Underground Photography Eve -Tom McNally
Info: New bookings for this talk closed on Sunday 19th April 2026 at 12:00.
| Booking Fee | £20.00 |
Join us for Pie and peas supper in the new Kirkstone Inn, recently reopened this month after some 5 years of closure. We are so delighted to be able to hold this special evening in this historic venue.
6:30pm-7:30pm: Pie, Peas & Cake Supper: 6:30pm-7:30pm (meat, vegetarian and Gluten free options)
7:30pm - 9pm: Tom McNally will introduce, explain and project some awe inspired underground images, from deep below the surface of our mountains.
This evening is part of our Mining holiday (now fully booked), where our guests will be joining other experts in Coniston, Greenside Lead Mines, Goldscope (sold out) and Honister (sold out) to hear history, tales and engineering from the Elizabethan era to the 20th century.
Our mining holiday is sold out now, but we still have space for you to join us on:
- Monday 20th April- Walk and talk in the Coniston Coppermines with Phil Johnston (£45)
- Tuesday 21st April- Walk and talk at Greenside Lead Mines with Warren Allison (£45)
- Friday 24th April- Mountain Geology Day and history of the neolithic axe Factory to the Langdale Pikes and beyond, with Liz Jolly, geology expert (£45)
These optional add-on’s are available when booking this Tom McNally evening for joining us for these two days also. If you are not joining us for Tom’s talk, but would like to join the day time events, then please email [email protected]
We are privileged to have Tom join us for the evening, here is Tom’s own personal bio, and his accolades for photography below:
I have been taking pictures for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is being totally captivated by the process of making photographs, watching my Dad work black and white magic under the spell of red light in our darkroom.
After graduating in photography and specialising in social documentary, my work now fuses these practices with my love of adventure sports. I enjoy telling stories with pictures, working with athletes, brands and publications to produce engaging and authentic imagery. Some of my most enjoyable assignments are to document amazing experiences in remote places, often traveling by human power.
A young family means I don’t spend quite as much time away on assignment as I used to, but the landscape and people of where I live, the English Lake District, provide constant inspiration and subject matter. My extensive background in the outdoor profession means I also occasionally work on major film productions, the most notable of which recently was being part of Tom Cruise’s mountain safety team. With what little time remains after family and work commitments I volunteer as a member of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team.
In collaboration with Nadir Khan and Vertebrate Publishing I recently released Extreme Lakeland, a coffee table photographic journey through cutting-edge adventure sports in The Lake District. This won its category in Lakeland Book of the Year 2023. Another long term project has also come to fruition in the form of a touring solo exhibition: ‘What Lies Beneath – Lost Mines of The Lake District’. Sponsored by Petzl, this body of work is the culmination of 6 years shooting, exploring the legacy of mining in The Lake District within the context of UNESCO World Heritage Inscription. It was shortlisted in Professional Documentary Category of The International Photography Awards My work has been widely published, from cover shots for The Times, to images and words for industry leading adventure publications and other national broadsheet press.
This year I was pleased to win the International Photography Awards and be shortlisted for The British Photography Awards. Recent commercial work has also reached the final of RedBull Illume, the worlds biggest adventure sports photography competition, with the awards ceremony taking place in Austria, December 2023.
The craft of photography has been a lifelong passion and the opportunity to apply my hard-won knowledge and skills to a creative brief is always exciting. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or would like to work together.
Photographic Awards and Achievements
- GCSE Photography, grade A* 1999
- A level Photography, grade A* 2001
- BA (Hons) Contemporary Photographic Practice (2:1) Northumbria University 2005
- Contemporary Photographic Practice Graduate Fellowship, Northumbria University 2006
- Solo landscape exhibition at Kendal Mountain Festival 2011
- UK Climbing Photography Awards, winner, Landscape 2015
2019
- Red Bull Illume Semi-finalist Lifestyle
- British photography Awards, shortlisted Sports
- The Times, Christmas Day edition full-page cover
2020
- British Photography Awards 2 x shortlisted Sports and Event
- International Photography Awards, 4 x honourable mention Sports and People
- International Photography Awards, ‘What Lies Beneath’ project, shortlisted Professional Documentary
- Landscape Photographer of the Year, shortlisted
- Pinkbike Photo of the Year, finalist
- UK Climbing Photography Awards, winner Scrambling
2021
- Climbing magazine (US), Greatest Climbing Photos of 2021
- Historic Photographer of the Year, shortlisted Historic England
- International Photography Awards, winner Architecture, 2nd place Extreme Sports
- International Photography Awards, 6 x honourable mention People, Sports and Event
- UK Climbing Photography Awards, finalist Sport Climbing
2022
- British Photography Awards, 2 x shortlisted, Architecture and Sports
- Extreme Lakeland published in collaboration with Nadir Khan and Vertebrate publishing
- International Photography Awards, 2 x honourable mention, 2 x official selection, Sports and Event
2023
- Lakeland Book of the Year category winner, Eric Robson Prize for Guides and Places
- Red Bull Illume, finalist, Lifestyle
- International Photography Awards, 1st place, Event
- International Photography Awards, honourable mention, 2 x official selection, Sports and Event
- British Photography Awards, shortlisted, Event
- ‘What Lies Beneath’ Solo Exhibition at Kendal Mountain Festival and Brewery Arts Centre
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