Linc ol n C ath edr a l

2014

ian barber
I was born in Doncaster South Yorkshire UK in 1966 and have lived
here for the best part of 45 years.
The journey of photography all the way from capturing the initial
image, through the entire editing process stage and arriving at the
final print is something which I thoroughly enjoy
Photography should be something which motivates and moves you
as an individual and the photographs which you create should be for
yourself and if others happen to like them, that should be considered
as an added bonus.
In addition to photography, my knowledge extends to Fine Art Digital
Printing, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom all of which I offer
one to one tuition on.
As well as my personal website, www.ianbarberphotography.co.uk,
I also manage a website which is dedicated to Black and White
photography www.digitalblackandwhite.co.uk.
This website is where I enjoy passing on the knowledge I have gained
over the years to other photographers who may be finding it difficult to
take their own photography to the next level.

The photographs which I make for my personal projects are mostly

created with black and white in mind as I feel that colour captures the
image but black and white captures the feelings that lie beneath the Ian Barber ~ 2014
surface. Doncaster South Yorkshire United Kingdom

I attempt to capture moments in time that have a quiet emotion to

them and have a tendency to avoid human presence, instead focusing
on the objects that humans construct, manoeuvre and discard.
L incoln Cathedral is the
Mother Church of the
Diocese, the parish church
In 1185 an earthquake caused structural
damage that was repaired by St Hugh
(Bishop 1186-1200) from 1192 onwards.
of the County, a place of
national heritage and a In 1255 Henry III approved a petition
centre of international by the Dean and Chapter to take down
pilgrimage. part of the Roman city wall to extend
the Cathedral. This new Angel Choir
It provides a space for was consecrated in 1280 and became an
God, a place for worship, important centre for pilgrimage until the
praise and private prayer. Reformation.

The Cathedral dates from In the 14th Century the central

1072 when William the tower and those of the West end were
Conqueror instructed that heightened, and all had spires until 1549
the bishopric of this, then Lincoln Cathedral when that of the central tower blew
the largest diocese in England (covering the lands between the down. With this spire Lincoln Cathedral had reputedly been the
river Thames and the Humber), be moved from Dorchester, near tallest building in the world, at 525 feet being 3 foot higher than
Oxford, to Lincoln. the great pyramid!

The first Norman Bishop of Lincoln, Remigius, had previously
been a Benedictine monk and a loyal supporter of William at the
Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Alexander the Magnificent (Bishop 1123-48) managed to
partially restore the Norman Cathedral after a fire in around 1141.
His contributions include commissioning the famous 12th century
Romanesque frieze on the West Front.
The weight of the remaining towers and their spires caused them
to lean, until about 1730 when the architect James Gibb created
a Narthex at the West end, whose cross walls strengthened their
support.
The spires were though eventually removed in 1807 for safety
reasons, at which point the final form of the Cathedral that is still
with us now was at last reached.
 Duncan Grant Mural

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 Gilbert Pots

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 T r e a s u r y Wa l l

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 Cloisture

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 Chapter House Ceiling

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 U n k n o w n To m b

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 King Richard Door

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 Pulpit of St Mary Rotterdam

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 Nave

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 Choir Screen

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber

 High Altar

Lincoln Cathedral ~ by ian barber