Bodyboards, bikes and burns – one month in Bali…
One of the reasons I made the move to Bali was to base myself in a place with easy access to interesting stories – and for a photographer interested in the environment and development, Indonesia is full of extraordinary potential . I also wanted to get back to some semblance of fitness, and so was [...]
Life as a freelancer…
Probably the biggest thing I have learnt over the last year or so is how unpredictable and surprising life as a freelancer can be. Over the last few months, I’ve put a great deal of effort into marketing myself and getting in touch with people and organisations in the UK, Africa and SE Asia, and [...]
New website design…
I want to hear your views, your thoughts, your comments! If you have the time, please have a read through the below – I would seriously appreciate any feedback about the new site. When you are wrapped up in the centre of a project like redesigning your own site, is easy to lose sight of [...]
Sudan…
Today, huge numbers of people in southern Sudan will vote in a referendum to decide the future of their country. The vote is expected to result in the country being split in two, with the Christian-dominated south becoming an independent state, free from control by the Muslim north. The referendum was promised to the people [...]
Customer service…
I don’t normally do plugs like this – especially non photography-related ones – but I would like to recommend to everyone that reads this an online clothing company called Surfdome, based in Wembley, London. Why? Customer service and honesty… Just before I left for Sierra Leone at the beginning of October, I bought two shirts [...]
Travel and carbon offsets…
Two weeks today and I will be sitting on a plane, the first of many flights over the next few months. I’m off on my travels again as I’ve been commissioned by a large charitable foundation based in the UK to document the work of several different charities sponsored by this foundation. First stop will [...]
Any IPTC/SEO/Photoshelter experts out there?
Confusion reigns… Over the last week or so I have made a start on my Photoshelter archive, something I really should have done a long time ago – my backlog of images is really quite frightening. However I have hit a bit of a stumbling block. In terms of SEO, and within PS itself, how [...]
News and plans…
Its been a little quiet here over the last few weeks – too much work to do and not enough time… I have been doing a lot of planning for future trips, working on some publications and rethinking this site and how I can earn some money from my image collection. So, in no particular [...]
