Last week, I was in Stockholm. I’ve been there before, but it was more than twenty years ago. Then, for some reason, I decided I needed to return. I think watching Michael Portillo’s long weekend in Stockholm tipped me over the edge. I’m so glad I made the trip, as Stockholm this time was even … Continue reading A Memorable Return to Stockholm
Last week, the Peak District's weather forecast was for mist and fog first thing in the morning. However, all the signs pointed towards excellent photography conditions, with broken clouds replacing the mist mid-morning. All the weather forecasts agreed. The following day, I got up early and made the journey, meeting a friend around 8:00 a.m. … Continue reading Unexpected Weather In The Peak District
I was on holiday in Greece recently when I shot this photo inside the Cathedral in Athens. Athens Cathedral, Olympus EM5 Mark 3 with 8-18 lens I shot this using an Olympus EM5 Mark 3 with Panasonic Leica 8-18mm at 8mm. The exposure is handheld at 1/10 second using f/5.6 and ISO3200. It took me … Continue reading Why I Stopped Taking Photos With My Camera
I’m just back from holiday and struggling, as I always do after a good break, to find my work rhythm again. My holiday was in Greece, starting in Athens and then travelling to the island of Naxos, followed by Santorini. As always, when travelling, I took a small Micro 43 camera to capture interesting scenes. … Continue reading Documenting Travel With Photography
I didn’t post anything last week as I was on holiday in the Isle of Wight. Although the weather was mixed, there were a few bright, sunny days. That’s fortunate as I had decided to pack an infrared camera. It’s an old Olympus EM5 that I had converted around 10 years ago. The company that … Continue reading More Infrared Photography
Although I make my living from photography, I’ve recently struggled to produce new work. It isn’t that I haven’t wanted to head out with my camera. It’s that I’ve been too busy dealing with other aspects of life (I won’t bore you with the details). In addition, I tore my knee ligaments a couple of … Continue reading Struggling To Find Time For Photography
Have you ever had the experience of watching a spectacular sunset unfold? Then, as the sun nears the horizon and the light should be at its best, it simply dies away. I seem to find myself in this position quite frequently. And so it was on my recent trip to Blackpool. If you look back … Continue reading When It’s A Disappointing Sunset
This week, I headed over to Blackpool and met up with a friend for some photography. The weather looked very promising. I love the idea of photographing old seaside towns out of season, so this looked ideal. We met up around midday and grabbed some fish and chips for lunch (when we found a chippy … Continue reading Photographing Blackpool
This week, the weather has turned decidedly wintery, and I headed up onto the moors for some sunset photography. There was some truly spectacular colour, but I didn’t capture anything more than what I consider to be snapshots. Stand Edge Winter sunset, Saddleworth I’ve therefore continued to spend time editing some of the many images … Continue reading More Landscape Photography In the Peak District
Last week, I published a post where I shared a few of my bucket list photos taken in Dubai. In that post, I also shared my thoughts about using my iPhone alongside a regular camera. This week, I’ll continue the theme of travel photography with some images from Japan. Whilst I would love to tell … Continue reading My Ideal Travel Camera Kit
The Lightweight Photographer 