A freight train passes piles of railway sleepers near Columbiana, Ohio.

A freight train runs through New Waterford, Ohio.

Monochrome image of a freight train on a dark, rain-drenched morning near Darlington, Pennsylvania.

On a very cold late April morning, the photographer waits for sunrise over Tomahawk Lake near Rogers, Ohio ... only to witness a mass of cloud cover moving in from the northwest to decimate any such hopes

The Mill Creek Park suspension bridge, built in 1895, connects both sides of Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio.

Reflections of light and clouds upon Leesville Lake at sunrise near Leesville, Ohio.

The wake from a fishing boat causes ripples across Leesville Lake at sunrise near Leesville, Ohio.

An April snowfall along Mill Creek in Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio.

Trees along the shore of Atwood Lake near Dellroy, Ohio.

Dawn breaks over Mosquito Creek Lake near Cortland, Ohio.

Dawn breaks over Mosquito Creek Lake through a thicket of trees near Cortland, Ohio.

Dawn breaks over Mosquito Creek Lake near Cortland, Ohio.

Dawn breaks over Mosquito Creek Lake near Cortland, Ohio.

Dawn breaks over Mosquito Creek Lake near Cortland, Ohio, as a fishing boat takes to the water.

Fishermen being marshalled from the docks onto Mosquito Creek Lake near Cortland, Ohio.

Colour: the medium we humans see everyday life in (discounting the illness of colour blindness, that is.) It's the fundamental platform upon which so much is both judged and taken for granted by the human

As a photographer based in north-eastern Ohio, winter can often be a challenging time. With snow covering the ground for extensive period of time, not only can early morning shoots be uncomfortably cold

Sunset behind three calvary crosses near Enon Valley, Pennsylvania. This is one of my favourite local photography haunts.

Simple monochrome shot of a lone tree in a winter landscape, shot near Zelienople, Pennsylvania.

So today, Monday, 1st January marks the beginning of another new year. Another year to attempt to set out new resolutions and jettison old ones. Another year of embarking upon the diverse and completely