TREESTYLE | Wednesday, June 28, 2023

5:38 PM

#TREESTYLE: prompted by my old pal and classmate @debscastrow, I too have gone full late-Don McCullin and shooting brooding landscapes. Unlike him, my latest inspiration is replaying the post-apocalyptic world of Half-Life 2 and I’ve spent the last three seasons photographing the native trees while under its influence. Still a work-in-progress and planning further shooting with a Ukrainian friend while we both struggle to make sense of 2023. #photography #landscape #postmillennialism #metamodernism #incamera #leicaq2 #summilux

HOLLOW | Saturday, May 1, 2021

10:28 PM

#HOLLOW: sick of loafing on the sofa this afternoon, we jumped in the car and headed south to walk up the hollow tunnel of trees, the heavy rain cleared and the return walk saw the sun coming right through. #walks #england #chalk #leicapower #leicaq2 #holloway

PROGRESS | Saturday, February 27, 2021

9:21 PM

#PROGRESS: we returned with wire cutters and stripped the tree of the bit of fence that had been wrapped around it - previously used by people sleeping in it. I do not begrudge anyone a spot to sleep off the ground, especially an area prone to flood, but this was getting spiky. We trimmed it and added it to the den. Junior also found a ripped tent that had been discarded and a swimming kickboard thing which we tied and hung to provide some shelter. Thank goodness for the humble Swiss Army knife. A good few hours work away from comics, iPads and being cooped up. #den #richmond #leicaq2 #leica #growingup

DEN | Friday, February 26, 2021

10:22 PM

#DEN: bordering Princess Loewenstein’s beautiful Petersham Lodge lies a little patch of woods which is perfect for den-building, especially when the light floods it in the afternoon. #richmond #thames #petersham #leica #leicaq2

THEPIER | Monday, August 3, 2020

8:22 AM

#THEPIER: time for a cigarette. #streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #photojournalism #streetphoto #leicaq2 #leica

WISHINGTREE | Thursday, July 30, 2020

9:14 PM

#WISHINGTREE: #Wiltshire is a #magical country with wonderful light and has never let me down. Must spend more time around this marvellous group of beech trees. #lordoftherings #lotr #trees #roots #ruralphotography #countryside #bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #leica #leicaq2

AVEBURY | Thursday, July 30, 2020

8:58 PM

#AVEBURY: a walk through the stones. I have only admired #Stonehenge from afar and never actually visited, but this is my fourth or so visit to Avebury over twenty years. It’s a bit more organized than it once was, and many more people, but still a magical place at a human scale. #henge #stonecircle #prehistoric #neolithic #worldheritage #worldheritagesite #countryside #bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #leica #leicaq2 #summilux #rural #ruralbritain #britain

RWC2019 | Tuesday, July 21, 2020

10:23 PM

#RWC2019: try not to look too #shocked when South Africa beat us. Could have been worse, at least we gave the #AllBlacks a good kicking, less good that it does send #NZ domestic violence through the roof. Nice to be back in #Whitton for the game, though. #rugbyunion #rugby #rugbyworldcup #twickenham #england #pub #leicaq2 #leica

FISHING | Tuesday, July 21, 2020

9:33 PM

#FISHING: while mainly a shorthand for “I’m off to the pub with my mates for twelve hours ok byee” this is quite dedicated at gone ten o’clock in the evening. #devon #seaton #streetphotography #leicaq2 #fishermen #angling #sea #seaside #twilight