Daryl's photography adventures on the prom
Local resident, Daryl Potter is a keen photographer and a wheelchair user. Find out how and why he gets out and about to capture the Bay's many moods and characters, from rainbows to fog, people and places.
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Morecambe resident, Daryl Potter, keen photographer and a wheelchair user, chats to podcaster Nigel Thompson about how and why he gets out and about to capture the Bay's many moods and characters, from rainbows to fog, people and places.
“It’s just never the same…”
Daryl Potter’s voice trails off as he looks across the Bay which, even on an overcast day in early spring with the tide out, has an almost mystical atmosphere.
Morecambe became his home when he and his partner moved to the town from central Lancashire three years ago (Aug 2019). Keen to learn about the area he took to exploring the promenade and soon became mesmerised by the ever-changing light of Morecambe Bay.
“From looking towards Heysham, to the wind turbines way out in the Irish Sea and right towards Barrow, home to the glinting shipyard and across to the Lakeland mountains – it’s a stunning view,” Daryl says.
A keen photographer, he’s recently found an outlet for his passion by sharing images on Instagram. Known to his ever-growing band of followers as BayClickyRoller his images capture more than just the area’s famed sunsets.
A wheelchair user since a road accident three decades ago, he captures the Bay’s many moods and characters; from rainbows to fog, people and places.
“Compared to most places the access here is very good. You can easily wheel along the prom from Heysham to Hest Bank.”
Daryl Potter
Local photographer and wheelchair user
This year he’s hoping to spread his wings even further. Thanks to a more rugged, off-road wheelchair he will be able to get closer to nature by getting onto area’s many accessible beaches for the first time in almost 20 years.
“We’ll be trying to get out a little bit more – maybe towards Arnside Knott – to investigate more of what the area has to offer,” Daryl says. ”Since lockdown and the pandemic we’ve been limited where we can go. This year feels like the start of our journey and we should be able to visit more areas around the Bay. I’m looking forward to taking more photographs and meeting more people.”
“if ever you're feeling a little bit down or a little bit melancholy, come and sit at the front of Morecambe Bay, and just look across the sea to the Lakelands and to the Isle of Man, and it just gives you that sense of calm.”
Daryl Potter
BayClickyRoller on Instagram
