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LPOTY 2021 Judge

15 Jan 2021

I am honoured to have been asked to judge in the 2021 Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Having won the overall title back in 2015 it will be very exciting and humbling to be on the other side of the table and seeing some of the UK's best landscapes. The competition is highly prestigious and has gained a worthy reputation for showcasing the very best images of the United...

Synology and Amazon Cloud Backup Changes

23 Sep 2020

If you're a Synology user and have one of their NAS drives to store you image library on, you may have set up Amazon Cloud Drive as detailed in my blog post a few years ago. For Amazon prime members, you were able to install an app on your Synology and configure it to sync designated folders to unlimited free storage on the Amazon servers. Sadly, this functionallity is being withdrawn on...

Canon Speaker - The Photography Show

17 Sep 2020

I'm really honoured to be one of the speakers on the line up for Canon at the very first virtual photography show. The video is about my story, from capture to print, using the Canon cameras and Pro Series printers we have at the studio. Catch me at 15:30 - 16:00 Sunday 20th and Monday 21st September 2020. ...

My switch to Kase Filters

12 Feb 2020

Kase Wolverine K9 Series I’m not much of a gear junkie when it comes to photography. I like all the kit in my bag to be used, to work and to be as good as it can be I don’t like to leave kit at home, I carry everything, every shoot. The law of the sod will strike me down if I leave something behind. I can guarantee I will always need the thing on my desk!  I still shoot on...

IGPOTY - Competition 12

09 Feb 2019

I was honoured to be at the awards ceremony at Kew Gardens in London yesterday for the 12th International Garden Photogapher of the Year. My entires in the Trees, Woods and Forests Category did exceptionally well and I managed to earn a 2nd place, finalist, highly commended and commended. I love photographing trees and so am delighted to have done so well in such a tough category. The...

British Wildlife Photography Awards

05 Nov 2018

The winners of the 2018 British Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced and I am pleased to have had an image Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category. It's the first time I have entered so it was a nice surprise to find out. The winning images will be on show in The Mall Gallery in London and in the accompanying book. BWPA The Beech Avenue at Kingston Lacey in...

Riverside Photography Tip

18 Oct 2018

Capturing the movement of the water is key to really translating the essence of a place to a photograph and is crucial as it plays a huge role in setting the mood of a scene. Shutter-speed control and choice of ND filters are the typical methods of controlling the degree of silkiness vs frozen action of water achieved with faster shutter speeds. Finding the right shutter speed to really make the...

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