Aug. 21, 2019
Brass in the sunshine
We made our annual trip to Westminster Abbey today for Friary Brass Band’s concert in the gardens there. Kevin was playing trombone in the concert and I went…
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July 07, 2019
From Brick Lane to Shoreditch
For some time now I’ve been a member of She Clicks – a group for female photographers on Facebook. From time to time group members organise meet ups around the…
June 14, 2019
Le Mans – Drivers’ Parade
After our visit to the Classic British Welcome today we headed into Le Mans town centre, ready for the Drivers’ Parade. We were lucky enough to find a great…
June 10, 2019
Seeking Saul Leiter
A couple of years ago I discovered the work of Saul Leiter through a documentary about him, titled 'In No Great Hurry'. I’ve always been a predominantly…
June 10, 2019
Dodging the downpours
It’s been far too long since I had a whole day to dedicate to street photography - today I put that right. For the last few days I’ve been keeping an eye on the…
June 01, 2019
All the fun of the fayre
We’re well and truly into summer fete season now, with a different local village holding one each weekend. Today it was the turn of the Thaxted Fayre and…
May 11, 2019
Trying to 'make Parr'
On my way back through London this afternoon I had a little unexpected free time so I took a detour via the National Portrait Gallery. The Martin Parr “Only…
May 08, 2019
The Artist
During my visit to Tyntesfield today I found an artist sketching in the hall, who was revelling in the surfeit of details in lantern above the hall. I spent…
April 21, 2019
Photographers at work
I had the pleasure of working with a lovely group of people today, on the first of my photography workshops for the year. My aim with these introductory…
April 17, 2019
Extinction Rebellion
Over the last few days a series of demonstrations have been taking place around the world to try and wake people up to the realities of global warming. In…
April 17, 2019
Museum people
Inspired by a talk from Damien Demolder at our camera club a while back, whenever I wander museums I look out for interesting characters or poses. Today was no…
April 14, 2019
Recorders as far as the eye can see!
This weekend has been a tale of two activities – recorder playing and photography. The Society of Recorder Players holds a national festival every spring,…
April 07, 2019
77th Members Meeting - Paddock people
I can never resist the lure of a little candid people photography at events like the Members Meeting – it’s just such a good hunting ground for interesting…
March 20, 2019
People watching in the pitlane
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to do a little people watching at Goodwood today. There were lots of people milling around in the pitlane, watching the action…
March 18, 2019
One vital job requirement
As I finished my morning’s work at Hatfield Forest today there was plenty of action going in the education yard. One of the lime trees has grown so big it’s now…
March 08, 2019
Searching for characters
When I set off for Cambridge this morning the sun was shining and my plan was to use the light and shade to create some dramatic street photography. By the time…
March 01, 2019
Taxis everywhere!
I was lucky enough to be invited to the Imperial War Museum today for a workshop about the work of the late Tim Hetherington. His complete archive, containing…
Feb. 26, 2019
An unusual spectator sport
This evening was workshop night at the camera club. Paul, one of our club members is a dab hand at breathing life into old film cameras. He did a great job of…
Jan. 19, 2019
Mixing with the crowds
I attended a street photography workshop with a group of friends from the camera club today. Our tutor for the day was Damien Demolder, a wonderful street…
Jan. 13, 2019
The thrill of free speech
When I was a student, I lived in London for four years. I passed the north-east corner of Hyde Park, every day on the number 10 bus, but somehow never stopped…
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