Adventures in Belarus

Taken during a trip to Belarus exploring Minsk and enjoying the sun!

My bestie Nicole... taken in the rear porch of her parents house in Ann Arbor Michigan. a lovely relaxed afternoon with a few photos thrown in..

Yep that's what American teeth look like...

Meryem's hairdo

Brave or foolish... what do you think.. letting me cut her gorgeous long hair into a messy bob was certainly one or the other..

a pair of kitchen scissors and suddenly away with 10" of hair! I might start moonlighting as a hairdresser was good fun.

My brother on his wedding day to the lovely Mei..

My friend Colm.. an awesome guy and we shared many an adventure and road trip around America eating our way through diners and bars :)

The hand say NO MORE

Rupert.. on a day flying kites :)

The Christmas Market

The gorgeous Meryem out and about in Bath exploring the Christmas market.

Ahhhh Oberon

Bells Oberon was the summer beer of choice during my days in Detroit.. slightly orange notes... This image was taken I think at Cowley and sons (aka the Farmington Arms) just a short drive from the apartment.

Mr Ben

A rare image of the exceedingly handsome mr Ben.. when he's not an aspiring model he'll be found in a porsche, his camper van or on a push bike.

Baking with nana

My gorgeous niece Ella helping (licking the bowl) nana make black forest gateau for christmas dessert.

Beach BBQing

Irina keeping warm by the BBQ as the evening sets in. We had the whole black to ourselves at the beautiful Durdle Door in Dorset, but then it was Easter and really quite cold when the sun dropped out the sky!

Brothers

Rupert and Zeke out exploring the local woodland in Masachuesettes

Moustaches and shades

I wouldn't play cards with either of these gents... they've seen it all..

Dad :)

Taken during a walk around the Buttermere valley.. an unbreakable man never ill, endless stamina for gardening, knows everything about DIY!! or is this just how everyone views their dad :)

just makes me smile :)

The unmistakable energy of Alexandria :) Taken on a trip to Nicoles summer house by the lake. Never one to be shy or reluctant to model for an image!!

The boys

Ed and Oli, Isabels farming brothers and dogs of course. Taken for a magazine doing a feature on farming in the UK and those pushing it forwards.

Dad part 2

Just another image of my fab dad. Some people just photograph really well, Sadly I didn't inherit this and rarely do I like an image of myself.

let's go fly a kite

Rupert flying a kite on the Malvern Hills. This is one of my favourite images I've taken.. and a lovely memory attached to it also.

Knock Knock...

it's Ella.. Christmas with the family and plenty of time to chill and relax in front of the fire.

Friends

Ben and Me on a stroll around the village. Taken by his lovely wife Did.

I like this image.. makes me smile :)

Grumpy Gondalier

This poor guy had clearly had enough of tourists even though it was only the start of season.

best bit of baking

The ever cheeky Georgia.. think this was just whipped cream but it certainly met with approval :)

Intense

I doubt I'll ever take a self portrait I like as much as this one again.

I had just been for a long winter run and come into the warm of the house. As you can see from the catchlight this was actually not a strobe lit image, but a TV with a full white output.

left or right ??

Noodles with Irina, a fun evening exploring London and eating some Chinese street food down on the waterfront and the city slowly transitions from day working to evening enjoyments.

in the firing line

So this was taken in my kitchen mirror upon opening of my 135mm f2.0 Sony GM lens. a lovely bit of glass and something that one day I'll try to replace for my GFX system. The 110 is close as it maintains the compression even with the wider effective view.. but it's not quite the same. perhaps another 200mm f2 is on the cards ??

Perfecting his style

The very handsome Luke (no I was on this side on the other side of the lens) on his wedding day. He nailed the styled scruffy, suave countrified perfectly. was very happy to take this image of him :)

Moroccan spa

The beautiful Isabel enjoying the pool at the riad in Marrakesh..

The traditional riads are gorgeous with these havens of light and greenery and quiet away from the craziness and dust of the city just outside.

caught off guard

a rare appearance on this side of the lens. taken during a night out in Roma after work.

back in the day..

One of my first trips to Monaco looking after racing cars. bumped into Jackie Stewart and took the opportunity for a photo. taken by my brother who was tagging along, although was far less interested in the cars and more interested in the boats and heiresses :)

Pembrokeshire dog walking

After a walk with the springers.. back at the cottage and looking forward to some food.

Brothers pt 2

Ru and Zeke pretending to be sweet and lovely to each other ;)

just a simple shot, but rare to capture them both smiling and not looking away or sticking a tongue out !

A london walk

a fab day out exploring london with Irina.

soft focus done right

When the camera thinks the subject is just too hideous!

taken in Belarus by the lovely Irina.

Ahhh sacre bleu...

those pesky brits are eating my BBQ food!

little Monsieur Valentin striding around my garden whilst we prepare the BBQ for a summer feast :)

oh Mr Darcy

Alex channelling her inner anguish and romanticism to recreate Keira's windswept moment from the film.

Hopefully a moment she will always remember with a smile

now what are you doing mister??

A day out at the glorious Bruton Festival eating, listening to live music and chatting with friends.

The lovely Louisa who introduced me to Bruton in the first place.

Nan

My fab nan, enjoying a meal at my parents.

just a youngster

when I had hair.. this was taken on a night out in Ann Arbor.. probably heading to Goodnight Gracies to listen to Laith Al-Saadi and his epic trio.. then onto the Fleetwood for some hippie hash to absorb the remaining alcohol before the following days work

SOOOOOOOOO pretty

Yep the beautiful Nicole again.. if only I had my current camera equipment for back then taking this image..

Still I love the slightest bite of her lip that brings an intrigue to the image.