I am originally from Manchester in England, but now live in Derbyshire in the heart of the beautiful Peak District, regarded as one of the most scenic areas of outstanding natural beauty in Great Britain. This is a great place to live for a photographer, but as you will see from my galleries I do like to venture further afield occasionally!

I have been a photographer for over 30 years, and always remember the best piece of photographic advice I was given. Some years ago I worked with a very experienced landscape photographer and he said to me on one occasion "you are looking but not seeing". That has always stuck with me, and I try and remember it each time I look through the viewfinder.

Thank you for visiting, and I hope you find something here you like. Please enjoy your visit, and feel free to browse and comment on any particular image. Thank you for looking. Please email me daveb1@fsmail.net if you have any comments, queries, or just to say "hello", it would be great to hear from you.

All pictures on my site are copyright of David Birchall, and must not be reproduced in any way without consent, or purchase of appropriate reproduction rights. They do not belong to the public domain.

Images in the Paul Claxton Vintage Railway gallery appear under licence from the estate of the late Paul Claxton, and must not be reproduced in any way without consent, or purchase of appropriate reproduction rights. They do not belong to the public domain.

I DO NOT consent to any of my images being copied to social media sites such as Google, Pinterest etc without my prior permission. Any such actions will be treated as copyright theft and action taken accordingly.

Any watermarks will be removed on purchase.

Please note that for purchasers in the U.K your order will be produced and shipped from the U.K, NOT from America. You will not pay prohibitive international postage costs or import duty.

More of my work can be viewed on my website at www.silverstreamphotography.co.uk and your visits are very welcome.