“Walking brings me peace,

Photography gives me purpose and connection.”

Black & white rural landscape photography from across the UK, rooted in the Chiltern Hills.

Welcome to Walking With Pics

I'm Mark Weekes. I photograph rural England in black and white — predominantly the Chiltern Hills, as well as other areas of the British countryside that rarely make it onto anyone's list of must-visit locations. Just a camera, a dog, and wherever the walk takes me. Through my work I want to show that you don't need expensive equipment or a long drive to find something worth photographing. The villages, fields and footpaths close to home have as much to offer as anywhere else — you just have to learn to look at them properly. Walking With Pics is where you'll find my work — galleries, blogs, walking routes, the store, and a bit more about me.

Welcome to my black and white world.

A view across the Chiltern Hills valley in winter light, Buckinghamshire — the landscape stretching away under a heavy sky, the treeline marking the far ridge.
A chalk farm track cuts a straight line through an open field toward a farmhouse on the horizon, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire.
Lord Boston's Folly rises above the treeline on the Hedsor Estate, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire — a Grade II listed sham castle sitting quietly in the winter landscape.
A weathered wooden stile stands among overgrown hedgerow and rough grassland, South Downs
A private land sign at the edge of a beech woodland, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire — light filtering through the bare winter trees onto the leaf-covered ground.
A woodland bench sits in the shelter of bare winter trees, Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire.
A misty winter morning on the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire — trees emerging through the haze, a fence line running into the distance.
A public footpath sign partially obscured by dense winter undergrowth at the edge of a Chiltern woodland, Buckinghamshire.
The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs stretch along the Sussex coastline, South Downs — viewed from the cliff top on a bright winter day.
Two figures stand on the cliff edge above the Seven Sisters, South Downs — the white chalk cliffs and English Channel stretching out behind them.
The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs from the beach below, South Downs — the white cliff face rising against a wide open sky.
A five bar gate on the South Downs cliff top, the Sussex coastline curving away into the distance behind it.

New From Walking With Pics

My first book publishes 1st March 2026.

More Than a Pretty Picture — Finding Peace, Purpose and Creative Sovereignty Through Photography.

A reflective look at what photography genuinely gives us in life — not techniques, not gear, just an honest exploration of what it does for us beyond the image itself.

Soft Back: 173 pages.

Available 1st March on Amazon and the link in my store for £14.95.

Two new gallery sections have been added — Rural Life, documenting the people and everyday activity of the British countryside, and Trees & Woodland, celebrating the character of trees and woodland across rural England. Both can be found in the Galleries section. (Or click on the image)