Fishing for Photographers? Louis de Bernières' Girt Pike? What's got into the man this month? Well, yeah, fair point. But in my defence, I've often mused to myself on the patience, preparation, solitude and natural wild spaces that wildlife photography and fishing share and I thought I'd muse a bit [...]
I haven't yet had a chance to blog this year's eight Farne Islands trips or my close-up swallows project from the summer, but now I'm freshly back from France (I actually saw a real, live hen harrier!) it's time to get out your wide angle lenses for the animals. September's [...]
Hot on the heels on 'Photographing Summer Birds' in Bird Watching magazine, I've written an article on Auto ISO in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. I'm a recent convert to using Auto ISO with Manual mode after photographing gannets with some friends at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire. Hope you enjoy [...]
Wow, it's been a busy summer so far! I've got loads to tell you about over the next few blog posts. Where do I begin? Well, it might as well be to say that I've written a 'Summer Bird Photography' article in August 2013's Bird Watching Magazine. Also in the [...]
I've actually remembered to mention it this time! Just out on 1 June, this is my regular column in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. This month it's about guillemots and 'jumplings'. The humble guillemot, it turns out, is anything but humble. Quite remarkable, actually. Hope you enjoy it. K [...]
Well now! Completely forgot to blog about April's double-act in Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine. I wrote my regular column on whether professional quality photography kit is actually necessary. And the longer article was about bird photography. April column - Is pro gear really worth the money? [...]
Ladies and gents, I present to you my first regular column for Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine! Following on from the 11 page 'Psycho Sunrise' article in the December 2012 issue, the editor kindly asked me to write a bi-monthly piece for the magazine starting this month - leap-frogging with [...]
Published today! (available to subscribers now and in the shops in a few days)
I've just started a beautiful relationship with Landscape & Wildlife Photography Magazine writing regular articles in the new wildlife photography section. The first article, published on 1 Dec 2012, was titled 'Psycho Sunrise' - an exploration of the psychology of the golden hour. There's a lot more to it than [...]
Just done a studio session with ex Newcastle footballer, Robbie Elliot and Phil Gray, Ironman triathlete. They're doing a mammoth 3,500 mile bike ride in October to raise money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Here are two of the pics, one or both of which will be in FourFourTwo [...]