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Some takes from some karate spars at the Chilwell Olympia Karate School , led by instructor Pasq Mura , in Chilwell , Nottingham. Pasq had contacted me in February to help refresh his school’s website with some new images and I was more than happy to use my expertise to make a set of approximately 20 images to tell the story of his karate […]

A week or so ago what was , on the face of it , a dull Thursday morning was spent exploring Wollaton Park , Nottingham for a breather and a good walk. Sometimes it’s just good to to and explore for a bit. Am beginning to stretch my boundaries somewhat , making the most of a positive change , living away from parents for […]

In the last three months I was comissioned to produce a bank of images documenting and storytelling Nottingham’s successful City of Literature bid over the past three months. The images are to be used as part of official documentation of the city’s bid with UNESCO and also within the bid team’s social media and marketing. From top to bottom: 1/A look at the City’s […]

Thought I’d share with you some abstract views of the famous full-height stained glass mosaic window at Coventry Cathedral , made last October. Have been toying around with these as part of an entry to the upcoming Connected 2017 exhibition at Patchings Art Centre in Nottinghamshire . The cathedral was a masterpiece in art-deco design having been rebuilt after the city’s near destruction by German bombers […]

In completing my look back at 2016 I present a second set of photographic highlights from the past year with commentary. In the first two parts of the review I discuss things in terms of what I’ve learned , and also a first set of highlights . 11/Racing at the British Junior Championships , Nottingham.  Being at the front of an umpire’s boat was […]

After talking about my year from a personal and business standpoint in the previous part of this review series I’ve picked twenty photographs which I feel sum up 2016 and tell the story of the year from my end very nicely. Above are the first ten , with commentary below (and not in any order of preference , but I’ve tried to make a […]

Introducing the first part of my review of 2016 where  I’m looking back at the year in terms of how I’ve grown and what I’ve learned as a photographer.  In the second and third parts of this series I’ll pick out 20 images from the year which resonate particularly on a personal level. Making strides This year has been an encouraging one personally as […]

A week ago I got to read about Andy Black’s spectacular work in installing over 7000 LED lights onto a 20ft oak tree in front of his house in Bar Lane , Nottingham , inspired by displays he’d seen on Youtube within the US. Couldn’t help but be interested enough to pop down and take a look myself , in one of my last […]

Recently I had the opportunity to visit Nottinghamshire Hospice , based in Alexandra Park near Mapperley in Nottingham and donate the above images in aid of their Light Up A Night fundraiser. The hospice has the tagline “adding life to days” and they work with people based in the county with helping those with less than 12 months to live with various activities and […]

It’s not long until Christmas , and as such I thought it fitting to tease another image from the 2017 Nottingham Calendar. This time round I’ve presented a view of one of the main arterial roads of Nottingham , Mansfield Road – with suitably festive decorations for the holiday season , seen two years go – and as ever with a good deal with […]