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Part one: 22/11/2019. The 2019 general election campaign is in full swing. The tyre rubber of the political party battle buses is being worn as leaders head around the UK, glossy manifestos have been printed, lots of different things are being ‘launched’, televised debates between leaders are hot topics of conversation. The weeks and days […]
At a time when most high streets appear boringly samey, dominated by shouty big brand names, I find myself increasingly drawn to traditional indoor markets. Indoor markets offer a portal into an era of traditional retail: butchers, bakers, grocers, cobblers, record stores. And beguiling old brickabrack too: ornaments, grandfather clocks, vinyl, framed pictures and posters. […]
St Fagans National Museum of History is a true treasure of Wales and Britain. It was fantastic to see it named Art Fund Museum of the Year last week, beating off four other contenders from around the UK to win the prestigious £100,000 prize. St Fagans National Museum of History St Fagans allows visitors to […]
The annual Cardiff St David’s Day Parade took place last Friday. It’s a traditional Cardiff event which I have photographed a number of times. Although I remain disappointed about missing the 2018 event. Last year it arrived in the midst of the second ‘Beast From The East’. This blast of arctic weather generated a major […]
You undergo psychological adjustments when you become a parent. One of the major ones concerns allotments of time, or so it appears to me. That is, how you allot your future time on this planet in your head, and where you are going in life. Mental adjustments as a parent For so long as a […]
Two months into fatherhood and I still feel uneasy on the issue of sharenting. That is, sharing pictures of your kids online. Sharenting is a subject which I’ve long wrangled with. My brother’s reticence over images of his beautiful kids has meant I haven’t shuncled very much over the years, despite having many lovely images […]
Cardiff City return to the Premier League this weekend after securing promotion with a second place finish in the Sky Bet Championship last term. The primary objective this time around, just like their last time in the top flight during the 2013/14 season, will be to stay up. Last time they failed and were some […]
The tower of St Augustine’s Church in Penarth interrupts the skyline overlooking Cardiff Bay and can be seen for miles around. A small but striking blip on the horizon, the Gothic 19th Century tower quietly but identifiably sneaks into many images captured in the near vicinity. From the Garth Mountain to the north – another enchanting […]
Brexit is the defining political word of modern day Britain. It has been for a couple of years now, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. The EU referendum in June 2016 narrowly decided that Britain should leave the European Union: Brexit. This caused great societal upset and political upheaval which continues unabated. […]
Royal family photos have global appeal. In January 2018 it was announced that Prince Harry and his future wife, Meghan Markle, would visit Cardiff. The place was quickly abuzz with excitement. Princess Catherine of Cambridge had visited a charity in Caerphilly around 12 months earlier, but with the big wedding a handful of months away, […]