Up coming trip: Hawaii & San Francisco

Up coming trip: Hawaii & San Francisco

I’ve had very little time for photography recently, and the reason is simple: I’ve been working all hours under the sun as I have a trip to Hawaii and San Francisco coming up at the end of September ahead of my winter Yellowstone trip in Jan 2011. Not only am I looking forward to this [...]

Image theft, are your photos being misused!?

Image theft, are your photos being misused!?

See the lamb photo in this screen shot from a recent Dutch publications online competition? Well I took it several years ago. And the contest was to win a prize valued at €250. The trouble is, I didn’t actually enter, someone else did, passing the image off as their own! You can find out if [...]

FREE STUFF: Replica Nikon 24-70 mug winner

FREE STUFF: Replica Nikon 24-70 mug winner

**UPDATE: We have a winner of this great replica Nikon mug, check the end of the article for the details! What did I give away? One of these fantastic mugs, a must for any Nikon enthusiast. If you missed out this time round, you can get a little more info about the mug I gave [...]

I’m a pre-judge again: BBC Countryfile photo comp 2010

I’m a pre-judge again: BBC Countryfile photo comp 2010

I recently had a call from the producers of the BBC tv show Countryfile, asking if I’d like to be a pre-judge again for the 2010 photography competition, along with some other familiar faces of other past winners. So another day of sorting through thousands of images is on the cards after the competition closes, [...]

WPOTY 2010, I made it as far as the semi finals

WPOTY 2010, I made it as far as the semi finals

My second year entering this prestigious competition! I’ve just heard back from the Veolia Environnement 2010 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition to discover these two images made the semi finals. I knew I hadn’t got as far as last year when I reached the final round of judging, as it had taken so long [...]

Some of my Photos on display

Some of my Photos on display

It’s always nice to see your work printed and hanging on a wall somewhere. I recently had the opportunity to do just that, which made a nice change as when my images are used normally I rarely get to see the final product ‘in the flesh’, and they look fantastic in their new home – [...]