Interview with Mylio

A little while ago, I was asked to do an interview with Mylio. Mylio is photo organizing software that collects any images from PDF documents, photos and videos and organises them into a calendar of memories, pretty amazing stuff. They interviewed me and asked me a few interesting questions like…what makes the perfect photo? and…

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Food photography, foraging and mushrooms

We are hosting three different food photography workshops in 2016 in partnership with Bill Jones from Deerholme Farm. Bill is a renowned Chef, cookbook author and mycologist. We have arranged three different and unique food photography workshops that will not only improve your photography, but will make you a better chef too! so here are…

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Epson International Pano Awards

I am really excited that my images were awarded Bronze in the 2015 Epson Pano Awards. It was the first time I entered the competition and there are some amazing images in the competition. I am grateful for the effort and time put in by the organisers and I am really happy to have the…

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About that new camera…

I have recently become the owner of a Nikon D800 and some new lenses. Yes, I know, its not a big deal really, but in the process of making the upgrade (I have been shooting on a Nikon D80 for 7 years now) I gave myself some hurdles to jump over before jumping in and…

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Slow and Intentional

I visited the Vancouver Art Gallery on the weekend. There were a few exhibits that I was interested in but one specifically. I was really excited to see Ed Burtynsky was displaying his photographs in Vancouver. Ed Burtynsky is a world renowned Canadian photographer and I find his work very challenging. The reason is this,…

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Trip to Tofino

I had never been to Tofino before.  I loved the idea of a Canadian Surfing resort. Most peoples understanding of Canada is that it is a frozen Tundra for 9 months of the year and then has a brief and intense 3 week summer. Well, in some parts of Canada (like the Arctic) that may…

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On buying a new camera

Possibly one of the most daunting tasks for a photographer is buying a new camera. There are so many options and new functions. If you have never bought a camera before, its tough, but if you already have a camera and want to upgrade, that can be confusing too. So, here are some ideas that…

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Getty Images gives photographs away

Creative content is under threat. Getty images announced this week that you can embed any image onto your blog or website for FREE, provided it is for non commercial use. This is the first time that Getty has moved to this model and it is potentially a sea change in stock photography. Let me say…

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What is a photograph worth?

We all know the saying ” a picture is worth a thousand words” and that may be true. Photographs can convey a sense of time, place, emotion and insight into the scene in the image. As a fine art landscape photographer, I often ask myself, what is a photograph worth? The answer is, as it…

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