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On Aesthetically Pleasing Walls, Trouser Triplets and Mental Pictures
I'm trying something a bit different today. I'm going to talk through a photo, in the moment, as I'm taking it. The process and the narrative behind it. Right now I'm stood by a wall nervous about having my phone out. I've seen a lot here. It's an area folks smoke...
An Opaque Sense of Clarity
This is a storybook from today's shooting, the 9th March. A modelling shoot for forlorn, naked trees. The mist was so thick and the lonely trees against it so inky, there was clarity. Shivering hands but ethereal calm. Photo titles normally come pretty naturally but...
The Yellow Fever Edit
My dad and my friend Justin are birthday twins. They've only met once - by chance - because we were all getting Yellow Fever jabs at a clinic in London. So this photo storybook is in their honour. The shots span two consecutive days (including their birthday) during...
A Bleak Day in February
This a storybook from today's shooting, the 1st February. I was feeling low. If the weather was trying to mirror my mood it succeeded. Everything was grey, the rain constant, the day short. A healthy, wintry dose of pathetic fallacy. There was a mist this morning...
7 Karoo Towns That Stole My Heart – Off the Beaten Track in South Africa
A police car saunters past at approximately 4 miles per hour. The officer gives us a friendly wave and then disappears around the corner, leaving us alone again on the dust road, wondering if he was a phantom. This is the Karoo, South Africa's semi-arid heartland....
Lost in the Karoo Sky – A Photo Journal (Part I)
The most exciting times in the Karoo are when the storms come in. The whole town quivers with excitement. Water is a precious commodity here and rain (often promised by the meteorological gods, but rarely delivered) is cause for celebration. Out here it comes out in...
Lost in the Brew: The Hope Warriors Café in Prince Albert (A Must Visit)
We almost missed it... The entrance to Hope Warriors Café is subtle (trendily so) but if you know what you're looking for you can't miss it. Google Maps will guide you there: 2b Botterblom St, Prince Albert, 6930. When you arrive, look for the vibrant elephant mural...
The Karoo Food Experience – A Magical Culinary Journey At the Ibis in Nieu Bethesda
Friendly, delicious and delightfully surreal. The Karoo Food Experience, at the Ibis in Nieu Bethesda, was one of the highlights of our South Africa trip. It felt surreal because we were in Nieu Bethesda, a tiny village in the Great Karoo, that feels a little bit like...
Avoid the Tourist Trap: The Best Way to Get a SIM Card in South Africa
If you're travelling to South Africa, getting a local SIM card is a must. International roaming charges are wallet drainers and often come with data caps. South Africa's a big old place and you’ll want solid coverage for maps, bookings and keeping in touch while...
Kredouw: The Jewel of Prince Albert Valley – Art, Olives and Sweeping Views of Silver, Gold and Shadowy Peaks
I feel strangely emotional. We were there just 20 minutes ago but it was such a profoundly moving place I feel a pang in my stomach when we leave. As soon as we set foot on Kredouw Olive Estate a part of us dropped anchor. This is it, we thought. Pure Karoo magic....
Merweville: The Karoo Town I Fell in Love With In 143 Minutes
Merweville is a mysterious place. It's made all the more mysterious by my frustrating inability to pronounce it. "Merwewewe", I say, the vowels tripping over my tongue. "Mervewewree?" "Merrwer!" I give up and ask the lady from the cafe how to pronounce it....
Sicily by Smartphone: 24 Shots that Prove You Can Use a Smartphone for Travel Photography
I am someone who absolutely, unequivocally hates using a smartphone for travel photography. I think smartphone photos usually come out over saturated, blurry or pixelly (if you dare try and enlarge them) and they also have a kind of 'unreal' quality to them. I'm also...
Isle of Skye: Mercurial Lochs, Elven Peaks, Wild Walks and Happy Frolics
Skye first came onto my radar after I ordered a kebab. I wouldn't say I was an unhealthy eater but on Wednesdays - the day I used to work from home - I liked ordered a kebab and chips online. My treat to myself. MY FILTHY KEBAB SECRET. There was a place nearby that...
London: Stark Beauty, Strange Encounters and a Lake of Burning Fire
"London is everything." It was pushing 3:30 am, and that's what we had settled on at this point. The pubs had closed hours ago, but we were still locked in conversation, wandering through some of our favorite spots, clutching cans of Red Stripe and barking (what we...
11 Things I Would Do Differently if I Visited Namibia Again
Namibia was the trip of a lifetime. Beautiful people, beautiful landscapes. Endless space, ethereal quiet. I get an enormous amount of enjoyment planning and anticipating trips (like a WEIRD amount) so I start researching several months in advance. It helps me to...
Hiking in South Korea
South Korea is a hikers' paradise. EVERYTHING is geared for hikers. You'll have zero trouble finding or staying on trails. As with so much of the country everything just works. With that said... if, you're like me, you like getting a little lost in the wilds, mud...
Reflections on Mexico
I have a friend who's been to Mexico fourteen times. FOURTEEN! That should give you an idea of how special this country is. Prior to our visit Kat and I had no hard-wired preconceptions. We'd both visited the States, and I'd done some travelling in South America, but...
Namibian Omajowa Mushrooms: Where to Find Them, How to Cook Them (And What They Taste Like!)
Omajowa (Termitomyces schimperi) are giant, delicious mushrooms you can find growing in Namibia. These things are ENORMOUS! They can reach up to 40cm in diameter and weigh as much as 2.5kg. When we first saw some folks holding them up by the side of the road, we...