Mike Newman Photographer

04/06/2026

Loving how the morning sun gives a sepia tone to light in Cornwall in that first shot. This effect seems to happen in some places but not in others. Kind of reminiscent of the old 'to***co' filters that advertising photographers seemed to have a passion for in the days of slides.

Have you noticed this light anywhere else?

I don't post as often as they recommend but the comparative quiet from me on social media platforms has been less to do with a lack of desire to share and more to do with work and other parts of life getting in the way.

With a brief respite from work and not much surf to chase, I've found time to share some images that I've been meaning to share from recent (and not so recent shoots) .

I think the surfer in the epic dawn light is perhaps you or the .earplugs crew will correct me? Also amazed at how Moulded ear plugs stay in during the plentiful duck dives and heavy hold-downs when swimming with my camera!

Get in touch if you'd like a print for your wall - canvas and metal available too!

Which one is your favourite?

27/05/2026

Down to Sennen for the sunset last night and a swim among the waves with the water camera.

Folk stayed late on the beach as the heat failed to dissipate. BBQ smoke vied for aerial supremacy with a pervasive haze as the sun sank lower into the horizon cloud layer.

I exited the water much warmer than I went in. Although this was probably more to do with the workout of trying to get into the right position on the waves in the rippy shorebreak than the continental heat alone.

Great fun and a few keepers for the next Waves calendar, I am already itching to get out to the beach again . But that itch might also just be the plentiful sand inside my wetsuit!

11/05/2026

Summer scenes in the bay this afternoon 🌞🌞🌞

11/05/2026

Just getting my head around this idea for cleaning up our seas and waterways. What do you think?

A cross-party and grassroots campaign for Clean Water in Cornwall

05/05/2026

Spent a brilliant couple of days on Scilly last week shooting some pictures for an upcoming article, of which more later. Took the Helicopter over in brilliant sunshine and had a window seat to click away at my home town as we flew over, fantastic!

Can you see your house?

Then I noticed that strange spiral in the bottom of the first picture, just off the Jubilee Pool and Penzance Harbour. No idea what it is but it looks like some kind of sand storm whirlpool. No boats or jet skis nearby to cause such an effect while turning though. Strange.

Anyone else know what's going on there? A sewage outlet? Maybe Surfers Against Sewage might know. Grabbed another couple of shots but it was too rough to see anything on the return trip.

Strange? Or merely unexplained? Do tell.

02/04/2026

Weather update for the Newquay market this weekend .....

Due some high winds from Storm Dave, the Saturday market in Newquay will now run on the Sunday (5th ) instead.

Looks like a great weather forecast for Sunday and there will be a huge variety of excellent arts & craft stalls plus loads for the kids to do as well.

See you there and Happy Easter!

01/04/2026

Do you find that juggling an ever increasing amount of projects seems to be the general pastime of being an adult these days? If they’re all good projects though, then it’s not a heavy workload. For instance one of my current projects is to go surfing three times a week (rather than the once a month I’ve previously achieved). Another project is to make a whole load of new pictures to display on my upcoming market stalls. I’ll be at the Big Newquay Market this Saturday 4th April then on Weds 8th April and then over to for 20/21/22 April and 27/28/29 April

Looking forward to seeing you at one of these excellent venues but message me if you have any questions!

21/03/2026

Stoked to see my photos make an appearance in the BBC Spotlight arts section last night alongside local luminaries like Jackson. Penzance prom getting a mention and the climate changes we are experiencing. From about 11.00 minutes in !

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