Today I’ve been out rally togging at the ‘Tour of Hamsterley’ in the depths of Hamsterley Forest, Co. Durham. Thankfully the weather was mostly on my side, albeit a ending up a little wind-burnt. I think the rain we’ve had over the last few weeks certainly helped keep the dust down through the stages, but [...]
Here’s a few images from the Beamish Open Evening taken earlier in the month. I have to say thanks to Andy and Gareth for being my portable light stand for the evening. I suppose the evening was a success, if not a little something different from the ordinary. It was a chance to see Beamish [...]
Few shots of Enya & Chloe taken on Wednesday night at Bananastudio. Both models were fantastic to work with and had some great posing ideas. Enjoy!
Cruddas Park was built in 1961 and brought down to size in 2012. For 51 long years, these tower blocks stood in the west end of Newcastle until the decision was made to regenerate the area. Five of the ten tower blocks are to be demolished by ‘Technical Demolition Services‘. Set to be demolished: The [...]
For those that know me personally, probably already know that New York is a place i absolutely love. This year the trip was made just that little bit more special; i proposed to my girlfriend in the big city on Valentine’s Day!! Here’s a few images from our trip that i’d like to share with [...]
For the last 5 nights, Yvette Mattern’s ‘Global Rainbow’ has been beaming out from the coastal town of Whitley Bay in the North East of the UK. The temporary art installation went live on Wednesday and has it’s final showing last night (Sunday) before moving onto Preston. It seems like the art project has travelled [...]
After watching the Stargazing Live and having tickets to actually go to the live event at the Gibside, I thought I would see what I can capture with my camera. It’s actually quite chilled out heading out into the middle of nowhere in the pitch black. The pressure is off, and if you don’t get [...]
On Friday gone, I went to Beamish Museum with my family for their Christmas Evening. It was a complete step back in time. I have been to the museum a good few times before, but never at night, or in the snow for that matter. They did a fantastic job getting it ready for the [...]
A few shots of a family christening at St John the Baptist, Carlisle Upperby. Great day! Proud parents Suzi and Andrew didn’t let the rotten weather dampen the day. We drove through snow blizzards, icy patches, blasting winds, you name it to make it there on time! Anyway, enough of the ramble… Good day had [...]
For the last couple of years we’ve gone to York to do a spot of Christmas shopping. York feels pretty festive around this time of year, with the dark narrow sheets of the Shambles lit up with Christmas trees and the smell of roast chestnuts flowing around the wooden huts. I often take my camera [...]
Just got back from this years’ Durham Lumiere and i must say there are some absolutely fantastic pieces of light you must see!! Here’s a few from tonight: The Giant Snow Globe in Durham Marketplace. I Love Durham by Jacques Rival (France) One of my favourite images of the Durham Lumiere light festival. Waterfall from [...]
Last night I had the pleasure of photographing Tilly’s Halloween Masquerade Ball at the Derwent Manor. For those of you who don’t know the story behind Tilly’s incredible little journey through life, i’ll remind you: Tilly contracted meningitis at just 17 months old. She had to have her hands surgically amputated after septicaemia brought on [...]
Mechanical failure on a epic scale. This crane ended up on it’s roof as a result of brake failure. Ebchester Hill is quite a steep decline in a car, never mind a crane. The driver came away unharmed, certainly using up one of his nine lives. I dare say it’s not very often someone can [...]
With it being the school holidays i find it’s my only time i get to go out, other than a weekend of course . We decided to have a quick plodge (is that even a word?) around Tanfield Railway with Sarah’s nephew, Lewis. Lewis is a real character and has a real love of trains [...]
It’s been a while since i last made a post on my blog, so here goes. I attended a workshop about a month ago at Banana Studio, Newcastle, where one of the models of the day was Raphaella McNamara. I had previously read somewhere that it was basically impossible to take a poor shot of [...]
Some of you may or may not know, I have a real interest (borderline obsession) in New York City. I guess it all started in 1992 when I sat down to watch ‘Home Alone 2, Lost in New York’. From then onwards I basically fell in love with the place. There’s just something about the [...]
Here’s a few from my trip with my family to The Lakes last week. Castlerigg Stone Circle – Tourist hotspot as it’s so easy to get to. These buggers were pretty friendly, but very hungry! Quick pano of Derwent Water. I revisited the same spot from 2 years ago. A view from the summit of [...]
I’ve known Sinead and Paul for a couple of years now through work, and when I was asked to capture their special day it was hard to turn down. Despite the rather wet week, Saturday turned out to be a perfect summers day. The rain had even held off for the whole day. This was [...]
This has to have been the wettest wedding of the year so far, and infact probably the wettest day of the year. Needless to say this didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits, especially those displayed by John and Sam’s family and friends. I arrived just before 10:30am hoping to get there before the rain came tumbling down. [...]
On Saturday I attended the High Fashion Workshop at Banana Studio, Byker. The day started by meeting our models, Bambi and Charlie Banks who had travelled from Scotland for the day. We also had Jordan and Laura modelling for us too. In all, the day was absolutely well worth every penny, and i came away [...]
