MOVING from a glamorous photographic studio in central London to the hills of Lothersdale might not be everybody's idea of a good career move, but to Mark Ingram it's working out just fine.

His work has already been used to market some of the country's most prestigious hotels: The Glasshouse in Edinburgh, Quebecs in Leeds and Threadneedles in London.

And he is about to stage his first exhibition in Saltaire.

Mark started his career working as an assistant for a studio in London, a building he shared with the costume designer for Batman, and one of his first published shots was of that character.

But when he came to visit a girlfriend in Bradford, he fell in love with the countryside and the landscapes of Yorkshire and after moving around Bradford, Leeds and Newcastle, finally settled in Lothersdale - setting up his studio in Skipton.

There he works closely with neighbour Tower Creative and together they produce high-quality marketing for companies such as Teacherboards, Mason Textiles and Skipton Building Society.

Mark's first showcase of work takes him to Beeties Bistro in Saltaire, where around 30 photographs will adorn the walls until April.

Included in the exhibition is Mark's travel photography, showing pairs of photographs from Africa, Egypt, China and India - as well as scenes from Yorkshire.

"What I'm trying to do is take solid, good photographs which hang well on a wall of a living room," he said. "I want to produce something which doesn't look like a hard glossy gallery photograph.

"I think you should be able to write a story from the picture you see. It really is an exhibition of my favourite places."

Mark uses a digital camera, which he says allows him to be more experimental with his shots, but likes to "put the work in" and find different angles and unique shots.

He said that he hoped to develop contacts in New York, and open an exhibition there with another photographer from Saltaire.

Mark's work will be showcased at the restaurant from Monday until the end of April.