Ian Cylkowski Photography

⚠️ NEW WORK & LOCATION KLAXON ⚠️

This is Saltwick Bay! Just a mile east along the cliffs from the historic town of Whitby. This place is a geologist's and paleontologist's dream, featuring Lower Jurassic era fossils and fascinating boulders and cliffs.

I've got more where this lot came from! Just go here for a looksee -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/saltwick-bay-north-yorkshire-summer/ 👍

#landscape #nature #travel #seascape #summer #uk #britain #england #yorkshire #photography #photo #photographie

⚠️ NEW LOCATION KLAXON ⚠️

Welcome to Saltburn-by-the-Sea! Developed as a result of the nearby discovery of ironstone, it quickly became a Victorian seaside resort, complete with one of the world's oldest water-powered funiculars.

Plenty more images from this day await your eyeballs, use them here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/saltburn-by-the-sea-redcar-cleveland-north-yorkshire-summer/ 👍

#landscape #nature #travel #summer #uk #britain #england #yorkshire #seascape #photography #photo #photographie

The Watlowes Dry Valley.

This Ice Age gorge was carved out by a powerful river, dropping in several waterfalls before crashing over the top of Malham Cove, what would've been one of Europe's largest waterfalls.

10,000 or so years ago.

Now, all dry.

Plenty more images from this day are available just for you, right here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/watlowes-dry-valley-yorkshire-dales-spring/ 👍

#landscape #nature #spring #summer #yorkshire #yorkshiredales #uk #britain #england #photography #photographie #photo #travel

It took me a while, but they're finally done. Welcome to Newcastle-upon-Tyne! 🎉

The Jewel of the Northeast, and once one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres, there's a lot to love about the city, especially its architecture and criss-crossing bridge infrastructure.

Plenty more available from this day, right here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/newcastle-tyne-wear-spring/ 👍

#architecture #historical #newcastle #uk #britain #england #spring #photography #photo #photographie

May for me means bluebells.

I'm lucky to know of a few areas I can hike around to capture beautiful bluebell displays, but Barkbooth Lot keeps calling me back.

I mean, look at it.

More photos from this day can be found right here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/barkboothlot-lake-district-spring/ 👍

#landscape #nature #travel #photo #photography #photographie #bluebells #lakedistrict #cumbria #uk #britain #england #spring #woodland #forest

🚨 NEW LOCATION ALERT 🚨

This is Whitburn coast, which we decided to explore and hike around on our last day in the Tynemouth area during the Easter break.

What a place. Like a mini-Pembrokeshire! Timed it well with the weather too.

Plenty more photos from this area are ready and awaiting your eyeballs, just go here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/whitburn-tyne-wear-spring/ 👍

#landscape #seascape #nature #travel #spring #tynewear #photo #photography #photographie #uk #britain #england

*NEW WORK, NEW LOCATION*

Welcome to Tynemouth! With the Easter break, and Storm Dave due to wreak havoc across northwest England, we did the only sensible thing and drive away from it.

Here's a small selection, but there's LOADS MORE from this location, just go here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/tynemouth-tyne-wear-spring/ 👍

#photography #photo #photographie #stormdave #tynemouth #tyneandwear #uk #britain #england #spring #nature #travel #landscape #seascape #geologyrocks

The jewels of Blackburn.

A clear and cold Valentine's Day was spent checking out the delights of Blackburn and its changing fortunes. A new masjid, gorgeous museum, the UK's newest cathedral, and more.

PLENTY more photos from this day, just go here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2026/2/15/blackburn-lancashire-winter 👍

#blackburn #lancashire #winter #uk #britain #england #architecture #mosque #masjid #travel #photography #photographie #photo

A dream of mine is finally within reach...

Guess where I'm going this October?

👉 https://www.alexnail.com/gallery/assynt-and-coigach/

An assortment from our time in Shropshire.

A few bits and bobs from the Stiperstones (a failed sunset shoot) and what I managed to nab at Ironbridge on a mizzly drizzly day.

More photos from these locations are right here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/blog/2025/11/17/an-assortment-shropshire-autumn 👍

#landscape #nature #architecture #history #historical #uk #britain #england #shropshire #photography #photo #photographie

NEW WORK: Welcome to Blackpool!

Blackpool has its challenges, like a lot of the UK's former seaside holiday hotspots, but I really like the place.

It's a quintessentially British seaside place: unpretentious, cheap, a bit naff, but a lot of fun.

There's plenty more images from this day, just go here -> https://www.iancylkowski.com/posts/blackpool-lancashire-spring/ 👍

#seascape #uk #britain #england #blackpool #seaside #spring #travel #lancashire #photography #photo #photographie

My new website is live! https://www.iancylkowski.com/

Finally finished porting 8-years worth of Squarespace content over to a Hugo static build.

A few caveats:

1. It's not entirely finished
2. There's no gallery/portfolio currently
3. All internal links will be broken
4. Content on my site is still CC-by-NC-SA-4.0

Enjoy!

Hiya!

If you're currently visiting my website, just know I'm in the process of porting it from Squarespace to a Hugo static website.

I'll update when everything's live again. 👍