Snapper Photography

24/08/2026

This is where I work most Thursdays and Saturdays. Brilliant place and brilliant people.

09/08/2026

CAT IS LOST, AFTER ACCIDENT ON A1
Regarding previous post about the RTC this afternoon.

Please look out for Friday 🐈

She slipped her harness when they were getting out of the car and ran off
She is super friendly. About 20inches in length from nose to base of tail.
Half way between the south farm junction and the denwick junction

Please comment any information or message the All About Alnwick page.

If you can't message All About Alnwick please let me know and I will pass the information on to Fridays owners. Lets help get Friday back to her family.

28/07/2026

Apologies to anyone who was intending on coming to see me at Alnwick Market on Thursday or the Berwickshire Show on Saturday. I have had to pull out of both events with a shoulder injury (doctors orders).

I am hoping that with a weeks rest it will have settled down.

Richard

14/07/2026

Its been a while, how is everyone doing? Sorry for being radio silent for so long. Been working on so much stuff, here is a hot topic for you, the use of AI in photography. Click on the link at the bottom of the page to take you to the blog and see it you can figure out whether the images on the blog are real or AI generated.

If a photographer secretly uses AI to create one image, can you trust the rest of their portfolio?

AI is rapidly changing photography, and I don't believe that's necessarily a bad thing.

I use AI-assisted technology myself, particularly for removing noise from wildlife photographs taken at higher ISO settings. For me, that's simply another tool in the editing process — the animal was real, the location was real, and I was there to press the shutter.

But what happens when someone uses AI to generate a completely fictional image and presents it as a genuine photograph without acknowledging how it was created?

That's where I believe we have a problem.

There is nothing wrong with AI-generated art. But if an image was never captured by a camera, should it really be presented as photography?

And perhaps more importantly, if a photographer is discovered passing off one AI-generated image as genuine, does that call the authenticity of their entire portfolio into question?

I've written a new blog post sharing my thoughts on AI, photography, ethics and why I believe transparency matters more than ever.

I'd genuinely love to hear what you think. Where do you draw the line?

AI in Photography: A Useful Tool, But Where Do We Draw the Line? Artificial intelligence is changing photography. Whether we like it or not, AI is now part of the photographic world, appearing in cameras, editing software and noise-reduction tools. Used responsibly, I believe AI has a genuine and v

04/06/2026

Morning all you lovely people. Unfortunately I wont be at Alnwick Market as planned today due to crashes closing the A1 and on my alternative route.

If you were coming to see me to pick up a print. Please get in touch and I will post the image out to you free of charge.

Rx

13/04/2026

Please share this far and wide

This is where I work. I’ve been trading in Alnwick Market Square since 2010, and it’s a place I genuinely love — not just for the business, but for the people. Many of the traders here are good friends, and the market is a big part of what draws visitors into the town.

With fewer markets around these days and high street shops closing, spaces like this feel more important than ever.

However, Alnwick Market and the surrounding businesses are facing a potential challenge. Bailiffgate Museum is planning a move into Northumberland Hall, and this will involve significant renovation work over the coming year.

This is expected to cause disruption in the Market Place. Plans indicate that a large fenced-off compound — possibly taking up 50% of the market square — will be in place during the works.

Many traders and local businesses are concerned about what this could mean for footfall and trade during that time.

I’m sharing this because it doesn’t feel widely known, and it’s important that people have the chance to understand what’s happening and share their views.

Please consider coming to the meeting, share your views and concerns, and help support Alnwick Market and the businesses around it.

03/03/2026

My latest blog has gone live, Street Photography, the legalities and ethics (and its not as dry as it sounds). Please feel free to comment and have your own opinion on the subject.

Street Photography Law UK: Is It Legal to Photograph People in Public? Street photography captures real life as it unfolds — candid moments, atmosphere, and everyday stories. But one of the most common questions photographers and members of the public ask is: Is street photography legal in the UK

01/03/2026

Something went wrong with the previous listing and some of the images were cropped incorrectly. This is what they should have looked like.

01/03/2026

Trying my hand at Street Photography. Completely out of my comfort zone, snapping images of random strangers and hoping not to have any confrontations. These were taken in Newcastle city centre on a Sony ZVE10 and a Tamron 17 - 50 f4. Not a combination I would try again, I'm not a fan of the auto focus on the Sony and the lens just turned out to be not quite fast enough for some of the low light situations (TBF the camera is designed primarily for video).

16/02/2026

I’ve gone analogue for a little while. Trying to slow the photographic process down and get some vintage feels to my images. Trying this lovely camera out, the Yashica A TLR from 1959 with the crossbody 125mm Cornish strap from RBK Leather Crafts. Should be fun.