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My name is Matt Thomas and welcome to Skip and Jump, I’m a pro-photographer with a passion for the outdoors, living easier, tech and travel. Skip and Jump is where all these worlds collide and where like-minded folk can come to say hi and hang out.

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Still living slow for a few more days. 🙏 . . .

Still living slow for a few more days. 🙏
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#westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #getoutside #getoutstayout #exploremore #theglobewanderer #letsgosomewhere #campvibes #optoutside #earthfocus #rei1440project #liveoutdoors #travelstoke #nakedplanet

Tough to sum up this year really isn't it? I can't

Tough to sum up this year really isn't it? I can't quite get behind saying something emphatic or final about it's end but I will celebrate all those that carried me through it. Close friends, my family ❤️ Clients old and new who stepped in to support me. Online friends on Insta, new communities I've been welcomed into on Twitch saved my head (and still do) on a daily basis. I am so thankful to all of them.
I hope that the lessons learnt from this year are applied to the next and beyond. I hope we all place value on the things that we now see really matter.
Love to you all, keep going, you're doing really flipping great. Matt Xx

Icey, crisp mornings at home. Trying not to think

Icey, crisp mornings at home.
Trying not to think about work, trying to force myself to not think ahead too much. Just going with the flow. However, it's hard when you're your own boss and everything relies on your own actions and you're trying to prepare for whatever comes next. Moments like this help though. ❤️
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#westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #getoutside #getoutstayout #exploremore #theglobewanderer #kitesurfing #riverdee #hilbre

Slowing down. . . . #westkirby #wirral #visitwirra

Slowing down.
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#westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #getoutside #getoutstayout #exploremore #theglobewanderer #letsgosomewhere #campvibes #optoutside #earthfocus #rei1440project #liveoutdoors #travelstoke

One of my favourite presents! Textiled Jasper! ❤

One of my favourite presents! Textiled Jasper! ❤️
Hope you had a peaceful day yesterday. Big Christmas love to you all. X

More adventures next year. More local discoveries

More adventures next year. More local discoveries and more time together. ❤️
#westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #getoutside #getoutstayout #exploremore #theglobewanderer #letsgosomewhere
#hilbre #marinelake

🌅 Two shoots left and I'm done for the holidays

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Two shoots left and I'm done for the holidays. 🎅
Why, despite having next to zero work this year do I feel exhausted and in desperate need of time off 🤣 Anyone else?!
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#instapassport #thecreative #wirralpeninsula #wirrallife #wirral #westkirby #visitliverpool #merseyside #northwales #riverdee #hilbre #marinelake

Walks through our local woodland with the team. 🤷 Please let us into Wales soon!
#wirralpeninsula #westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #getoutside #getoutstayout #exploremore #theglobewanderer #letsgosomewhere #roydenpark

🖤 How are we? I'm good. Lockdown is boring isn'

🖤 How are we? I'm good. Lockdown is boring isn't it!?
Not long now. Might put the Christmas Decs up this weekend. Not the tree though. The tree has got to last this year!
#wirral #roydenpark

Happy weekend gang! I've updated the print shop to

Happy weekend gang! I've updated the print shop to include Dee Squall. Shot last month from West Kirby over to North Wales. Thanks so much to people picking up prints! Really appreciate it. There's a few more that have gone up too. Check out the link in bio to see them. 😊☑️
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#wirral #wirralbusiness #supportyourlocal #westkirby #igersmersey #supportsmallbusiness #igerswirral #bestwirral #wirrallife #northwales #scousescene #wallasey #moreton #newbrighton

Good morning! Yesterday's news was a hot mess but

Good morning!
Yesterday's news was a hot mess but Im feeling very lucky to have places like this on our doorstep. I've never really spent any time here but lock down opened my eyes to to beauty of this place. Is there anywhere else as stunning that's so hidden away and not talked about? This shot is now available as a limited edition print from the new print shop! There's tons of new stuff and it's an amazing way to support local independents. Link is in the bio.
Let me know other little hidden spots!
M x
#leasowe #gunsite #leasowecastle #leasowebay #wirralpeninsula #wirrallife #wirral #liverpool #visitwirral #wirralcircular #rivermersey #newbo #newbrighton #liverpool

📍 Hilbre Island & The River Dee Sunset 📸 Pri

📍 Hilbre Island & The River Dee Sunset
📸 Print Shop is live! Read on! 📸

This was shot earlier this year in July. A real special image for me. Having come out of lockdown I met friends on the beach for the first time in months. We sat around a fire and caught up with each other after ages apart. From out of nowhere the sky erupted and gave us one of the best sunsets I've seen.

I've been buried in building this new printshop from the ground up for the past few weeks. I've wanted to make the shop way nicer and user friendly for a while but obviously this year has kicked me into actually making it work. This isn't an "open for a Christmas store" like previous years. This years impact has meant that we're keeping it open permanently from now on. Print sales have become a real lifeline for the the family and I as we adapt and flex to the challenges we all face.

There are new pieces as well as fresh editions of previous work too. Framed, ready to hang pieces and some fine art editions alongside affordable yet archive and museum quality prints. I've been trawling the archive, as well as being able to get out and shoot more local and personal scenes from the Wirral, Liverpool and North Wales.

I really hope you like the site, sign up to the Print Club too for presales and discounts before new work gets published. Your support this year has been amazing for me. I feel like I've gotten my mojo back too. Thank you so much. You can head direct in bio x
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#westkirby #wirral #visitwirral #hoylake #meols #heswall #wirrallife #cheshire
#liverpool #liverpoolphotographer #wirralphotographer #birkenhead #liverpool #visitwales #findyourepic #visitengland #visitliverpool #itsliverpool

Not sure I'm ready for Autumn / Winter. What type

Not sure I'm ready for Autumn / Winter. What type of butterfly is this?
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#butterfly #butterflys #butterflyphotography #butterflyworld #nature #naturephotography #insect #wirral #liverpool #cheshire #chester #merseyside #heswall #wirrallife #northwest

Can we just go live in sunny forests for a bit? I'

Can we just go live in sunny forests for a bit? I've been a bit hunkered down again, working night and day on new things to help steer us through the next few months, it's hard because there's no instant financial reward for the work and it's a lot of learning on the job but hopefully the long game will come good. Will definitely need your help with it once the ball is rolling. 😊
Hope you're all well! Anyone got anything nice planned the next for days? What's the weekend plan?
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#clocaenogforest #clocaenogredsquirrels #wales #northwales #denbighshire #visitwales #cymru #discovercymru #beautifulwales #exploringwales #igerscymru #fujifilmx100v

Breathe. Idyllic walk in Clocaenog Forest. Much ne

Breathe.
Idyllic walk in Clocaenog Forest. Much needed headspace..

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#clocaenog #clocaenogforest #clocaenogredsquirrels #wales #northwales #denbighshire #visitwales #bemoreattenborough #cymru #discovercymru #discoverwales #beautifulwales #ourwelshlife #walkingwales #explorenorthwales #gogleddcymru #thisiscymru #exploringwales #igerscymru #fujifilmx100v #thingstodoinnorthwales

September sunsets 🖤 . . . . . . #westkirby #wes

September sunsets 🖤
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#westkirby #westkirbymarinelake #westkirbybeach #westkirbytoday #westkirbysailingclub #wirral #merseyside #hilbreisland #hoylake #igerswirral #wirralphotographer #wirralpeninsula #northwales

Happy place. Outside, camping and cooking. My fav

Happy place. Outside, camping and cooking. My fav stove is the Swedish made Trangia, I got gifted mine by my parents as a cub scout. It works as well as it did then, just got more mouths to feed with it though. I need a bigger one 😁
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PS. I wrote a big piece about the stove on my life vs work blog - link in bio x
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#camping #campinglife #campingtrip #campinggear #trangia #campgear #trangiastove #campfood #bushcraft #trangiacooking #cookingset #outdoorapparel #alcoholstove #bushbox #wildcamp #lakedistrict

One day I'm going to have a microwave for a mailbo

One day I'm going to have a microwave for a mailbox too. 📬❤️
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#wales #walesonline #walescoastpath #walescollective #northwales #visitwales #exploringwales #beautifulwales #travelersnotebook #travelphotographer #discovercymru #cymru #thisiscymru #visitcymru #discoverwales

I've written a shamefully nerdy amount about the b

I've written a shamefully nerdy amount about the best tent pegs you can buy for a thing, it's also on my blog. If it's your bag. It's in the bio. 🤓🏕️
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PS. I'm completely unashamed. I love this s**t. 😁
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#campingkit #camping #campinggear #campinglife #survivalgear #outdoorliving #campingtools #wildcamping #camperlifestyle #tentpeg #campsetup #groundstake #sandpeg #groundanchor #tentstake

Escaping reality just outside Welshpool, Powys. 🌲🏕️🌲

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#powys #wales #cymru #visitwales #igerswales #midwales #lakevyrnwy #walesadventure #oswestry #shropshire #findyourepic #discovercymru #walesonline #walescollective #thewalescollective #discoverwales #igcymru

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