We’ve recently posted pictures from our trip to Istanbul earlier this year. Whilst there we were lucky enough to attend the Turkish Grand Prix – a real challenge for a photographer. We spent two days trackside, grappling with 30 degree…
Whilst working on a new photobook about Africa’s wildcats I stumbled across this picture. Of course I recall the picture, but when I placed it in the book I felt like I was really only seeing it for the first…
I have chosen this as my photo of the week because it’s one of the shots that inspired us to go down a whole other line / style of photography. In the event that it’s not immediately apparent – what…
Now bear in mind how I’ve said in previous blog posts that I have loved using my camera – the Canon EOS 40D – and what great shots we’ve been getting with this and the Canon 28-300mm L. Well, I…
The wise and experienced expedition crew advised us to ensure that we didn’t go home having seen the Arctic through a lens only – they said we should make sure we took time out to relax in the scenery, experience…
So revered and so anticipated, the Northern Lights were a highlight of the trip and fulfilled a lifelong ambition for Alistair and I. We were privileged to see them two nights in a row, on three separate occasions. I must…
I really like this picture because, to me, it’s the epitome of Arctic Norway. Huge mountains that reach down to water and arctic tundra that both surprises and delights in its autumn colours. It was taken in the most unlikely…
Greenland was a challenging place to photograph ice – though I recall us being a lot less concerned about white balance and exposure compensation here compared to when we went to Antarctica. The challenge comes from Greenland’s unusual landscape –…
Greenland – a place of which we had little or no expectation, but were humbled and shaken by. It’s a land of outrageous scenery, a place that makes you feel alive again – like a child again. Immense 150 foot…
Carrying a 28-300 or 100-400 Canon lens round for two weeks is no mean feat – Especially when you are ‘working’ 20 hour days sometimes, scrambling up mountainsides and getting in and out of zodiacs into the sea daily. What…