I’ve long been fascinated by Cornwall and in particular the area around the river Fowey. I’ve been a dedicated fan of Devon and Cornwall since I was a small child having spent many holidays and photographic workshops there over the years. I return whenever I can, as it offers me the chance to reset and spend time walking on the coastal paths and in the woodlands - a great way to recover your composure and sense of wellbeing.

A while back I stumbled on Golitha Falls, which is a few miles upstream from Fowey harbour on the river Fowey as it winds its way down to the sea from its source on Bodmin Moor. In dry weather it’s a little underwhelming as a ‘falls’, but after a period of heavy rain, it makes a very pleasant backdrop to a calming, one hour stroll along its banks as the stream burbles away in the background.

This video is a short homage to record a couple of visits I made a few years ago when the conditions were pretty nearly perfect. It was shot on an Olympus OM1-D DSLR (and for those in the know you will recognise the sharp highlight rolloff!). The location sound was recorded in camera, but the video is accompanied by a classical guitar piece called ‘Snowflight’ which was composed by Andrew York but played on this occasion by myself and which is taken from a recording I made many years ago while auditioning a classical guitar in less than ideal circumstances.

The video material was perhaps less than perfect, but I managed to make the most of it editing it in Blackmagic’s superb DaVinci Resolve software.