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Photographer based in London. Work: Lifestyle, gardens, landscape and people.
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Alter ego: rowing coach.

The front garden starting to peak in certain areas

The front garden starting to peak in certain areas. Some sections will mature later in the summer and autumn.

One or two winter casualties have become apparent. I’ll fill gaps once I see the spread of existing plants at full size.

Most of the plants have not been watered since planting in July 2022. Replacements were watered on planting in 2023. The majority came from The Beth Chatto Nursery, following her dry garden ideas. And they do work!

#gardenphotographer #gardenphotography #drygarden #urbangarden #smallgarden #londongarden #droughttolerant #mediterraneangarden

Street trees - petals and seed heads. #streettre

Street trees - petals and seed heads.

#streettrees #petals #seedheads #sidewalk #pavement #aftertheshow #naturalart #shapesandpatterns #urbancolour #streetplants

The perils of the Tideway and big cruisers! How it

The perils of the Tideway and big cruisers! How it should be. And how it sometimes is. When your boat fills with water and you need to bail out!

#scullinglife #rowinglife #ptrc @putneytownrc #tss #thetideway #urbanwaterways #riverthames #kewbridge #strandonthegreen #makingasplash

Strand-on-the-Green and Brentford yesterday. #ed

Strand-on-the-Green and Brentford yesterday.

#editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature #strandonthegreen #landscapephotography #getoutside #riverthames #thames #river #londonsriver #urbanriver #citywaterways #kewroadbridge #kewrailbridge #lastlight #afterthestorm #oliversisland

Purple rock rose, Cistus x purpureus Drought tol

Purple rock rose, Cistus x purpureus

Drought tolerant planting in the front garden. In Spain these thrive in shrub land on the cliff tops when most other plants have given up till next year.

In the evenings the foliage has a wonderful scent which hangs in the air, much like church incense.

#gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #gardeninglife #perennialborder #perennialflowers #gardencolour #plantingideas #bloom #petals #flower-portrait
#editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature #frontgarden #urbangarden #smallgarden #droughttolerant

Early morning coaching. A beautiful start to the d

Early morning coaching. A beautiful start to the day!

📸 @amberinder

#putneytownrowingclub #rowing #mortlake #ptrc #rowinglife #coachinglife

Kew Riverside today. #subjectivelyobjective #docu

Kew Riverside today.

#subjectivelyobjective #documentingspace #overlookedbeauty #treeshapes #kewriverside #urbanexploring #cityexplorer #riverthames

Lily of the Valley, May bells, Our Lady's tears -

Lily of the Valley, May bells, Our Lady's tears - whichever name you choose.

These have come into flower in the back garden over the last week. Beautiful and delicate looking but as tough as anything, growing in dry shade beneath a lilac tree. With a lovely scent too.

Apparent very toxic, though I used to pull up handfuls of these in my parents garden as a child and I survived. 🤷‍♂️

#flowers #flower #flowerphotography #flowerphotographer #floral #nature #garden #gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #gardeninglife #perennialborder #perennialflowers #gardencolour #plantingideas #editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature #urbangarden #smallgarden #lilyofthevalley

Mortlake and Chiswick Bridge - mirror reflections

Mortlake and Chiswick Bridge - mirror reflections today.

Swipe left for full size panoramic view.

#chiswickbridge #mortlake #riverthames #earlylight #rowinglife #tss #tidewayscullers #panoramic

Cow parsley and Red campion, Gunnersbury Park. The

Cow parsley and Red campion, Gunnersbury Park. The time of year when everything is fresh green with wildflowers.

The scent of cow parsley reminds me of woodland walks as a child. Slightly musty and quite subtle, it's something that always takes me back.

#wildlifemeadow #meadow #urbanmeadow #gunnersburypark #wildflowers #wildlings #cowparsley #redcampion

A beautiful day for a sculling time trial. Warmed

A beautiful day for a sculling time trial. Warmed up by pulling a stolen moped out of the river with @torechiocca which was a bit too close to the navigation channel. No idea why people do this. Urban river life. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Then took on a Canada goose in an interesting encounter. Swans are quite cool, eyeing you up and generally keeping a sensible distance. But Canada geese are like squabbling teenagers and often leave it a bit late when moving out of your path. Frightened both of us I guess!

#boatracing #tidewayscullers #tss #timetrial #mortlake #scullinglife #riverlife #urbanriver

Wandering near the river in Grove Park. The season

Wandering near the river in Grove Park. The season of wisteria - a lot of beautiful examples coming into flower at the moment.

#gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #wisteria #westlondon #streetplants #plantspotting #urbanplanting #citygardens #urbangardens #frontgardens

Paddling through Richmond Lock and Richmond Bridge

Paddling through Richmond Lock and Richmond Bridge today on the high tide. With @amberinder @aba_c and @shepherd7639 . Beautiful conditions most of the way!

#putneytownrowingclub #rowinglife #richmondlock #richmondbridge

Green and red Acer palmatum. Has to be my favour

Green and red Acer palmatum.

Has to be my favourite tree. The green one was rescued from my mum's garden in 2022 from a dried up container. I didn't think it would survive but with TLC in the first year, it is now over 1.5m high and seemingly enjoying its new home (last frame).

The red one was from a supermarket discount bin. Now in year 2, it will hopefully establish.

Always worth persevering with plants needing first aid!

#garden #gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #gardeninglife #perennialborder #perennialflowers #gardencolour #plantingideas
#editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature#urbangarden #smallgarden #acerpalmatum

Spanish bluebells, Hyacinthoides hispanica. Journe

Spanish bluebells, Hyacinthoides hispanica. Journeys through the back garden, we inherited these from the previous owner.

Although not classified as an invasive species, some recommend not planting near any woodland with native English bluebells. Apparently they out-compete and hybridise with the native species.

I use them as a cut flower but make a point of digging some out every year as they spread into every nook and cranny! Shame, as they are quite pretty.

#flowers #flowerphotography #flowerphotographer #floral #nature #gardenphotography #gardenphotographer #gardeninglife #perennialflowers #gardencolour #petals #nature #flower-portrait
#editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature #urbangarden #smallgarden #bluebell #hyacinthoideshispanica #spanishbluebell

Sunday morning racing in the Chiswick Sculling Lad

Sunday morning racing in the Chiswick Sculling Ladder! With @torechiocca Alessio, @rob_patric Alex amongst others.

Testing the camera mounted on the stern of my single.

#tidewayscullers #putneytownrowingclub #scullinglife #mortlake #racing #chiswickscullingladder

From the archive - early photography days, mid 198

From the archive - early photography days, mid 1980's. And when I had enough hair to compete with the Bougainvillea.

With my trusty Nikon FM2, which went everywhere with me for years. And I still have one today.

#portrait #photographydays #fromthearchive #filmisnotdead

Finds along the river - Star of Bethlehem, Mortlak

Finds along the river - Star of Bethlehem, Mortlake.

A few random wildlings. Not thought to be a native wildflower, so it's likely a garden escapee or guerrilla planting. But nice to see popping up through the undergrowth.

#flowers #flower #flowerphotography #flowerphotographer #floral #nature #petals #nature #flowery #flower-portrait
#editorialphotography #featureshoot #magazinefeature #wildflowers #wildlings #starofbethlehem #ornithogalumumbellatum #mortlake

Spring tide, Richmond and Twickenham #documentin

Spring tide, Richmond and Twickenham

#documentingspace #naturephotography #landscapephotography #getoutside #riverthames #thames #londonsriver #urbanriver #citywaterways #london #beautifullondon #hiddenlondon #exploringlondon #richmond #richmondbridge #scullinglife #rowinglife

Syon Reach this evening. Testing a new camera. #

Syon Reach this evening. Testing a new camera.

#riverthames #citywaterways #urbanriver #londonsriver #syonreach #rowinglife

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