Long, long ago (back in analogue days) he travelled the world extensively including a two year around the world trip. He is now rediscovering the world with a digital camera.
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Right on the extreme West Coast of Vancouver Island and it is all atmospheric rainforest, beaches, mist and fog, seascapes and wildlife. After just a couple of days in some fantastic…
As I showed in a previous post the horses had been washed down in the Eden River as they had been for centuries, ready for potential buyers and, maybe, run out on the ‘flashings’. To attract…
These two gentleman have obviously just purchased new sun hats – do you think they got a BOGOF deal? Appleby Horse Fair is great for people watching. It attracts gypsy characters from all over Great Britain…
I managed to get a few hours down at the River Eden at Appleby Gypsy Fair. For those of you not familiar with this fair it is the annual gathering of English, Scottish, Welsh and…
I went to Gambia thinking the hardest aspect of the country to capture would be the people. I’m not a natural portrait photographer and was a little nervous of asking the locals if it was…
This Kumpo dance was held in the village of Kanuma, Gambia and was held in celebration of the “Light Up the Village Project” which sponsored by The Gambia Experience. A Kumpo is a mythical figure…
Most of us take switching on the lights after dark for granted but in large parts of the world it is not as easy as flicking the switch. Which is why it was so fantastic…
I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to visit the local nursery school when I was staying at the Mandina Lodges. My guide Mamadi and I walked for 20 minutes or so through the…
(Abraham, Yanks, Yahya and Sait) The main Gambian tourist area is on the coastal strip. If beaches, bars and restaurants are your thing then it’s great, but it’s not for me. The alternative is to…
Gambia is a bird watcher paradise with around 540 bird species having been logged. Although Gambia doesn’t have the large mammal populations of East Africa day trips can be arranged to Senegal to visit some…
A morning trip to the huge Brikama Market in Gambia turned into a major event. As word spread around the market that I had a camera that could print the photos then and there –…
Just spent a couple of days in Edinburgh, our favourite UK city. One of the great things about Edinburgh is that it hasn’t been entirely taken over by the national retail chain stores – there…
