After visiting Death Valley in California earlier this year, I was keen to see if I could run a photography trip to the spectacular sights, canyons and vistas in the southwest of America. I knew that I’d need more on the itinerary, so I have just returned from a road trip to check out what else there is to see. […]
South Africa might seem a long way to go for less than a week, but I got my ‘fix’ of being out in the bush whilst on a dedicated photography trip. We stayed at a very small camp with only 4 guest tents. There was no electricity (apart from what was generated by solar panels on sunny days) and no […]
After the warmest June on record we had an exceptionally wet July which seemed to go on and on during August. Last week however I had a lucky break during a trip to Cornwall, and whilst there were a few overcast and cloudy days, for the most part it was lovely with only a few showers. Here are my photos. […]
I mentioned in my first post about this trip that I had intended to visit Ha Long bay in 2020. My friend and I were going to stay there for a few days and take a boat trip out into the bay but it was scuppered by Covid and the place shut down just before we were due to go […]
One of the highlights of my photography tour was a boat trip on a lake to see how traditional fishing is done. I took hundreds of images, and found it extremely difficult to choose between them and be ruthless enough to discard most, but these are my favourites. The following morning we went out again for sunrise. People row using […]
Here’s a selection of images from a few hours spent photographing the tea pickers in Northern Vietnam. They pretty much ignored us and carried on with their work and weren’t self conscious at all. They must absolutely swelter underneath those face coverings. So young to be working in the fields 🙁 After we’d been photographing for a while we practiced […]
Wandering through a high mountain village one afternoon we descended on foot down a hill and into the clouds, following the sound of childish laughter until we arrived at what looked like the local creche. There are no qualified nursery workers here however, instead 3 or 4 young children were being looked after by a couple of girls who looked […]
Each Sunday morning a market takes place in Muong Hum. We spent 3 hours there and I was fascinated by the tribal people and the transactions taking place. It’s off the tourist trail, so there are no vendors touting souvenirs at visitors and it was very interesting to stand back, observe, and photograph the authenticity of it all. I think […]
Mountains and hills cover around two thirds of Vietnam and our photography tour was to the mountains in the north. The scenery was stunning, the air was a little cooler, and we felt as if we were seeing the ‘real’ Vietnam, instead of the popular tourist spots that can feel rather commercialised. Our focus (pardon the pun) was to be […]
After we had visited the incense village, we drove to another village to see the ancient art of making fish traps. On the way there we stopped at a home where they made rush mats, and below we see them being stencilled and trimmed. I can’t resist an old wall with traditional or old items hanging up. Fish traps are […]
