I write a monthly piece for our local magazine - the New Malden Village Voice (www.maldenmedia.com). These blogs are (mostly) excerpts from my articles
And the Malden Camera Club has done a huge amount in helping me to get better with my photography; and is also a club filled with really nice people! They can be found on the web at: www.maldencameraclub.org.uk
January 2021 - The soldier on watch
Most years, at the end of December, I go down to Lancing for the day …
December 2020 - Tate Modern
I really enjoy going to art galleries - and the two London Tates are my favourites …
November 2020 - A soft, soft sunset
One evening in Lancing, the sun was setting behind the clouds, and the type of cloud or their makeup gave these glorious colours.
November 2020 - A hole in the clouds
It’s one of my quirks that I really like to photograph things that a lot of my fellow photographers ignore. I enjoy beach huts and seagulls, and also enjoy the shapes and drama that clouds can give.
October 2020 - A beach near Port Alfred
We finished up in Port Alfred after a few days, and one morning we went down to the sea to clamber over sand dunes.
October 2020 - Marching Trees
We drove along the Garden Route (rather confusingly, this is not about gardens in the British sense, but more about the land and the forests) and at one point I saw this mountain top in the distance. I was struck by the parade of trees along the top
October 2020 - Knysna
A year ago, I was visiting my friends in South Africa – one of my favourite countries and some of my favourite people. This time, unlike my usual visits, I didn’t spend time in one of the game parks, but instead did a 5- or 6-day trip along part of the Garden Route
September 2020 - Steam Engines
The Malden Camera Club had our first weekend away for about 30 years (!), staying in a hotel outside Eastbourne and visiting Sheffield Park, the Bluebell Railway, Eastbourne itself and Bodiam Castle …
September 2020 - Saunton Sands
Last September – well before there was any hint of coronavirus and lockdowns – we went to stay at a hotel in North Devon for a few days …
August 2020 - The London Underground
I like the Underground! There are so many patterns and lines that make for interesting pictures …
August 2020 - Boiling Sea or Stormy Clouds?
I don’t know what you think these are … to me they look like a stormy sea some distance from shore; the sort of sea that I really never want to experience …
August 2020 - A Field and a Tanker
… We went up to the end of the small peninsula (up to St. Ann’s Head Lighthouse at the end there), walking though the countryside and enjoying the sights …