. It is an old shot from Spring 2009 and as such it has limited file size and resolution but I have uploaded it as it is a personal...

07/09/2026

Newleycombe Cross, one of several medieval waymarker crosses in Dartmoor National Park, is thought to mark the monastic route between Buckfast and Tavistock abbeys. https://lumenira.com/image/2434a027-d85b-3688-86ea-91141b611b37

A glorious February day at the remote medieval Newleycombe Cross in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, SW England, UK with distant views to Burrator Reservoir. A couple of black Dartmoor ponies are dozing nearby in the sunlight. The cross is believed to mark the monastic route between Buckfast and Tavis...

04/09/2026

Captions please....

Have a few already on the original post - see the site link.

Having reached its limit a somewhat nonplussed sheep stops momentarily on a road as it leaves the 30 mph zone just outside the village of Minions high on a misty Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, SW England, UK. Perhaps it was just about to leave its comfort zone? Have you ever reached your limit? This also re...

03/09/2026

A surreal, otherworldly scene. A large askew metal post base overshadows a distant walker on a huge sand dune. Felt like something out of a sci-fi movie...

A somewhat surreal or otherworldly scene where a large slanting metal marker post dwarfs a distant walker on a massive sand dune. This is part of the extensive sand dune system at Braunton Burrows, Devon, SW England, UK. At around 1800 acres, the huge dune system is the second largest in the UK. It....

31/08/2026

Ghostly ruined buildings appear through the mist and dense woodland in the Tamar Valley in , SW England, UK. This area has an incredible history...

The ghostly, poignant ruins of Gunnislake Clitters Mine are almost hidden in the mist and forested slopes of Clitters Wood on the banks of the River Tamar, near Gunnislake, Calstock parish, Tamar Valley, SE Cornwall, SW England, UK. In this atmospheric scene the ruined engine house emerges from the....

30/08/2026

A distant lone figure and their dog almost disappear into the hazy vastness of Saunton Sands beach in North Devon, SW England, UK.

A distant lone figure and their dog almost disappear into the hazy vastness of Saunton Sands beach in North Devon, SW England, UK. An old shot taken on an early digital camera in 2009. Although not the greatest quality kit I have always liked the minimalist feel and the atmosphere of solitude create...

27/08/2026

Looking out from the roof of Cornwall, at its highest point Brown W***y, towards Rough Tor on Bodmin Moor.

A stunning view of the desolate but incredibly beautiful moorland from Brown W***y (Cornish: Bronn Wennili) the highest point in Cornwall at 1,378 feet (420 m) on Bodmin Moor, NE Cornwall, SW England, UK. According to online sources: The Ordnance Survey triangulation station or trig point sits along...

27/08/2026

Fishing boats in the harbour at beautiful Port Isaac on the North Cornwall coast, SW England, UK. Do you recognise this as Portwenn from a well known TV series?

Two moored fishing boats bob calmly in the harbour at Port Isaac, North Cornwall, SW England, UK. This picturesque ancient fishing village nestles in the dramatic, remote and rugged Cornish coastline which faces the full force of the Atlantic Ocean. It is famous as the fictional location, Portwenn,....

15/04/2026

Moody Coastline. Can you see what is just visible in the distance? 🌊

A stormy Hope Cove looking towards Burgh Island in the distance on the South Hams coast in South Devon, SW England, UK. The Art Deco white hotel on the island can just be made out. An old digital shot taken on a winter's afternoon in February 2007. IMAGE COPYRIGHT: My images on Lumenira are copyrigh...

04/04/2026

A small wispy cloud appears to represent the very essence of spring exhaled by a lovely crisp white and yellow trumpet daffodil flower against a vivid blue sky.

A vibrant daffodil announces the arrival of spring and renewal. The faint wisp of cloud seems to be emanating from the daffodil, perhaps a breath of the very essence of spring itself. Taken early one March in a garden on the North Devon & Cornwall border, SW England, UK.... and breathe...