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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Raphael Boyd

‘Waterfalls saved me’: how photographing nature can heal the soul

A waterfall at night.
‘A lot of the best photographers’ works have their own look, and I needed mine.’ Photograph: John Arnison

When he first ventured out into the darkness of the Yorkshire Dales 25 years ago, John Arnison’s only goal was to find a photographic style that people would immediately know was his.

Driving for nearly 40 miles from his home in Leeds to Malham, North Yorkshire in the dead of night, John didn’t realise that he was starting a project that would continue for another quarter of a century, and shape the rest of his life.

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