Andrew Hocking Photography

17/06/2026

Thanks Outdoor Photographer Magazine for printing my photo as runner up in the "one thing this month" fearure :)

31/05/2026

A L E - & - C A K E S

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Another shot of the Ale & Cakes Mine in the golden morning light - taken a few weeks ago. To get the full reflection in frame, this image required a four shot vertical panoramic...

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 10-05-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

31/05/2026

K E N N A L L - V A L E

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With a forecast of an overcast sky (my conditions of choice for woodland photography) with potential for rain (which may have had me abandoning the walk/shoot), I decided to stay super local and headed to Kennall Vale Woods.

I've been here quite a few times before, so I set out determined to find new angles and compositions I haven't shoot before. This was probably made easier by the winter storms which I think must have brought down some trees...

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 31-05-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

17/05/2026

F A L M O U T H - S E A F R O N T

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The sunrises are getting too early for me now. But rather than give up, I'm just getting out as early as I can.

Today, I decided to stay local - allowing me to get to location earlier to catch the morning light with fewer people around.

I left my big professional camera at home and used my stealthy Ricoh GR3x pocket camera. In fact, it was a walk around here a year ago that inspired me to buy the camera!

Ricoh GR3 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 17-05-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

16/05/2026

C H A F F I N C H

📍 Rosudgeon, Penzance, Cornwall

Got the long lens out at my Dad's house last Sunday. It was a little too windy really. I grabbed shots of a few different types of garden birds, but this shot of a Chaffinch was the only one sharp enough and composed well enough to share...

Canon R5 | 600mm | ƒ/6.3 | 1/1250 sec | ISO 400 | Handheld | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 10-05-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

10/05/2026

A L E - & - C A K E S

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With a cloudy morning forecast, I chose to knock a sunrise shoot on the head and have an extra hour in bed. I had decided on a morning shooting bluebell woodland scenes at Tehidy under cloudy skies. But, on the drive there, the sun appeared... so I changed my mind and headed for the oddly named "Ale & Cakes Mine" at United Downs instead!

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 10-05-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

03/05/2026

U N I T Y - W O O D S

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Photos taken on a bluebell shoot at Unity Woods...

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 26-04-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

12/04/2026

Thomas Heaton Photography shoots in Cornwall. He visits Trebarwith - a place I've visited a couple times, but haven't bagged a decent shot myself.

I always avoid photographing Cornwall. As a landscape photographer, this location should be a paradise. But, I am put off my bad press & long distances. Now,...

12/04/2026

G O D R E V Y - L I G H T H O U S E

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With high winds and a chance of rain yesterday, I headed out anyway. I normally shoot Godrevy Lighthouse from closer at higher tide, so I hoped to get something different from my other visits.

I first tried to make use of long grasses blowing in the wind on the cliff top with a slightly long exposure. Most of my of my attempts failed due to camera shake. I could have taken a faster exposures to blend in, but while being battered by the weather myself I didn't think to at the time.

Next, I walked down onto the beach and found some interestingly shaped rocks to frame the lighthouse. I was much more sheltered here and could more leisurely compose my shot. I fired off dozens of exposures - trying to catch a seagull or two in the top left quarter of the sky.

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 11-04-2026

© Andrew Hocking 2026

03/04/2026

K E N N A L L - V A L E

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Photos from an autumnal walk through Kennall Vale last year. These are the last of my backlog of photos - time to get out and take some more!

Canon R5 | Adobe RAW & Photoshop | Date: 26-10-2025

© Andrew Hocking 2026