Photographing Damselflies

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This a video originally made for my Foto-Buzz members but I’m sure they won’t mind me sharing it here.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...
Antarctic chatter

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...
Camargue Cowboys

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...
Beauty or the beast?

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...
Greenland

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...
Brief encounters in The Congo

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...