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Show Time
It was nice to make a return to the agricultural show circuit recently. Covid-related stoppages and the fact that I'm not staff on a...
Aug 25, 20221 min read


Making The Grade
From memory, it was a day that filled me with dread, going into school to collect my A level results that would subsequently determine...
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Taking The Stage
It was a pleasure to be back on the political circuit earlier this week as the Conservative Party leadership candidates came to...
Aug 12, 20221 min read


Big Daddy Mac (and Daughter).
I was commissioned to do a fun shoot last week with a pair of extreme eaters. We used 30 cheeseburgers as props to illustrate the...
Aug 5, 20221 min read


Girl Power
As the Lionesses celebrated victory, I was having my own win with a return to a music festival. A lush green setting close to Topcliffe...
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Hot, Hot Shots!
It was lovely to be back photographing international cricket yesterday at Chester-le-Street after a gap of over two years thanks to Covid...
Jul 20, 20221 min read


Fields and Flash Heads
An enjoyable job last week as I went to photograph the NFU's national livestock board chair Richard Findlay at his Westerdale farm, set...
Jul 15, 20221 min read


Us and Them
Belgium was my first ever cycling holiday and due to the flatness of the land and the abundance of infrastructure for bikes, I can't...
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Democratic Affairs
As my trip to Belgium comes to an end, it was a very interesting experience to visit the European Parliament based in Brussels. The...
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Magnifique Belgie
It had never been high up on my list of countries to visit, but after two years of Covid-related travel issues, Belgium seemed like a...
Jun 27, 20221 min read


Publication Pride
One of the biggest thrills of being a photographer is having your work published. For me, that doesn't happen as often as it used to do...
Jun 21, 20221 min read


Blast from the Past
Fantastic to meet Tania and Phil Alexander at QE Sixth Form College in Darlington last week. The two of them were providing a master...
Jun 17, 20221 min read


A Week in the Life
'No two days are the same' perfectly sums up my job and is paramount to keeping it interesting. To me, the greatest skill for a...
Jun 10, 20221 min read


Jubilee Gone By
A throwback to 2012 when the Queen celebrated 60 years on the throne. I was fortunate enough to photograph her twice that year - at the...
Jun 5, 20221 min read


Using the enFORCEment
Not the most popular of professions, but it was a pleasure to meet and work with two of Darlington's civic enforcement officers...
May 26, 20221 min read


Northern Power
I recently had the privilege of photographing a project at Drax power station in North Yorkshire. My pictures were helping to show their...
May 12, 20221 min read


Change of Scenery
Over the last couple of years, I have been given the opportunity to regularly document the changes taking place at the former steel works...
Apr 29, 20221 min read


Canoe Man
It's been fascinating to watch the ITV drama, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe. Back in my days as a staff photographer on The Northern...
Apr 20, 20221 min read


Behind The Spotlight
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a photo feature on Middlesbrough College student Kira Coleman at the Globe Theatre in...
Apr 8, 20221 min read


Volunteer Day
What a difference a week makes! Last Friday I did a nice little shoot at the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice in Huddersfield in glorious...
Apr 1, 20221 min read
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