Category Archives: Travel

Portrait of Cuba 2


Left: Bay of Pigs. Right: Bay of Pigs Museum   Left: Bay of Pigs. Right: Bay of Pigs   Bay of Pigs   Left: Organic smallholding, Viñales. Right: Lagoon, Trinidad   Left: Che Guevara memorial, Santa Clara. Right: Mural, Havana     Left: Havana. Right: Viñales   Hotel chalet, Soroa   Left: Havana. Right: Havana    

Portrait of Cuba


Left: Apartment Havana. Right: Room, Viñales   Havana   Room, Viñales   Apartment, Havana   Left: Balcony, Trindad. Right: Flag, Trinidad   Apartment, Havana   Left: Baseball stadium, Viñales. Right: Che Guevara Memorial   Viñales   Left: Trinidad. Right: Havana   Bedroom, Viñales   Left: Pet, Viñales. Right: Botanical garden, Cienfuegos   Garden Shrine for San Lazoro, Viñales.   Left: Bay of Pigs museum. Right: Museum, Trinidad   Bay of Pigs   Bay of Pigs  

Waterlillies


Earlier in the year I visited the Monet Gardens at Giverny to photograph the waterlillies. Prior to the shoot, I was asked to make some test shots for a few ideas I had, and these are the results. Shot at my local, Kew, the ideas weren’t adopted in the end, but a few days ago I finally made some high res scans. I love using square format. Unfortunately most art directors worry when you mention it. To fit a page, a crop is almost inevitable, making its use irrelevant.  And why shoot a beautful garden in black and white? The […]

Conil to Cape Trafalgar


The coastline between Conil de la Frontera and Cape Trafalgar, Spain, is something I am quite familiar with. The lighthouse at the Cape is visible from the house we stay at in at Fuente Del Gallo, and beyond that, on a clear day, you can see Morocco. Swinging round to the right, looking out to sea, is where the Battle of Trafalgar took place. 200 years ago, the top of the cliffs may have given a grandstand view to any spectator. I have planned the walk to the lighthouse many times, but it was only recently that I tried to […]

The holiday snap


I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked by people to take snaps of them in front of  important landmarks. A camera is thrust in my direction, usually a very small compact, with an impossibly slow shutter release, which makes me look as if I’ve never touched a camera in my life.  I fumble and eventually get an image, often after some quick tuition by the owner, showing me how the camera works. My recent holiday was no exception. Though this time, I kept a record with my camera too. This happy group ran up  saying, “Foto, […]