Cumbrian Shepherd, 1990 photography documenting the activities of rural

documenting the activities of rural communities with the then Countryside Commission

at Grange-over-Sands between Carnforth in Lancashire and Ravenglass in Cumbria

an older man walked into the frame

low down but with a wide angle in order to include the stands

water on the lens or spots on the sensor don’t detract from the overall impression

Cumbrian Shepherd, 1990 photography documenting the activities of ruralGuardian photographer Denis Thorpe was on a whirlwind tour of Cumbria in November 1990, documenting the activities of rural communities with the then Countryside Commission, when he chanced upon a pair of shepherds bringing their sheep down from the hills a ritual known as the gather, says Thorpe. I was lucky to be there at the moment they came through the gate I felt Id captured the animals breath in the cold air. It was a beautiful composition, he