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The famous Mam Tor Gate - sunrises and inversions!

November 11, 2020

The famous MAM TOR GATE viewpoint is revered by photographers who yearn to take that unbelievable Peak District sunrise shot, preferably with a temperature inversion and the Hope Valley filled with mist. Located just 15 minutes' easy walk from a lay-by on the Mam Nick road that descends to Barber Booth and Edale, there is often a queue of photographers wanting their piece of the Mam Tor Gate pie, especially at weekends so be warned.

However, go up on a midweek morning (very) early and you can sometimes be the only photographer there, I know, luckily, I've been that photographer on several occasions.  The outright copyright of one of my Mam Tor Gate photographs has been purchased by VisitBritain, the official tourist board, for marketing purposes. The same image won a national competition organised by Pork Farms for a TV campaign called 'Hidden Gems'  and also was runner-up in the weekly Wex photo competition. I've been lucky enough to sell many prints of another image that I took on the same morning just a few seconds after it and it's available right now.

So may I present to you my award-winning selection of Mam Tor images, taken in all seasons, all weathers and more often than not at sunrise. It's definitely the best time of day for photographing this wonderful part of the Peak District. Enjoy and if you do visit I hope you get the shot but, please, leave only footprints, thank you! 

Prints, canvasses, framed prints and downloads all available (even high-res files suitable for producing huge adhesive wall vinyls) - simply click any photograph for full information. 

Mam Tor gate award-winning image
Mam Tor gate award-winning image
National-competition winner. Copyright to another image taken 10 seconds before this was purchased by VisitBritain but prints and canvasses of this are available.
Dawn drama at the Great Ridge, Mam Tor gate
Dawn drama at the Great Ridge, Mam Tor gate
One of the very best September dawns on the Great Ridge with the Hope Valley
Winter morning on the Great Ridge
Winter morning on the Great Ridge
January morning below Mam Tor looking towards Back Tor and Lose Hill - stupendous light!
Winter's morning on the Great Ridge
Winter's morning on the Great Ridge
February morning above the Hope Valley, Peak District
September morning on the Great Ridge
September morning on the Great Ridge
Wonderful misty sunrise on the Great Ridge Peak District - shortlisted in Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Wex competition winner.
Great Ridge fantasy - shortlisted Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Great Ridge fantasy - shortlisted Landscape Photographer of the Year competition.
Fabulous May morning on the Great Ridge, Peak District
November sunrise on the Great Ridge
November sunrise on the Great Ridge
Autumn's first frost brings mist throughout the Hope Valley.
Autumn sunrise on the Great Ridge, Peak District
Autumn sunrise on the Great Ridge, Peak District
Mystical September sunrise on the Great Ridge, Peak District
Misty walk along the Great Ridge
Misty walk along the Great Ridge
Incredible late summer light on the Great Ridge, Peak District
Summit path to Lose Hill
Summit path to Lose Hill
February morning on the snow-covered Great Ridge, Peak District
Flawless!
Flawless!
Virgin February snow (no footprints) between Mam Tor and Lose Hill on the Great Ridge, Peak District.
Great Ridge August sunrise, incredible sky
Great Ridge August sunrise, incredible sky
With the Hope Valley filled with mist and an incredible sunrise sky as well this was a sensational morning.
February morning below Mam Tor
February morning below Mam Tor
Pristine snow on the Great Ridge, Peak District
Peak District photography by Michael Cummins | Buy prints, instant downloads, framed prints, canvasses, wall vinyls & more | Interior & commercial photography commissions
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