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 [...]
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, [...]
Ho Chi Minh City
I am currently trying desperately to catch up with myself on these blog posts. I have omitted the Mekong Delta images for now and will upload when I have managed to edit them. In the meanwhile I have some images from Ho Chi Minh City. I spent the majority of my time in Ho Chi [...]
Vietnam Itinerary: The Backpacking Photographer Series
So it’s coming to that time, Vietnam is my penultimate country and I actually only have just 4 weeks left. I can’t believe that I am 80% of the way through my trip already. Sitting at home you may be thinking that 4 weeks is a very long time but when you have been on [...]
Travel Packing List
Everybody knows the nightmare of packing for any trip. I was exactly the same when packing for my current 4.5 month trip to SE Asia. It’s the balance of taking everything and packing ultralight. After 2 months on the road there is a few things I would have taken out and a few things I [...]
The Art of Packing – The Backpacking Photographer
I’m not going to lie, travelling extremely light for me is a near impossibility with a decent set of camera gear, however I see packing as a compromise. My aim when packing for this trip was to keep the weight to an absolute minimum for my ‘non-camera’ gear and tripod. This includes items like clothes, [...]