Travelling Light

After years of carrying around a huge backpack loaded with lots of things I “might need,” I have spent more time recently travelling around on foot with the minimum of equipment.

A year ago I made a conscious effort to carry only one (film) camera on any trip, nothing else, and generally would select [...]

Primates

Street photography can be frustrating, and some days you can wander around looking for something interesting to photograph, and it just doesn’t come together, so after five unproductive hours on the streets of Newcastle upon Tyne, I was giving up.

As I headed to the Metro, using the excuse that the light was going, [...]

Lost in Shadows

The urban landscape can be a strange and surreal place, and at this time of year the low winter sun creates great pools of light and deep shadows for the photographer to play with.

Derby Day

Here’s a couple of shots from a recce trip, taken outside the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, before the football match between local rivals Sunderland and Newcastle United on 16th January 2011. More to follow.

Leica MP,  Fuji Neopan 1600 and Kodak T-Max 3200 / Canon EOS 5D

Derby [...]