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One of Joe Cornish’s stunning landscape
images showing Roseberry Topping.
Stunning Cornish
images which
promote Teesside
T
here is an old Chinese proverb
“seeing it once is better than
hearing about it 100 times”.
This ancient saying is still relevant
today when you consider the
unique collection of images of Teesside and
surroundings that hang in the Joe Cornish
Gallery in Northallerton.
World-renowned landscape photographer
Joe Cornish moved with his family from
London to Great Ayton in 1993, and over
the last 20 years he and his camera have
become intimately acquainted with the
landscapes of Teesside, the Cleveland Hills
and the North York Moors.
If you were previously unaware of Joe
Cornish and his gallery then you may be
more familiar with his photographs, some
of which adorn the walls of the James Cook
University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
An honorary fellow of the Royal
Photographic Society since 2008, Joe has
worked freelance with the National Trust for
over thirty years.
Together with his work for VisitBritain,
his images have helped define the way the
British landscape is viewed by millions at
home and abroad, and this includes his ‘own
backyard’ around Teesside.
From industrial icons on the River Tees
such as the Transporter Bridge, to the
grandeur of Roseberry Topping throughout
the seasons, the iconic images Joe has
produced showcasing our area have
reinforced the pride many have in our
surroundings and have served as inspiration
for a host of other landscape photographers.
Joe initially set up in a small office in
Stokesley in the late 1990s, selling greetings
cards under the brand ‘Joegraphic', before
adding his framed prints to the portfolio.
In 2004, after outgrowing the original
premises of the by now de facto ‘gallery’ in
Stokesley, the move was made to the Joe
Cornish Gallery’s current home, the much
larger Grade II listed Register House on
Zetland Street, in the centre of Northallerton.
While the business is principally an
opportunity to exhibit Joe’s work, to share
his photography and showcase the local
landscape to our visitors and customers,
the move of premises has also enabled the
business to grow in other ways.
The 18th Century ‘House’ is full of the
character and complex spaces you would
associate with a building of the period, giving
the gallery an advantage of being able to
create ‘galleries’ within the gallery.
In addition to the gallery hosting its own
cultural events, its first floor galleries have
to-date been hired for business meetings,
training events and product launches, while
Joe Cornish can also cater for events after
launching its successful Gallery Café in 2013.
Since 2000 the Joe Cornish Gallery has
been producing the flagship Northern Light
Calendar, featuring a selection of Joe’s
images from around the North East. These
calendars are available with corporate logo
overprinting and this service has also proved
popular with our newer Desktop Calendar.
As a result, the gallery has now extended its
overprinting service to include Joe Cornish’s
winter card range.
The gallery, however, is best known for its
permanent collection of Joe’s hand-printed
landscape photographs.
After a long printing ‘apprenticeship’,
Joe now creates every edition of each
photograph in his home studio. This means
he can print his images in a wide range of
bespoke sizes, according to the customer’s
particular requirement.
The photographs are inkjet printed from
high-resolution digital files on archival fine art
matt papers, meaning the quality of the print
is guaranteed for more than 100 years.
Joe’s photographs are a great way to
showcase our area to your clients, partners
and prospective employees.
The choice of image and size is yours
according to your needs, from large
statement pieces to suit reception areas or
as wall art for boardrooms and offices.
If you would like to discuss artwork, overprinting, venue hire or are just interested to visit the gallery, contact Adam Richardson by
email at adam@joecornishgallery