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Kebler Pass Aspen Forest
For more than thirty years, I have wandered the aspen forests of North America, learning their secrets as one learns the quirks and stories of kin. more
The Killing Time
Looking back into the darkness of The Killing Time does not bring answers; we still live in dark times and are still making the same horrific mistakes; the shadows of division, intolerance and brutality follow us today. more
Neglected Places
I am lucky that there are many neglected places, not neglected from care, but neglected by tourists who prefer the spectacular and popular, leaving places suitable for intimacy. more
Riverwalk
"Riverwalk" is my project of photographing the Eno River that flows through Orange and Durham counties of North Carolina and has been my focus for more than a decade. more
365 / April 2026
April saw some extreme weather swings, from a brief spell of sub-zero Celsius at the start of the month that saw snow to sea level, all the way to a balmy 20 degrees with wall-to-wall sunshine more
Ballachuan Wood
The fact that this wood has not been ‘farmed’ has, over time, allowed a rich and complex ecosystem to evolve, supporting the interconnection between trees, fungi, bryophytes, lichens, insects, birds and animals. more
365 / March 2026
Lochaber includes a large area, from Spean Bridge in the North to Rannoch Moor in the South and from the Grampians in the East to the Small Isles in the West. more
Walking with Tolkien
I looked at the map I had brought, showing the route of Tolkien’s 1911 trek through the mountains. The group had started on the valley floor near Interlaken, then travelled through Lauterbrunnen and on toward the foot of the Eiger, which towers just under 4,000 metres. more
Photographing from my Kayak
I had enjoyed kayaking for exercise and as a means of exploring far and wide from the water in my younger years, my ’yak has recently become an important part of my current photographic tool kit. more
Edgelands
We should look, he said, to the open spaces close to heather or other cover, where they might venture out to clear ground to bask in the sun. “The edge is often where the action is,” he told me sagely. more
Our Place in Time
I increasingly see myself as a place-based observer, asking questions through the lens as my chosen medium for conversing. In this context, images also express my wider interests in geography, plac more
365 / February 2026
February’s 365 challenge has sometimes needed a bit more effort to get out and about. The weather hasn’t been as ‘interesting’ for most of the month and it was very tempting just to stay inside. more
Seeing Things Differently
I had a sense of purpose, which was particularly helpful given the challenges I had been facing with my mental health due to the loss of my career and sight more
365 / January 2026
I’ve restarted a practice I first tried about five years ago, taking one photograph a day for the whole of 2026. more
Spirituality
Resonance was described as a relationship based on action and intuition with a practical description of three modes: Iconic, Schematic, and Conceptual. This article looks beyond the surface for a deeper resonance in the spiritual domain and the role photography plays. more