Photographing the 2015 Remeberance Service in Halstead. Back on Sunday 8th November I was commissioned by Newsquest to photograph the annual Remembrance Service in Halstead. The event began with a service at the World War two memorial in the public
Visit to Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome in Essex. On the 11th September I was invited to a breakfast in the old officers mess at Stow Maries Aerodrome, (it was delicious). I went there with a group of old work collegues
The Yorkshire Dales – Appletreewick. My wife and I recently went on a brilliant short walking holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. We went with a company called HF Holidays and stayed at Newfield Hall in Malhamdale, I have to say
Cycle Racing – Aviva Women’s Tour 2015. On the 18th June the Aviva ‘Women’s Tour’ cycle race passed through Halstead a town very close to where we live in north Essex. I couldn’t resist taking a little time out of
Photographing a Silhouette. Silhouettes can make extremely dramatic photographs, using shape and sometimes vibrant or saturated colour to tell a story. Photographers use them to convey drama, mystery or mood in an image. It’s usually the case that the more
Rookwoods’ Open gardens. A few days back I went with my wife Kate and youngest son Nick to visit the gardens at ‘Rookwood’s’ in Sible Hedingham. which was taking part in the National Garden Scheme (NGS) Open Gardens. It was
The beauty and splendour of natural window light. Last weekend I visited Kentwell Hall in Long Melford Suffolk, it was one of their re-enactment days, a May Day celebration when they were all dressed and acting in a Tudor style,
September Tide Daphne du Maurier “In a Cornish house lives the widowed Stella, a woman of considerable gifts and beauty who regularly rejects proposals of marriage from her neighbour Robert Hanson. Cherry, Stella’s daughter, brings home her artist husband Evan
Landscape Photography at Woodbridge Quay – Suffolk. Have been spending a bit of time developing my landscape photography and particularly liked this shot of the Quay at Woodbridge in Suffolk. It was taken a cold wet wintery day last January.
Santa Dash around the streets of London Thought I had better get this out quickly before the moment passes, if it hasn’t already! Ah come on Christmas was only two weeks ago. Anyway this was a shoot I did up
The 2014 Tour de France The 2014 Tour de France was the 101st edition of the Tour de France It started on 5 July in Leeds, England and concluded on 27 July in Paris France. This was the first time
Pet Photography Although I mainly photograph weddings and portraits I do also get asked to photograph people’s pets, which I actually enjoy very much. This was a King Charles spaniel (I think I have that right) from Earls Colne, it
