The ubiquitous gear shot…
… Or what’s in the bag. I leave tomorrow for Africa – Sudan and then on to Tanzania once again – a four week trip covering the work of an NGO and then shooting a personal project. I will be staying in some remote areas with little or no access to electricity and most likely [...]
Off-camera flash, off the beaten track…
It may surprise you to learn that underwater photographers have been doing the ‘Strobist’ thing for many years now – well, almost. Using off-camera, multiple strobes is quite normal for underwater photogs, mainly in an attempt to minimise the amount of backscatter in the final image. However the vast majority of people don’t venture beyond [...]
And if you thought your commute was bad…
The big ‘stage’ in the centre of Kampala is a mess of matutus, the minibuses that are the main means of getting around the city. I managed to climb up to the roof of a shopping centre on the edge of the ‘stage’, as it is only from above that you can appreciate how the [...]
Back in the UK…
I arrived back a few days ago to a grey, cold UK. I am already missing the fantastic colours of Africa, be they muted and subtle or in-your-face, over-the-top, lurid, garish, splashes. The images are currently with the client and I’ll be uploading the full galleries when they have finished, but for now, some African [...]
Thika, Kenya – Pt 2
On my last day in Thika, AfCiC staff went out into Thika town on ‘recruitment’. The boys currently at the Interim Care Centre are all ready to leave and return to school and so over the last few months the charity has been identifying and talking to boys that they hope might want to get [...]
