richardcarter.com website launched
I decided that I needed a dedicated website for my writing and photography. I finally have my very own vanity URL: richardcarter.com The site is somewhat sparse at the moment, but I'll be adding more...
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New Facebook page
I recently launched a Facebook page for posting updates about my writing and photography. To subscribe, please click the ‘Like’ button.
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Ensemble 10/10 programme
Ensemble 10/10 programme. You can see the original photo here »
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Migrant waders anthology
I'm delighted to have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds from Dunlin Press. As you might expect, my article involves a walk on my beloved Moor, there's a bit of science, and...
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Announcing my new photobook, ‘Hebden's Other Bridges’
More info | Buy | Preview I'm delighted to announce that my photo-book Hebden's Other Bridges is now available to purchase online. The book arose from a personal project to photograph the many bridges...
View ArticleYear of Getting Stuff Out There
I’ve decided to make 2017 my Year Of Getting Stuff Out There (catchy acronym: YOGSOT). The words ‘stuff’ and ‘there’ are deliberately vague to allow me some leeway. But I aim to keep publishing my work...
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One day my prints did come!
A year later than originally planned, I’ll be putting on my first photo-exhibition next weekend. Nothing too grand; just a dozen images. It all started in July 2015, when Jeff from Caught by the River...
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Going physical
The popular Caught by the River website held a poetry and prose event at Machpelah Mill, Hebden Bridge, on Saturday 21st January 2017. As previously reported, I had agreed to exhibit a small selection...
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Feedback sought: Potential covers for my book
I’ve been experimenting with some different cover designs for On the Moor. I’d be interested in hearing any feedback you might have. The advice from Amazon is to use big text on the cover, so it can...
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The appearance of my child
‘I am infinitely pleased & proud at the appearance of my child.’ —Charles Darwin, writing from just below a Yorkshire moor to his publisher, John Murray, 3rd Nov 1859, on receiving his first copy...
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Newsletter No. 10: Book launch
24 NOVEMBER 2017 Hello. 158 years ago today saw the publication of my hero Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Darwin was staying on the edge of Ilkley Moor at the time, just 13 miles as the...
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A face for radio
“Erm… I mean, erm…” I took part in a unique (to me) and bizarre exercise earlier this week, when I was interviewed for a ‘radio’ documentary. I put the word radio in scare-quotes, because the...
View ArticleIntroducing Sidelines
In issue 15 of my ‘Rich Text’ newsletter, I wrote: [T]o keep my juices flowing, I’ve begun writing regular short pieces about things I’ve seen, or stuff I’ve been thinking. I’m steadfastly refusing to...
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An embarrassment of Richards
Running a Charles Darwin fansite, I’ve received plenty of very odd emails over the years. But none quite so odd as the recent request from ceramicist Jo Pearl for me to pose for a series of tiny...
View Article2016: a year in photos
For the last few years, at this time of year, I've produced a video slideshow of photos to sum up my year just gone. Here's the 2016 video: Consistent beyond reproach, as in previous years, this...
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My book is finally out!
24 November 2017 158 years ago today saw the publication of my hero Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Darwin was staying on the edge of Ilkley Moor at the time, just 13 miles as the curlew...
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For the last few years, at this time of year, I've produced a video slideshow of photos to sum up my year just gone. Here's the 2017 video: Consistent beyond reproach, as in previous years, this...
View Article2018: a year in photos
For the last few years, at this time of year, I’ve produced a video slideshow of photos to sum up my year just gone. Here’s the 2018 video: Consistent beyond reproach, as in previous years, this...
View Article2019: a year in photos
For the last few years, at this time of year, I’ve produced a video slideshow of photos to sum up my year just gone. Here’s the 2019 video: Consistent beyond reproach, as in previous years, this...
View ArticleBats podcast piece
I made a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s delightful podcast The Stubborn Light of Things, in which I talked about the science, history and natural history of bats. I’ve posted an...
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