Archive for Photography
A stroll around Stockholm
Heading for Stockholm for last Saturday’s 50th party it was a delight to walk around this beautiful city in sunshine and blue skies – what a pleasant change from the non-stop grey skies, dull, cool weather we are suffering from here! Taking full advantage of the weather a good few hours were spent wandering the streets, particularly [...]
Spring weekend in Tuscany
I always look forward to going back to Tuscany, this time was no exception, and started in Pontedera. With our 18 year old daughter along for the ride rather more time than usual was absorbed with ‘retail therapy’ as in the first of the three shots in Pontedera. The second is such a typical Italian street scene [...]
What does your profile photo say about you and your business?
Over the past few weeks I seem to have been involved in many conversations about this very subject, particularly with small businesses. Opinions vary hugely, from the I’ll just use an old holiday snap as it’s cheap, all the way to I’ll get a professional shot done as I want to create the right first impression. It [...]
Trekking for the Royal Marsden Hospital – Nepal next!
In 2010 The Royal Marsden Hospital helped me get through cancer that had appeared in my chest, which upon diagnosis I had been given a 10-40% chance of survival. Following the latest check-up scan results, which were as good as they possibly could be I’ve just signed up to fundraising for the hospital by trekking [...]
A late winter break to Bilbao
What a fabulous place to visit for a weekend Bilbao proved to be! From the very impressive Guggenheim to the narrow streets in the old town, and out to the peaceful pedestrian squares near the port there’s something for all tastes. Getting around is dead easy as the transport system is fast and efficient, be [...]
48 hours in Amsterdam
A speedy visit to this entertaining city involved a healthy mix of eating, drinking, walking and culture. Staying a ten minute walk from central station in the quaintly named ‘Truelove’ guesthouse, my wife and I set out to explore armed with the ‘gay map’ of town! Having used Tripadvisor to pick a couple of restaurants [...]
ORACLE Cancer Trust Christmas Concert
This was my third year at the above event, first two years as the photographer and this year as one of the ex-Royal Marsden patients who volunteered to give a reading. Considering it’s the fantastic medical folk from the head & neck unit at the Royal Marsden (consultants, doctors, nurses, radiographers….and so on) to whom [...]
A Sunday stroll round Trafalgar Square and ‘Free Syria’ demonstration
The weather was so good on Sunday as I headed off for a meeting in the Crypt just off Trafalgar Square it seemed a good idea to capitalise on the light, take the camera and head off a little early, and well worth it it duly proved. London always offers a huge amount of photographic [...]
Stunning scenery of Zimbabwe
A week at the World Travel Market took in many photos and a few meetings and conversations, not least with some of the African countries, including some reminiscing about last October’s fabulous trip to Zimbabwe, and here are just a few examples of the amazing landscape, including the stunning Victoria Falls. Nine [...]
Autumnal weekend in Tuscany
Always a fantastic area to visit, a combination of fewer visitors and autumn colours makes this time of year perfect for a quick visit to Tuscany, as ever camera at hand. It also makes the sunrise starts a little more civilised as there’s no need to get up in the middle of the night. On [...]
