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It All Counts
I can't believe It's already a week since the local elections took place. The scrutinising eye of the national media focussed its...
May 10, 20241 min read


'X' Marks the Box
I love quirkiness and I think it's a quality that is typically British. That eccentricity always seems to have been prevalent when it...
May 2, 20241 min read


Clickety Six
A very interesting day of work yesterday with politics taking centre stage as I completed a shift for The Northern Echo newspaper. Next...
Apr 26, 20241 min read


On The Ball
It was a real pleasure to cover the Patrick and Frances Connolly (PFC) Trust's annual Green and Blue Ball last weekend. Hartlepool...
Apr 19, 20241 min read


A Perfect Stage
It was lovely to be back at the Hippodrome Theatre in Darlington earlier this week to attend a Mini Mela event taking place there. The...
Apr 12, 20241 min read


From Boro With Love
Donning a nice shirt, proper trousers and leather shoes, last week saw me make a return to the wedding photography circuit. It's not an...
Apr 5, 20241 min read


California Soul
I've said it before and I'll say it again, variety is one of the key elements that makes my job so enjoyable. At the weekend I...
Mar 28, 20241 min read


Let There Be Light
I've never classed myself as a portrait photographer although it has been a big part of my job over the last 20 years. Perhaps it's due...
Mar 22, 20241 min read


My Beautiful Assistants
Although not new to having my work published, it still gives me a spark of joy to see it in the public domain. That exciting feeling is...
Mar 15, 20241 min read


Daft about Dils
I always find March to be an uplifting time of year. Colour starts to return to the land in the form of snowdrops, crocuses and...
Mar 8, 20241 min read


A Cold Blast from the recent Past
While looking back through my image library recently, I stumbled across a photoshoot from early 2020. Unfortunately the pictures never...
Mar 1, 20242 min read


Bangers and Flash
I've found myself attending many morning networking events of late. Not to mingle with the great and good of the business world per se,...
Feb 23, 20241 min read


A Sight to Behold
Although I've visited the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle several times over the years, it still holds that wow factor for me when...
Feb 8, 20241 min read


Dry January
The start of the year is often a worrying time for the freelancer. With many businesses shutting down for the Christmas and New Year...
Feb 2, 20241 min read


Cambodia in pictures
Images taken in the South East Asian kingdom which offers sites of ancient wonder including Angkor Wat. The cosmopolitan capital of Phnom...
Jan 25, 20241 min read


Vietnam in Pictures
A selection of images from a recent trip to Vietnam. From the busy streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to the laid back towns of Hoi An...
Jan 25, 20241 min read


Security Prison 21
The melodic call of a bird and the gentle breeze on trees is welcoming as I pass through the gates of the barbed-wire engulfed former...
Jan 19, 20242 min read


What the Pho!
It's frightening how quickly you can forget experiences and having just come to the end of a 10 day trip to Vietnam, it was nice to jog...
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Entering the Year of the Dragon
As 2023 comes to a close, I have put together a selection of my favourite images from the year. From news and sport to corporate and PR...
Dec 28, 20231 min read


End of Year Goals
This December has proved to be somewhat of a sporting month for me with regular commissions for both football and rugby matches. Not a...
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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