STOMP 01 - Let’s Go for a Walk

On Saturday 14 March, we’re doing something simple.

Not a workshop. Not a talk. Not a class.

Just a walk with cameras - through a city that rewards slowing down.

STOMP 01 meets outside Sheffield Train Station at 09:30am and moves through Clay Wood, Skye Edge and Park Hill over about 2.5 miles, finishing at The Showroom Café around 11:30am.

There’s no fixed agenda.
No structured teaching.
No pressure.

We walk. We shoot. We notice.

That’s the point.

Walking is slow. It reshapes how you look. Light shifts minute by minute. Angles emerge. Shadows change shape. Patterns reveal themselves not because you’re searching, but because you’re present.

With whatever camera you bring - the walk becomes a way of paying attention. You make decisions at human pace. You pause. You wait. You consider.

And when you’re with others, you see differently again. Someone stops unexpectedly. Someone notices a texture you passed. Someone waits for a cloud to drift. You begin to see through each other’s eyes.

There’s no requirement to produce anything perfect. We’re not teaching steps. We’re inviting curiosity.

Along the route we’ll regroup at a few points, but you’re free to move at your own pace and shoot what draws you. The walk ends at The Showroom Café - a place to rest, talk and maybe even share what you’ve made.

This first STOMP is about beginning something.

A series of shared steps. Quiet observation. Mutual discovery.

We’ll use #STOMPSYPHOTOS if you want to share work from the day - not to compete, but to reflect a collective way of seeing. We will gift some cinema tickets to the piece of work that best captures the spirit of the day (ok, maybe a little competition).

Whether you’re experienced with film, a digital enthusiast, only shoot on your phone or simply enjoy moving through the city with a camera in hand, this is an invitation to slow your pace, open your eyes and see what unfolds.

Notes from the Darkroom is an ongoing record of analogue practice and community.