Composed Images
Late November is a time of the year where good natural light is at a premium in Britain. There’s not much of it because there’s not much daylight as we hurtle down the bleak hill to the winter solstice on December 21st. When there is sunlight, the low position of the sun in the sky […]
Welcome to the latest post in an occasional series about features of the Cardiff skyline. Perhaps Wenvoe Transmitting Station isn’t the most obvious subject. It is clearly not as iconic as a Cardiff Castle, the Pierhead Building, the Senedd or Wales Millennium Centre. Nor does it have the modest natural wonder of Garth Hill. But for […]
Followers of Irish sport are no strangers to Cardiff, but this final World Cup European Qualification Group match between the two national football teams promised to be a special occasion. The Six Nations Rugby calendar brings thousands across the Irish Sea on a regular basis, while more come for club rugby matches and occasional friendlies. […]
As a photographer I started cutting my teeth on Cardiff street photography. It was the first creative subject that inspired me on a regular basis and it’s something I return to fleetingly when the mood takes me, or if a commission requires. In recent years I’ve taken street photography for student guides in Cardiff and […]
When we take a photograph there’s usually a dim awareness that the result might last forever. On the flipside we might immediately delete it, if we decide it is no good. If we’re happy enough with it, we hope the passing of time will look kindly on an image. Photographs tend to get more interesting […]
Just as the idea of physical distance has a certain romance, distant shapes can acquire an enchanting mystery. That is, until you eventually go and explore them. Across any town or city there are features of the skyline: good, bad or indifferent. You will instantly know what some of them are and have little interest in […]
Professional Event Photographer – Mental Discipline and Boringness Required
Being a professional event photographer requires a specialised mental discipline and a certain boringness. Many photographers, and I’d wager a lot of people generally, consider themselves to be outsiders. We all understand life and other people in our own unique ways from the perspective of our own isolated consciousness, based on our own personal experiences. […]
Waking up to see Mount Snowdon outside the windows of your cabin feels pretty good for the soul. Our little wooden space near Beddgelert campsite was nestled into a hillside surrounded by trails and tracks. Its position next to a large field proved a heavenly back garden for Tal, our young labrador. The owner’s website […]
The general election of 2017 was announced suddenly by Prime Minister Theresa May on April 18th. Nobody knew in advance what her major announcement would be, but a ‘snap election’ was called for June 8th, little under two months away. Before the week was out Whitchurch Common in the constituency of Cardiff North saw the […]
The UEFA Champions League came to Cardiff over May and June 2017. It was an unforgettable period for the city from the moment a dragon appeared embedded on Cardiff Castle walls in mid-May, and I was lucky enough to have a front row seat for most of the events. This was a huge thrill for […]