This is the final part in a series of articles about changes I’ve made in my life recently. You can read part 2 here – From Difficulties We Can Find New Paths 37 kgs – that is the total weight of all of my possessions. The number itself isn’t of great importance, but the act […]

The blue calmness and chill of a winter morning surround me as I run along a beaten track. It’s too early for heavy traffic – the morning stirrings of an English suburb are still subdued, sleeping gently. The first light is yet to show but the subtle pinks developing in the sky suggest a beautiful […]

New Journal 66 – Dunstanburgh Castle I’d arrived at Dunstanburgh castle just before sunset, 3 hours before my photographer buddies were due to join me in our hopeful hunt for the Aurora. I made a rather stupid decision. As I left the car I decided to keep my waterproof boots on rather than replacing them […]

New Journal 65 – Candles at Petra This was the shot I went to Petra for. I was apprehensive leading up to this point. Researching Petra by Night, it was very difficult to find a tourist-free image. I knew that I was in for a challenge. As I sat on the stones, facing the treasury. […]

New Journal 64 – Petra By Night, in the Treasury A tourist-free Petra is a rare occurrence. However, speaking to the right people, politeness and a touch of bribery can buy a photographer 15-20 minutes before the hoards arrive for Petra by Night. As we passed the security gate, we picked up our pace and […]

In recent weeks I’ve been working on several exciting projects and planning for my year in Asia in February. Since my camera has been inactive, I’ve been enjoying some creativity in Photoshop and sharing most of my photo manipulations to my facebook page. Here’s my most recent image, along with the original stock images found […]

As photographers, one of our main aims when we capture images is to make sure that necessary elements in the scene are as crisp as they can be. There are a multitude of ways, both in-camera and in post-processing, to make sure your photos retain the sharpness they deserve. I’ve compiled a list of steps/techniques […]

Please note that this article is written from an exposure and marketing perspective, not a perspective of sharing photos and connecting other photogs just for pleasure (although I do that as well), which does have subtle but important differences. I was very late in the game with Google+. I started using it a little over […]

New Journal 61 – Looking for good albums and TV series I’m not much of a TV watcher, although I love a good film when I have time to watch one. A couple of years ago Rachel and I started filling airport waiting time, and any other waiting time when reading wasn’t an option, with […]

New Journal 60 – Waiting in anticipation As the tide begins to recede, we wait. As the sun slowly rises, we wait. Uncertainty sits at the edge of our awareness. Yet, we’re here at this spot because we know that, no matter how slim the chances, something beautiful may unfold. Often it doesn’t and we’re […]