Sunrise to Sunset

Sunrise to Sunset

Instagram may have killed the appetite for sun-soaked photographs but for me sunrise and sunset are two of the most perfect times of days.  It’s the time of day when I am most optimistic, when I like to draw breath and feel alive.  So often in daily life we...

A neighbourly sunrise to warm the soul

Colder than your fridge was the weather warning for the overnight frosts.  They were wrong.  It was colder than a freezer.  The gates were frozen tight and the car completely frosted.  No self respecting person lingered outside too long. So imagine my annoyance...
The edges of beauty

The edges of beauty

Bula, greetings from the South Pacific………. It’s hard to conceive how far New Zealand is from the rest of the world until you want to get away. If you fancy a change of scene, respite from winter, have a burning want to drink in another culture or want to...
Global Span

Global Span

It was only after trying to explain to my seven year old nephew how I had travelled back in time over the international date and why people in New Zealand are going to bed when in London we are just getting up that I realised how much I have taken international...
Technicolour start

Technicolour start

The sky looked like a fireball this morning – or perhaps a blood orange or perhaps a sunburned mackerel. It’s hard to decide. It was rubbish timing for me to stop and photograph the full fire burning effect as his lordship needed to catch his train but I...