I used to live in the Peaks, not far from where they are based. Their courses look excellent, but for me, the fact that I knew the area very well put me off a bit. I had very few preconceived ideas about Swaledale, and so got the most out of the experience on the course.
Like you, I found just spending time dedicated to photography, in the company of other enthusiastic photographers a real spur, and it was great to get some insight into a professional's approach to their subject.
I think finding your own image is tremendously important, and for me is the basis of my approach to photography - I want to try to communicate what I saw to others. As you suggest, two photgraphers stood next to each other should, in my mind at least, produce different images. It was certainly true on the course I attended!
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