Norway is a landscape photographer’s paradise. With its beautiful fjords and high mountains, in winter it becomes a beautiful sight for any photographer when snow blankets the landscape. Back in February I had an opportunity to go above the arctic circle starting first in Tromsø before heading a little southwards to the island of Senja. The latter is less visited than the more popular Lofoten Islands which means at times you have the place to yourself as a photographer. So […]
Patagonia. Landscape Photography at the end of the World Part 2 highlights the second part of an epic journey I took down to the fjords of Chile in South America. On a commissioned trip for a cruise liner I had the opportunity to see stunning mountain scenery; glaciers and get up close to some of the wildlife that inhabits this part of the world. To say the scenery was mind blowing is an understatement. Even breathtaking seems to not do […]
The road trip begins – but first the supermarket When you say goodbye to the hubbub of Ulaanbaatar in the confines of a Furgon van the most likely scenario that will happen next is your driver and guide will stop at a supermarket on the outskirts of the city. What is a supermarket like in Mongolia? It is no different to any other supermarket and more than likely you will see many familiar brand names as well as some not […]
Arriving in Ulaanbaatar I remember the first time that I arrived in Ulaanbaatar’s Chinggis Khaan International Airport. The Aeroflot flight from Moscow to UB was getting near to the airport and I remember looking out of my window onto the landscape below. It wasn’t what I had imagined. What had I imagined was high mountains around the place but it seemed relatively flat to what I had had in my mind. Sure there were plenty of hills around the place but […]
Patagonia. Landscape Photography at the end of the World highlights the first part of an epic journey I took down to the fjords of Chile in South America. On a commissioned trip for a cruise liner I had the opportunity to see stunning mountain scenery; glaciers and get up close to some of the wildlife that inhabits this part of the world. To say the scenery was mind blowing is an understatement. Even breathtaking seems to not do it justice. […]
7 Tips for Using a Tripod in Landscape and Travel Photography explores 7 ways in which I get the best out of my tripod when I’m out and about. People get into many bad habits when it comes to using their tripod in the field. These habits can lead to images having camera shake and frustration. So here’s some of what I do to ensure I get all the imagery I want and that everything is as it should be.
During the winter the need to protect ourselves is an obvious task. But when you’re a landscape photographer then it’s even more evident as sometimes you might be stood around waiting in the freezing cold. One thing that photographers have always struggled with is getting a proper hold of their camera when wearing gloves. And that’s where Vallerret come into the scene. Made and designed by photographers this excellent company kindly furnished me with two different sets. One was the […]
The year of 2019 was an incredibly busy one. Traversing the World from Europe to Asia and back again. Many miles traveled and many people and their cultures taken in. From getting stuck in Vietnam to watching Mongolian eagle hunters at work. I haven’t seen it all but I’ve definitely had my horizons broadened yet again. This video is both a small showcase for some of the places I’ve been to as well as a look over what I feel […]
In mid-September 2019 I was invited to photograph northern and central Vietnam for a Vietnamese travel company called Ciao Travel (http://ciaotravels.com/). Now I didn’t get a lot of vlogging done as I was too busy taking everything in. It’s a country I had wanted to visit for a few years so it was for me a dream come true.
On the 7th and 8th December 2019 I was up in the Lake District national park in the north west of England. But I wasn’t alone and on the 8th I was joined by my good friend Paul Thomson as well as Dick Coulthard for good measure. The weather didn’t really play ball on either day but we didn’t let that deter us. We did our utmost to get the best out of the locations we visited. The nice thing […]