Ladakh: Travel With Me
Have you ever dreamed of travelling to the India Himalayas? A land lost in time characterised by Tibetan Buddhist culture, 18000ft passes and huge mountainous deserts. I will be travelling to the Ladakh region of Northern India from the 18th August – 5th September 2013 and I am looking to find 1-2 more photographers who [...]
EXPOSED: James Morgan Interview
Welcome to the new installment of EXPOSED. For the second article of this week we have UK based documentary photojournalist and film maker James Morgan. James focuses his work on environmental and human rights issues and I believe him to be one of the best contemporary storytellers in the world. James is the epitome of dedication to [...]
EXPOSED: Tony Cece Interview
Welcome to the new installment of EXPOSED. This week we have humanitarian photographer Tony Cece. This week’s edition is a bit more image heavy compared to normal. I blame Tony for giving me too much choice and far too many beautiful images to choose from! Tony is an extremely talented photographer and video producer and [...]
Szechenyi Baths, Budapest
The world famous Szechenyi Baths in Budapest are the largest medicinal bath complex in Europe. Budapest is famous for it’s thermal baths and Szechenyi is certainly not a let down. Inside there are around 12 various baths of differences temperatures and depths along with steam rooms, saunas and plunge pools. I was lucky enough to be given [...]
St Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest: Good Friday Service
Today is the first day of the Easter weekend and in a country which has a population of over 7 million Christians (approx 75% population) it is a special time of the year. St Stephen’s Basilica is one of the largest and grandest churches in Budapest and so I spent around 10-15 mins trying to capture the incredible good Friday service. [...]
Budapest Citadella: April Wallpaper
This image was shot from the Budapest Citadella viewpoint. The Citadella is one of the highest points in Buda and looks over the whole of Budapest. “The fortress was built in 1851 by Julius Jacob von Haynau, a commander of the Habsburg Monarchy, and designed by Emánuel Zita and Ferenc Kasselik, after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. It [...]
A Snowy Night in Budapest
As a photographer in Budapest you are well and truly spoilt. During the day time the city is one of the most beautiful in Europe but as soon as the sun goes down, Budapest comes alive. The two images in this post where shot last night just as the snow had finally broken after two [...]
Budapest Central Market Hall
Budapest central market hall was designed and built by Gustav Eiffel (more famous for that tower in Paris) in 1896 as a celebration of 1000 years of Hungary. It is the largest indoor market in Hungary and houses a mixture of stalls. Most of the the ground floor is covered with stalls selling vegetables fruit, cured meats, spices [...]
Budapest: The first few hours
I have been awake pretty much the last 16-17 hours as I write this blog post so please forgive me if it is error strewn! As many of you will be aware, today is the first of my 7 night stay in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. For years I have been mesmerized by the images of Budapest [...]
Lightweight Travelling
The skill of travelling light is to realise that you can live without most things. This realisation generally comes from experience of being on the road and the gear above that I am taking with me to Budapest has been hammered down and minimized over about 7 months of solid travelling over the last couple of years. [...]
Think Tank Streetwalker Pro Review
For a while now I have been using a mixture of Think Tank Photo and F-Stop bags for my travel needs. The attention to detail and build quality of these bags makes their high price tag well worth the investment. At the end of last year I started to use the Think Tank Streetwalker Pro and [...]
EXPOSED Interviews
EXPOSED Interviews in association with Manfrotto I am pleased to announce the launch of EXPOSED. EXPOSED in association with Manfrotto is a brand new exciting interview series looking at the lives and work of some of the world’s best humanitarian, travel and cultural documentary photographers and film makers. EXPOSED will be taking a stark, interesting and [...]
Dragon’s Backbone Terraces, Dazhai: February Wallpaper
The image above was taken in the last few days of my visit to China in late August 2012. I spent 2 days in the village of Tiantouzhai, which is located high up on the Dragon’s Backbone rice terraces around Dazhai. The terraces around Dazhai and neighbouring towns of Ping’an and Longsheng were built over 500 years [...]
Manfrotto MAXIMA 84 ML840H LED Light Review
Manfrotto MAXIMA 84 LED Light Review Disclaimer: I am currently sponsored by Manfrotto through their Local Heroes Program. In return for the sponsorship I will be honestly reviewing their products and featuring Manfrotto on my Blog. Under no circumstances have I been forced to or paid to write any positive reviews. Anything that you read on this blog is 100% [...]
Independent Travel: How to Plan Your Trip
For first time travellers planning a long trip can seem like an almost impossible task. Trying to get everything to fit together may seem more difficult than a complex algebraic problem but by following some simple steps it doesn’t have to be. No matter how mentally prepared you feel, if you don’t have at least [...]
Reflection: 2012
Where do I start to begin summing up 2012? I genuinely believe that 2012 has been the best year of my life so far. A year of growth and development not just photographically but also as a person. As clichéd as it sounds, I feel like 2012 is the year that I found myself. Originally I [...]
10 Low Cost Travel Photography Essentials
When travelling I like to keep my gear concise, lightweight and durable. Here is a list of ten low-cost simple items that I would deem essential for my travel photography gear in no particular order: 1) WD Nomad Case – One of the toughest decisions for travel photographers to make is how they plan to back-up [...]
Travelling Light: Images on the Move Webinar
Manfrotto School of Excellence Webinar Wow it seems like I have been away from here for a very long time. Lets just say the last few months have been beyond hectic, not only did I have to contend with coming back to the UK after 5 months on the road but also two weeks later [...]
Through the Viewfinder: Cormorant Fisherman
Out of all the images that I shot during my 5 months in SE Asia the above shot of the cormorant fisherman has garnered the most interest from viewers. Due to the amount of questions I have received about this shot I decided that I would write the second post of my Through the Viewfinder blog series [...]
Guilin, Guangxi, China
Guilin Scenic Area, Guangxi Province The last 10 days of my time in Asia was spent in what is probably the most incredible landscape of my whole trip. The Guilin Scenic Area is world famous for the endless karst formations that line the Li and Yulong Rivers between the city of Guilin and the smaller [...]
Discovering Hanoi
Hanoi: Needle in a Haystack Hanoi is a city that typifies Asia dreamed of from afar, millions of motorbikes buzzing around the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, which itself typifies the way in which South East Asia is growing like a phoenix from the flames of European colonialism. French colonial architecture nestled between more modern hotels and [...]
H’mong Villagers, Sapa
An Unforgettable Weekend Sometimes when travelling you really do have to expect the unexpected. After taking the night train from Hanoi to Lao Cai, I took a small minibus to the mountain town of Sapa in the north west corner of Vietnam. After getting off the minibus I realised that it my state of tiredness [...]
Hue – The Imperial City
Imperial City, Hue Hue city was the centre of the Nguyen dynasty during the 19th and 20th century. Hue is also a Unesco World Heritage site because of the numerous temples, palaces and tombs build during the Nguyen dynasty. The centre of the imperial city is the Citadel. The Citadel is based on the banks of the perfume [...]
Hoi An – Lantern Town
Okay so I think I may have just found my favourite place in Asia for shooting at night. Hoi An is a beautiful little town in Central Vietnam. Between the 15th and 19th century it was a bustling port town that saw traders from every corner of the globe. Now recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site, [...]