On our recent trip to Glasgow Jess and I were both impressed by the amount and quality of the street art in Glasgow. So much so in fact, that of course we wanted to share it with you. In today’s post I’m going to take you on a tour of some of our favourite pieces […]
26 Photos From The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
This year we took a trip to New Mexico, where we spend five weeks exploring this truly wonderful state. Lots of posts on this topic coming soon! In the meantime though, I wanted to share our experiences visiting probably the most famous annual event to take place in New Mexico – the Albuquerque International Balloon […]
Online Travel Photography Course: Learn How to Take Better Photos
When people learn I’m a travel photographer, I am always asked for my advice on how they can take better photos. And what camera I use. But mostly, how to take better photos. The truth is, who doesn’t want to take better pictures? Be they of friends and family, shots from your travels, images to […]
Route 66 in California – All the highlights!
Route 66 is without doubt one of the world’s most legendary roads, and a road trip along it is something I’ve always dreamed of doing. In mid-2015, Jess and I had the chance to tour the US and we decided that driving the entire 2,400 mile length of Route 66, from Santa Monica in California, […]
The Best Photography Locations in London
As part of my on-going quest to find awesome photography locations around the world to share with you, I recently headed to London, a city I know and love, to see if I could put together a guide to the best photography locations in London. The bar has already been set high, with my guides […]
13 Reasons Why You Need A Tripod for Photography
I’m often asked what photography gear I use for my photos. I’m asked so much in fact, that I put together a whole page on this site, dedicated to answering just that question! One piece of photography equipment that I highly recommend is a tripod. In today’s post, I want to explain exactly why you […]
Wanders in Marrakech – A Photo Essay
We spent a few weeks based in the city of Marrakech once, and whilst we were mostly working, we did make time every day to pop out and do a bit of exploring. From that, we put together this photo essay to inspire your visit to Marrakech. For more resources on visiting Marrakech, see the […]
Ballooning in Spain over the Spanish Pyrenees
We’re lucky enough to have been ballooning in Spain twice, once over the Spanish Pyrenees in the La Garrotxa region, and once over the Costa Brava region of Catalonia. You can read about our experience ballooning in Costa Brava here. This post will focus on our time ballooning over La Garrotxa, a beautiful volcanic natural park that […]
Sunrise and Sunset at the Grand Canyon: Best Photography Locations
Remember how I went to Yosemite to take pictures and share them with you, as part of my series of photography location guides around the world? Admittedly, Yosemite was a tough act to follow. Maybe I should have aimed a bit lower for my first post in the series. I think, however, I may have […]
17 Spectacular Photos From Around the World: XIX
It’s time for the 19th edition of my series which features some of the most popular photos shared on my Facebook Page over the last couple of months. I’m starting today’s post off with the above, a shot of a gorgeous sunrise over the Florida Keys, which was totally worth getting out of bed for! […]
The Best Photography Spots In Yosemite
Yosemite is a landscape photographer’s dream. It was here that Ansel Adams took so many of his iconic images, and where countless photographers since then have come to try and capture a little of the wonder of this place. It’s no surprise therefore that when I was based in California that it was very high […]
21 Spectacular Photos From Around the World: XVIII
And here we are again, with the latest edition of the most popular photos from the Facebook Page over the last month or two. We’ve sailed on past 400,000 fans on Facebook in the last couple of months – a huge thanks for all your support over there! It is genuinely appreciated. Also, while I’m […]
20 Spectacular Photos from Around the World: XVII
Those Roman numerals sure are stacking up aren’t they? Yes, this is the seventeenth edition of the most popular photos from this site’s Facebook Page – where I share at least one photo from my travels every day! Currently almost 400,000 people are following along. And don’t forget – all the photos are taken by […]
Wanders with my Panasonic Lumix G6, and some thoughts on the camera
Towards the end of 2014 I was contacted by Panasonic UK who asked if I’d be interested in trying out one of the mirrorless cameras from their range – the Panasonic Lumix G6 – as a part of their Lumix G The One programme. For those of you not au-fait with a mirrorless camera, it […]
The Landscapes of Glen Coe – A Photo Essay
Glen Coe (also often referred to as Glencoe) is one of the most stunning and well known photography locations in Scotland. I’ve been lucky enough to visit and photograph this location a number of times, and I wanted to share some photos from my first visit to this location in the form of a photo […]
2014: Highs, Lows, and my 11 Favourite Photos
It’s time for my end of 2014 post! It’s been a heck of a year – starting in Ecuador and finishing in Scotland – with so many moments and adventures in between. It’s not all been highs though, 2014 has had it’s lows as well. It’s also been a great year for photography, so rather […]
Impressions of Le Marche: A Wandering Photo Essay
I’m starting to notice I wander a lot. I wandered in Sri Lanka. I wandered through Bologna. I even wandered through Wellington. I do very much enjoy a good wander, particularly if time isn’t on my side. If I’m limited in that resource, then my first choice will always be to just wander around a […]
Photographs of Meteora: A Photographer’s Paradise
Meteora first caught my eye in April 2014, when a chap wandered past me with an iPad showing some pictures of landscapes that I knew I had to find time to photograph. I asked him where the pictures were of, and he said Meteora. Fast forward a few months, and I found myself in Athens […]
21 Spectacular Photos From Around the World: XVI
Time to share another series of some of our most popular photos as shared on the site’s Facebook Page! We love sharing these images from our travels – and almost 300,000 folks are following along now, which is pretty awesome. Since the last update, we’ve travelled to Dubai, Milan, Finland and Spain, so naturally photos […]
In photos: Dubai
Early on in 2014 I whizzed across to Dubai to take part in the Arabian Travel Market – a very large travel show where I was speaking on a variety of topics, from working with professional travel bloggers, through to the importance of mobile in today’s tourism industry. Yep, I do more than take pictures […]
20 Spectacular Photos From Around The World: XV
And so we roll around to version 15 of this post, where I highlight some of my most popular pictures I’ve shared on my Facebook Page from the last month or two. I’ve renamed the series to mark the fifteenth edition, but other than a prettier label, the filling remains the same. Since the last […]
Brief Wanders in Sri Lanka: A Photo Essay
I recently spent a very brief amount of time in Sri Lanka, a country I have never visited before, and where I am helping to set up a conference with the Professional Travel Bloggers Association. In between zipping from location to location, peering at hotel rooms, inspecting conference venues and bravely trying at least nineteen […]
10 Reasons to Visit Paris. In Photos.
Paris, is, quite frankly, a wonderful city. Stuffed with sights, cafes, and baguette wielding locals, it’s no surprise that it’s one of the most visited cities in the world. Today’s post is a photo essay from a weekend I spent in Paris recently. We had what could best be described as “variable” weather, but we […]
In Photos: 10 Gorgeous Beaches From Around The World
Looking for photos of gorgeous beaches from around the world? Look no further! In today’s post I share 10 of my favourite beach photos from our travels. Enjoy! Ok, we’ll start off with a country perhaps not as well known for its beaches as it should be – New Zealand. This is Tolaga Bay […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page XIV
Fourteen posts in this series. Who’d have thought it? In that time the Facebook Page of this site has grown somewhat, with us about to cross the 100,000 fans line. Naturally we’re delighted about that. Still, not everyone uses Facebook, and even those of you that do probably aren’t on it every minute of the […]
Photo Essay of Canoa: The Best Beach Town in Ecuador?
You know what’s nice? Sunsets. And you know what’s even better than sunsets? Sunsets across the ocean, enjoyed from a fine beach, preferably with a cocktail or chilled beer in hand. During our time in Ecuador, we were privy to some rather fine sunsets, but the only place where we really got our sunset-with-beach-with-cocktail-in-hand vibe […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page XIII
Lucky number 13! Time for another round up post of some of the most popular images that we’ve shared on our Facebook Page over the last couple of months. Since the last post we’ve been busy touring Brazil, Ecuador and the Galapagos, so naturally we have photos from those adventures in this collection – as […]
Meet the natives: The Wildlife of the Galapagos in Photos
So, landscapes are all well and good, but really, what you want to see from the Galapagos are cute baby sea lion photos, am I right? Finding cute baby sea lions was definitely *not* a problem in the Galapagos, particularly on San Cristobal island, where we practically fell over them all the time, draped over […]
In Photos: Landscapes of the Galapagos
Over Christmas and New Year 2013 we had the pleasure of spending nearly three weeks exploring the incredible Galapagos islands, thanks to a collaboration with Galapagos tour experts GalaKiwi. I knew that the wildlife of the Galapagos was going to be epic (post featuring cute sea lions to follow!), but regular readers of this site […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page XII
We’ve been doing so much in the last couple of months that I’ve just not had a moment to compile our most popular images from our Facebook Page into our monthly round-up post! Awful of me, I know. I hope you’ll find it in your heart to forgive me, and take solace in this edition […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page Edition XI
And hello! Another month, another round up of some of the most popular images from the Facebook page over the last few weeks. I’m particularly proud of some of these shots this month – they’ve been really popular, with most of the shots getting a lot of likes and comments. Which is always nice! In […]
In photos: Some explosively pretty clouds
It’s coming up on the end of the week, and it seems that the glorious summery weather that Europe has been throwing at us for the last three months or so is coming to an end. Whilst the sun worshippers might be upset, I’m not too bothered. Sure, the dropping temperatures are a bit of […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page Edition X
And so we mark the fourteenth month of Facebook Page image roundups with this, the tenth edition. Rather unusually, this month’s update has a lot of portrait oriented shots. Am I auditioning for National Geographic you ask? Well, no (I mean, if they call I’m not going to turn them down). It just seems to […]
Ostuni: The White City (not Gondor)
As you might know, I’m a bit of a Lord of the Rings fan – that decision to spend a year in New Zealand being somewhat influenced by the Tolkienesque landscapes of that marvellous country. Imagine my excitement therefore when visiting the Brindisi region of Italy recently, to be told that we were going to […]
In Photos: From the Facebook Page Edition IX
IX! Finally I get to use an X in my roundups. I know, there are probably more exciting things going on in life, but as I’ve been stuck in bed with a bad back for the last five days, an X is about as thrilling as it gets. Anyhow, by now you know the drill. […]
In Photos: The back streets of Brindisi
There is nothing I like better than a good wander, as anyone who has read one of my city guides will attest to. On my recent trip to the rather nice little Italian town of Brindisi I was able to sneak in some time between racing yachts and stuffing myself silly to head out into […]
In Photos: My favourite sunsets of the last year or so
In the three years that I’ve been running this blog I’ve done three posts on the theme of sunsets. The first featured largely sunsets from Australia, the second was all about the sunsets of New Zealand, and the third was a happy mix up of various locations as part of yTravelBlog’s Travel Pinspiration series. Still, […]
The food of Brindisi: In photos
I am, as has been previously explained, not exactly an awesome food blogger. The problem is that when food arrives I am overwhelmingly tempted to eat it, rather than to photograph it. During my recent trip to the southern part of Italy, and more specifically the town of Brindisi in the Puglia region, I somehow […]
In photos: From the Facebook Page Edition VIII
And so we roll around to edition eight, which is a lovely number in roman numerals and tends to remind me of that English King who spent a lot of time going through wives. As with previous editions, what we’re doing today is sharing some of the most popular photos from the site’s Facebook Page, […]
An Instagram tour of Europe
Remember when I was all like “We’re going on an adventure around Europe with Eurail and HostelBookers!”? Well, that adventure is now over, and what a lot of fun we had. From the moules and frites of Belgium to the snow swept streets of Oslo, we managed to take in seven countries in 21 days, […]
In photos: From the Facebook page Edition VII
Once you’ve got to seven of a thing, then I suspect introducing it is probably unnecessary. In fact, I’m not quite sure what I’m going to write in this part of the post any more. The deal, in case the last six of these have passed you by (and good news if that is the […]
Southern Thailand by Instagram
Instagram is brilliant. Unlike other social networks, there’s none of that need to actually pay attention to what people are saying, or doing, or listening to. Instead, you can just gawp at the snapshots of their lives (or, their cups of coffee), and be transported to a world of wonder. I love the way I […]
Travel Pinspiration: Western Australia
It’s been a while since I’ve taken part in a travel Pinspiration. I’m going to blame spending three months of travelling around Thailand, and hope you forgive me. This weeks theme though was a real doozy, and to top it off, the bloggers behind this whole idea, Caz and Craig, used one of my shots […]
In photos – from the Facebook Page Edition VI
And we’re back with another round up of photos from the Finding the Universe Facebook page, taking this to edition six. How the time flies. In case you’re new here, we share daily (sometimes more, sometimes less) photos from our travels around the world on our Facebook Page. We then post a monthly-ish round up […]
Northern Thailand by Instagram
I love Instagram. Since it became available for Android in early 2012 I’ve been really enjoying the way it lets me share photos of the moments that happen around me in near real-time. I also find the square format to be fun to work with, and find it fascinating what you can achieve with a […]
2012 in review – the photo edition
Having looked back at 2012 and ahead to 2013 already,, I thought you might to take a look at our year that was in the medium of photos, with one photo representing each month. This was our first year based in France, so we naturally did a fair bit of exploring in our region around […]
The street art of Barcelona
Barcelona is a city with a lot to offer. We’ve visited a number of times, and always feel that we have so much left to see. Although that’s no bad thing – a return journey to Barcelona is always going to be a pleasure! During our time in Barcelona we’ve seen all kinds of art, […]
The Black Temple of Chiang Rai
I recently shared with you my experience of visiting the White Temple in Chiang Rai – a fantastical location reminiscent of something Gaudi or Dali might have been happy to have their names associated with. There is another, slightly less visited and more off the beaten path arty type temple in Chiang Rai – the […]
In photos: Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau. The name just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? This German town is tucked way down in Germany’s south west and serves as the entry point to the Black Forest – famous for its cake as well as its trees. It’s also mostly referred to as Freiburg as the whole name is […]
The White Temple of Chiang Rai
If you visit the northern city of Chiang Rai in Thailand, then I can highly recommend a trip to the white temple and the black temple, the former of which is the subject of today’s post, and the latter of which I posted about here. I won’t be surprised if you start looking for cheap […]
In photos: Munich
We recently took a road trip across France to Germany, and one of our stopping off points was the Bavarian town of Munich. This is mostly known for being the home of Oktoberfest, where strapping young ladies cart around gigantic jugs of beer to jolly tourists and locals alike. We missed Oktoberfest by the skin […]
In photos: From the Facebook Page Edition V
And we’re back with another round up of some of the most popular photos I’ve shared on my facebook page over the last month or so. The previous entries in this series have been some of my most successful posts to date, so why stop a winning formula! I also love how this series lets […]
In photos: Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai
We recently had the distinct pleasure of exploring the original Thai capital of Sukhothai, the place where the Thai language as it exists today was born, and where much of Thailand’s culture is believed to have originated. It’s also the place where the happiness of the Thai people is said to have started – Sukhothai […]
Hello, Bangkok. And thanks.
Well, as that incredible photo essay from Nomadic Samuel explained only recently, I’m in Thailand. And more precisely, I’m in Bangkok. A trip which, for a time there I have to admit, worried me a bit more than it excited me. The thing is, and this is a little strange to say, I was a […]
Thailand – Exploring the Land of Smiles by Photos
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce a post from a fellow travel blogger today. For the next three months Vera and I are going to be exploring Thailand, and sharing our tales and photos of this amazing looking country on this blog. And what better way to kick off our trip than with a […]
Travel #Pinspiration: Beaches
So we’ve had sunsets and waterfalls, it only makes sense that this weeks Travel Pinspiration theme from ytravelblog is on the subject of glorious stretches of unbroken sand. If you’re new to the #travelpinspiration thing, check out my earlier posts to get an idea of what’s going on. Otherwise, welcome back, let’s dive right in! […]
A tour of the Hobbiton film set, New Zealand
A while back, I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon wandering the Hobbiton movie set, which can be found near the town of Matamata in New Zealand. When I visited, I was made to sign a lengthy and complex non disclosure agreement, which meant that whilst I could drink in all the hobbity wonder […]
#TravelPinspiration: Sunsets
This is the second of my TravelPinspiration themed posts, following the lead set down by Caz and Craig of yTravelblog, where I share five of my favourite sunset themed shots from around the world to inspire and pin on the Pinterest platform. You can find out more about this in my first post. Last week, […]
In photos: from the Facebook page – Edition IV
Edition four! Who knew the time was going to fly by quite so effectively? The good news is that if you are new to this series, you have three other wonderfully photo rich posts to read, namely Edition 1, Edition 2 and Edition 3. If you aren’t new – well, here’s a round up of […]
#TravelPinspiration: Waterfalls
I know – a blog post with a hashtag. I am so web 3.0. In fact, I think I may re-defining cool when it comes to blog post titles. Yep. So, what’s this all about? Well, Caz and Craig, the lovely folks behind ytravelblog, have started a weekly series called Travel Pinspiration, cunningly mashing […]
Ballooning in Costa Brava
When I learnt, about a month before I was due to head down to Costa Brava, that I was going to be going on a ballooning trip, I was a teeny bit excited. Ok, so I may have wandered around for roughly the next month in a happy daze, mumbling the word “ballooning” at every […]
In photos: from the Facebook page–edition III
If you’re new here, this concept might need some explaining. if not, feel free to scroll down for more eye candy. As it is, this is the third blog post summarising some of the facebook photos that I have shared to my facebook page over the last month or so. These are shared on a […]
Visiting Purnululu National Park in Australia (the Bungle Bungles)
The northern half of Australia was one of the highlights of my year long road trip around Oz. And a place that holds a particularly special place in my heart is the World Heritage Listed Purnululu National Park, part of the Bungle Bungle Range in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. It even made it […]
In photos: from the Facebook Page (Edition ii)
Something like 1 in 7 people have a facebook account. Which sounds like a lot, but given that we’re tipping over the seven billion people on the planet mark, that means that there are still six billion of you who are missing out on the zucker-world, which also means you are missing out on all […]
The dark secret of Fitou Castle, southern France
Update: As of 2015, this castle is no longer open to the public due to a change of ownership. So the dark secret remains within. Still, if you want to know what it used to look like – read on! In the warm, balmy, sun filled air of southern France there perches upon a hill a […]
In photos: the 2012 Occitan Piégut Félibrée!
The title of this post is possibly a little boggling if you’re not familiar with some vaguely old French history, which I wasn’t until I did a bit of reading up around the subject. Here’s what I learnt. (Warning – history ahead. Feel free to skip to the photos section if you’re not into it. […]
Capture the Colour Photo Contest
I was recently tagged to take part in a photography competition by one of my favourite photographers out there – Dave Bouskill of The Planet D. Sometimes competitions such as these can be a thinly disguised popularity contest, but it turns out that this is a real competition, with actual judges and real prizes! No […]
In photos: from the Facebook Page (Edition i)
It has been brought to my attention that not everyone out there has this thing called Facebook. You poor hapless individuals you. In the case of this blog, I share a lot of photos over on Facebook, many of which don’t make it here. Rather than force you into using Facebook merely to keep up […]
In photos: Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter
I found Barcelona to be a remarkably photogenic city. In fact, I’ve already shared some of my favourite photos of Gaudi’s Barcelona. Today I thought I’d highlight Barcelona’s Gothic quarter. This is a very windy, largely pedestrianized part of Barcelona’s city centre. The streets are narrow and looming, making for challenging photography conditions, and the […]
Australia–a land of contrast
I spent a year traversing the vast nation of Australia by four wheel drive, and in that time I took in some absolutely spectacular sights. I was asked to put together a guest photo post by the wonderful Samuel of travel blog Nomadic Samuel, on a theme of my choice, and I thought I’d share […]
In Photos: Gaudi’s Barcelona
Gaudí. It’s kind of hard to visit Barcelona without spending your time gaping in awe at the architectural and artistic genius that he left behind all over the city. A great deal of my week in Barcelona was therefore spent, gaping in awe, at his many truly incredible constructions. As well as gaping, I was […]
In Photos: Street Art of Angoulême (Part 2)
In my previous post I shared with you the rather fabulous trompe l’oeil that can be found on one of the walls in Angoulême’s old town centre, where two chaps do their best to break into reality. Today’s post is about some of the rest of the street art that Vera and I found and […]
In Photos: Street Art of Angoulême (Part 1)
The town of Angoulême, capital of France’s Charente department, is notable for many things. It boasts an impressive location, high up on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Charente river. It has a rather fabulous collection of old buildings, from churches to castle ruins. And it has a wonderful old town that is just ripe for […]
In photos: Australian beaches
Australia has over 30,000km of coastline. By any standards, that is a fair amount. With all that coastline comes a lot of beach front – in fact, with over 10,000 to choose from, Australia has more beaches than any other country in the world! In this post I thought I’d share some of the variety […]
In photos: My life in France (so far!)
For today’s post I thought I’d share some of my favourite photos from my first four months of living in France. The surrounding area holds all kinds of attractions, plus the rural nature of our current living arrangement makes for all sorts of lovely shots. Here are some of them! The local towns and villages […]
Visiting Kings Canyon in Australia
For today’s photo theme post I’m sharing with you the quite marvellous Kings Canyon in Australia’s Northern Territory. There is a big rock not too far from here that gets a lot of attention (and deservedly so!), but if you have some time in your trip, then I cannot recommend a visit to Kings Canyon […]
In photos: Kalbarri coastline and national park
Australia has a lot of coastline – nearly 26,000km of the stuff, according to the CIA world fact book. Driving that distance in a straight line would take you half way around the world. Quite a lot of this coastline is spectacular. Today I’m highlighting the coastline around Kalbarri, which is about half way down […]
Visiting Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater
Out in Western Australia’s remote outback is the quite remarkable Wolfe Creek Meteor Crater. This was formed as a result of 50,000 tonnes of rock (think large battleship size) crashing into the earth around 300,000 years ago. Made infamous as a result of a 2005 horror film, the crater is an incredible sight, set in […]
Hiking Cape Raoul, Tasmania
One of my favourite walks in Tasmania was the five hour return hike out to Cape Raoul, on the Tasman Peninsula. This is a hike that takes you though native bush and out to cliff tops with quite frankly terrifying drops. There’s little in the way (ok, nothing in the way) of safety barriers, other […]
2011 in photos
We’re on the cusp of entering a New Year. Before we go forward though, I’d like to take a bit of time to have a look back at 2011. I’ve decided to do that in photo form, with photos to represent every month of the year that’s gone. Let’s go! January The year started with […]
A year of sunsets
Over a year ago, I did a photo theme post on sunsets. The sun has since set multiple times, and I’ve been lucky enough to witness some spectacular sunsets since that last post, so here, as the year starts to set, are some of my absolute favourites from the past year. Enjoy! Muriwai Beach, New […]
Travel photo roulette 25: Tranquillity
Update – this round is now closed! The winner is announced a little bit down the page. You can also check out all the entries at the end of the post! Hello, and welcome to the twenty fifth round of travel photo roulette! This is an awesome travel photography competition open to anyone with a […]
My top ten photos of New Zealand
Now that I’m coming to the end of my year long stay in New Zealand, I reckon it’s time to look back at my time here and share with you some of my highlights. I’ve got a number of posts in the pipeline, but first, I just wanted to share with you some of my […]
Mighty Mount Cook in photos
Oh New Zealand. How you tempt me. After leaving the west coast and the Queenstown region I thought that was going to be it for mighty mountains. I thought a road trip up the somewhat flat south east coast was going to be the future. But no. You tease me with glorious weather, and force […]
Milford Sound: A Visitor’s Guide
In this post we’re going to share everything you need to know to help you visit Milford Sound, one of New Zealand’s most spectacular natural attractions. First though, I have a confession to make. In a previous post, I referred to the geological feature known as a Sound as being the New Zealand equivalent of […]
Glacier Country in Photos
Ah Geography. I remember it well. Teachers with funky patches over their tweed jackets, rambling on about rocks and weather and the importance of using the correct map colouring-in implement. I knew that one day, all that important geography stuff would come in useful. And I am pleased to report, that that day has finally […]
Picton to Nelson with Queen Charlotte
Picton is the first place you come to on New Zealand’s south island, having been wowed by the rather awesome ferry crossing from Wellington. More on that ferry crossing, including some photos of our mill pond like crossing, can be found as part of a guest blog I did for Denise over at NZ Escapes, […]
New Zealand’s Spectacular East Cape
The East Cape of New Zealand’s North island has a lot going for it. Driftwood fringed beaches jut up against towering cliffs and deserted roads. Spectacular vistas lie around every corner. And it is perhaps the most Maori influenced part of all New Zealand – the closest one may come to seeing how New Zealand […]
Climbing Mount Taranaki in photos
Mount Taranaki is the second highest mountain on New Zealand’s north island, at 2517m (around 8500ft for you folks on the imperial system). The climb up it is a gruelling 17km hike, and this is generally regarded as being one of the toughest day hikes you can do on the north island. With this knowledge […]
Photo theme – holes
Following the positive reception of one of my shots on the site’s Facebook page, I was inspired to continue the theme I started there with a selection of shots on the subject of holes. By holes, I don’t mean holes in the ground, although I do have some shots like that, instead I mean […]
Photo theme – clouds
Ah, clouds. Giant fluffy bits of candy floss floating leisurely in a perfect sky. Or rain filled destroyers of beach holidays. However you feel about clouds, they pretty much always manage to provide ample opportunity for photography, from sunny days to sunsets, thunderstorms to odd shapes. Here are a few of my more favourite cloud […]
Photo theme – fire
Ah, fire. What a wonderful element. (I know, it’s not an element. Actually, i have no idea what it is. Do enlighten me if you know. Anyway.) You can set stuff on it, you can peer at it, you can warm yourself near it. Coals can be heated up, and food can be cooked over […]
Photo theme – reflections
Today’s photo theme post is all about reflections. It seems to be that time of year (the end) when we look back upon what we’ve done in the previous year, and wonder what the future may hold for us ahead. I have a post about that too, certainly, but if words aren’t your thing, here […]
Photo theme – sand
Ah sand. That gritty stuff that gets everywhere, from sandwiches to camera gear. Still, it does make for some rather pretty photography material, when you’re not busy trying to keep it out of your equipment. Below are some of my more favourite sand based shots that I have taken over the last couple of years, […]
An alternative tour of Berlin
There is a chap, I am told, who wanders around Berlin by bicycle painting the number six everywhere he can. He has been doing this for a very long time. When questioned, at length, and the layers of slight madness are peeled back, a reason for his number painting is given. It is, apparently, to […]
Photo theme – Rainbows
Photography. It’s all about capturing the light, and rainbows are a pretty raw form of that substance. I challenge anyone not to be amazed by their colour and beauty, the way they appear to follow you, or run away from you, always elusive, always stunning. Below are some of my favourite rainbow photos that I […]
Photo theme – Waterfalls
I always find flowing water to be mesmerising, be it in the form of waves, rivers, or as the case with the photos here, falling over edges. The power of a waterfall can hold my attention for an age, watching the water tumble endlessly onto the ground below. These shots show some of the waterfalls […]