STORIES
Every now and again, when there’s a full blue moon or the cicada’s are hatching in North America, I’ll throw a story, tip, technique snippet, or a video from my travels on here. If ever, by chance, you stumble across them among the general turmoil and madness of the world wide web, then maybe you’ll see or read something you like. I live in hope.
Photographing Damselflies
This a video originally made for my Foto-Buzz members but I'm sure they won't mind me sharing it here. If you want to capture the stunning colours of Damsels - or in this case banded demoiselle - this summer, there are a few useful tips within the four minutes of...
Antarctic chatter
Tired, happy, possibly even slightly emotional, I record my thoughts while wandering close to a penguin colony on the Antarctic continent. Once you've been to Antarctica you're never quite the same again. I'm not expecting this recording to have a similar effect on...
Camargue Cowboys
Bonjour Rodney. Comment ça va aujourd'hui? Apologies to any French-speaking readers because my French isn't the best, but I still love France. It's such a diverse country with interesting landscapes, wildlife and traditions that are brilliant for photography. But in...
Beauty or the beast?
I can clearly remember the first time I encountered an elephant seal. After all, it's not something you stumble across on an average day. I was on Sea Lion Island in The Falkland Islands and I'd been photographing gentoo penguins landing on a nearby beach and, when...
Greenland
The extraordinary beauty of wilderness is always something that inspires me. Growing up in a busy town in the London suburbs it wasn't something I ever experienced as a child. I didn't even get on an aeroplane until I was 18! Raw, undiluted geology has a magic and...
Brief encounters in The Congo
How long does it take to capture a photo? The technically minded among you might suggest that it takes as long as the shutter is open. One click and it’s done. One second, 1/30sec or maybe 1/2000sec? A cheap thrill and it’s all over. In one sense you’d be right, of...