Sycamore Gap in the Snow

Deep snow in the dip, taken almost beneath the tree with low sun glowing amber through the bare branches. Snow rests along the upper limbs and caps the stones of Hadrian's Wall as it curves through the frame and climbs the crag. Footprints in the snow tell you someone was here early.

The sycamore at Sycamore Gap stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough, and for decades it was the most photographed tree in England. It was felled in September 2023, an act that was mourned far beyond Northumberland, which makes photographs of the tree in its landscape all the more treasured now. Every print here was made while it stood.