Travel
I'm lucky enough to travel a lot but I also aim to understand a place in some depth. So I like to find out about the local history, sociology, wildlife and local arts. I prepare for a trip by looking up photos of the famous sights, they're usually a good guide both about the local visual interest and also a warning of what has already been done or over-done.
I try to use the tools of modern photojournalism and photography to communicate how I feel about a place. You’ll see that I have used Portrait, Street, Interior, Historical, Abstract, Landscape, Historical, Wildlife, Phone-camera and Selfie genres at different times for specific effects.
“Visit Sunny Worthing” shout the posters, and it was good to feel sun on our faces today; the slogan could equally read “Come to Colourful Worthing” as the Sussex seaside town seems to have a thing about colours.
Sunset over Grizedale Pike in the English Lake District, viewed from Keswick. Time to set off home after a day trip from London. Sunset is only this far round in winter so Keswick isn't generally known for picturesque sunsets..
Whiteout on our trip from Lille to Marseille. Attractive, but not our usual view of farms in the Morvan, Charolais (the Upper Loire and Saône), the forests around Le Creusot or the vineyards of Macon. Colour photographs of monochrome scenes.
