Lancashire photographer Sonia Bashir's stunning calendar shots of county

Her Lancashire landscapes and an eye for the iconic make Sonia Bashir’s work some of the county’s finest.
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The Sir Tom Finney statue

Now the photographer from Fishwick in Preston has unveiled four new calendars for 2021.

Inspired by her roots in - and love of - Lancashire, Sonia’s calendars are: the Lancashire Coast; Preston; Preston Marina and Preston North End.

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The striking images include: Blackpool Tower facing a threatening sea; a calm dawn over Preston, Half Moon Bay at Heysham and the statue of Sir Tom Finney outside Preston North End.

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Sonia said: “I love landscapes and I love nature. I like going out for walks and that’s where my landscape photography comes in.

“I like to explore new places and surroundings. I am a Lancashire lass, born and bred in Preston.

“I’m very passionate about my home town and Lancashire.”

Sonia, now 38, is a graduate in Business Information Systems and has worked in ICT in various places including Lancashire County Council and UCLan.

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Armed with that know-how she can turn walks around the countryside with her three sons into photography opportunities.

She said: “I travel along the Lancashire coast a lot, and I walk the Lancashire Coastal Way sometimes.

Photography is a passion for me and a form of escapism more than anything else.

“I share my pictures on social media; Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. That’s how I got some interest and a lot of people asked for prints.

“One of my regular followers suggested I should do a calendar.

“I’ve have previously done 2019 and 2020 calendars, which did really well.”