Colours of Autumn
Images of Wollaton Park, Nottingham, UK. Wollaton Hall may be familiar to those who have watched the Christian Bale ‘Batman’ film trilogy as it was transformed into ‘Wayne Manor’.
Macro – A Different Perspective
Working with macro photography provides a completely different perspective. What is common, and often taken for granted, is seen with new eyes. It also opens up opportunities to create images […]
Expecting the Unexpected
An area of image making that has always fascinated me is how to capture ‘movement’. Part of this ongoing experimentation has been to work with frequent visitors to the garden […]
Light & Dark
Continuing my return to monochrome photography, I revisited a number of slide/transparency scans. All the images in this post were originally created with a medium format camera (6 x 4.5 […]
Back to the Darkroom
After nearly 2 decades I finally returned to the darkroom. I have been keen to set myself photographic challenges in recent years. Many of the previous ideas centred around digital […]
Vertical Yoga
Insomnia has been a constant companion in recent months. Despite regular exercise and ending my smoking habit, sleep of any quality or duration has been hard to come by. Until […]
Castillo de Turón, Ardales, Andalucìa
An 8km circular walk, starting from Ardales, full of contrasts. The castle can be located via this link: Castillo de Turòn on Google Maps History with modernity – ruins amongst wind turbines. […]
Photographing the Ephemeral
A family swimming pool, built in 1920’s Havering-atte-Bower, on the East London/Essex hinterland. It stands no more. The property bought and renovated did not have the modern attitude to renovating […]
Combining Passions: Climbing & Photography
How do you combine 2 passions on a single trip overseas when weight needs to be managed carefully? My interests in photography and climbing require careful planning. Both activities involve […]
Karakorum: 35mm Film Scanned
January 2019: I’m starting the process of scanning images created on Fuji Velvia and Provia 35 mm film. This is proving to be a time-consuming process. Slides that haven’t been […]
2019 – Goals Aspirations
The start of a new year brings thoughts of what is possible. For me, it is looking to engage more in two of my lifelong passions – climbing and photography. […]
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