How would we explain it? What would we say to future generations? How would we defend ourselves? That we had the knowledge and the means to do something about it but did not? That we allowed one of the most majestic creatures ever to have graced this planet to become extinct in the wild? Recent...

Canary Wharf Night Shoot   My friend Jena kindly suggested a night shoot around the Canary Wharf Estate yesterday evening, so myself and my colleague Kevin, also a photographer, joined her. We soldiered through our shots in spite of the intermittent rain, although the the wet concrete did...

Plovdiv   In all of my 5 trips to Bulgaria, I have not yet experienced its capital city Sofia. But I have had the privilege of seeing much of its second city and cultural capital, Plovdiv, also where my friends Genka and Petar happen to live. A city of great energy and contrasts, Plovidiv...

Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 AF-D   I have written this blog as an homage to my Nikkor 50mm F/1.4 AF-D. It has served me well on a number of occasions, but I just don't use it enough and thus I have decided that I will sell it and hope that it finds a more worthy home. On the occasions that I have...

Nikon D40 - Still Impressive   This is a tribute to my old Nikon D40, now 5 year old technology, which in digital terms might as well be 25 years! But I didn't want to use my more expensive gear at the Notting Hill Carnival the other day, so I took the humble D40 instead and I was most...

My sister recently returned from a trip to Jordan in the Middle East. Being more of a snap-shot taker than a photographer, she proved it is possible to capture good photos with a simple compact providing the composition and lighting are good. I have presented a selection of her images here, and...

Well, who knows if we'll get that much snow this winter. These were all taken last winter in Richmond Park, London. I have included a variety of wildlife, including deer, a coaltit, a rabbit and my favourite, a parrot: a tropical bird in the snow! I remember spending an entire day there up to my...

These are Jena's excellent shots taken in London, all taken with her new Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 lens. She did an excellent job of capturing London's kaleidoscopic night time colours, as well as making the Thames run smooth with her long exposures. As usual, her compositional choices are...

Had another excellent night shoot with my friend Jena. She also took some excellent photos with her new Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8, and I shall post her images in due course. For now these are some of mine. I used my Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8, Nikkors 35mm F/2 and 50mm...

My best friend Lisa spent her holiday this past summer in Montana and Glacier Park, with her dad and cousin David. She shot some really fantastic photos, capturing the beauty of the landscape whether it be water or land. She shot mountains, waterfalls and rapids, sunrises to sunsets, and a wide...

My good friend Bizhan and I went on another of our photographic excursions, this time to Leadenhall Market and neighbouring places near St Paul's.Both of us took many photos, but I really like Bizhan's processing and compositions, so I have presented his work here rather than mine. His black and...

I accompanied my good friend Jena to Whipsnade Zoo last week, and have presented some of her photos here. Whipsnade, although a little quiet when we were there compared to my previous visit, is a really excellent wildlife park with terrific spacious enclosures for the animals, and very helpful...

Berlin is just an incredible city!! So many vibrant things to see and do, and such wonderment everywhere that I simply have to return one day and see it again!! I was there for just a few days, but I managed to see much of its cultural, aesthetic and historical beauty, and presented here is a...

These photos from Bali were all taken by my dear friend Bizhan while on his honeymoon there. I thought his photos were so good that I asked if I might display them here on my blog for anyone to enjoy and he graciously agreed. His photos not only skilfully capture the beauty of the landscape, but...

Last stop on our cruise through Norway was the town of Stavanger. A largish town, with a fishing fleet and famous petroleum museum, the latter of which we didn't have time to see. Instead we took a boat trip through the beautiful Lysefjord, famous for its rock formations carved by glaciers. We...