If you see this man wandering across rooftops or peering over the edge of multi-storey buildings in the coming days, don't be surprised - or alarmed.

It will just be Undercliffe's Darren Page-Craven.

He is not a rooftop protester, however, and for the next fortnight the 36-year-old will be looking down on his home city - literally.

He will be scaling Bradford's tallest and most iconic buildings to carry out a photographic study of the city from on high.

He is hoping to capture the city in a unique style before putting his pictures into an exhibition.

"I've seen lots of photographs of Bradford taken from ground level, but never a comprehensive study from the roofs of buildings," he said.

"It's a privilege to be going on top of these buildings and to be seeing such fantastic sights.

"I want to present people with views of Bradford that you don't see every day."

Darren has already been up to the top of city hall, the Alhambra, Rimmington's chemists block and Lloyds Bank to make the most of the panoramic views on offer.

He now has consent to take pictures from the top of the Jacob's Well building, the University of Bradford and Bradford College in the coming weeks.

Darren also wants to go up on some of the cranes which currently soar towards the sky from the city's building sites.

But gaining permission for the project from the owners of the buildings has not been straightforward.

Darren said: "Some of the people I have asked are concerned that I'm from Fathers for Justice and that I'm going to stage a rooftop protest.

"I appreciate that building owners have to be careful and that they can't just let people wander around on roofs."

Darren's project could also raise money for the Lord Mayor's Appeal, with talks ongoing about the possibility of staging a special event where invited guests would bid for prints of the photographs in a charity auction.

If the project is successful and reaches the exhibition stage, the Bradford Camera Exchange has agreed to sponsor the prints for the display.

Darren said Bradford Council was also interested in making postcards using some of his images.

"The speed it's all happening is amazing because I only started this two weeks ago and I've already been up seven buildings and am talking to people about exhibitions.

"It's been great to get the council on side because they are responsible for many of the highest buildings in Bradford.

"This is my first major project but I would love to make a job of it."

e-mail: will.kilner@bradford.newsquest.co.uk