Back In The Print Room

Before I became a photographer, I trained as a print maker. My introduction to the print room started when I came back from racing in Australia and enrolled in an Art Foundation Course at Hastings College where I was taught by Ian Brown, an inspirational tutor and master printer. That …

Introducing Gran Canaria Mountains Prints

It’s fair to say February is a good month to escape the British winter and head to warmer climes. No better motivation too than when that escape is to spend some time photographing and riding your bike around Gran Canaria’s amazing climbs.

Back On The Road – New Prints

It’s been a while since I last ventured on a road trip to the photograph the Mountains in Europe but with the winter fast approaching, I decided to make the journey to the French Alps to capture some mountains I had previously photographed and explore some new climbs. With all …

A Short film about photographing Mountains

It’s not often I appear in front of the lens but I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts and motivation behind shooting the Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs book. Set against the context of this year’s Tour de France visit to the Mont Ventoux, the film examines man’s …

Photographing Brad

It’s been a while since I last penned a blog but recently I was asked to photograph Bradley Wiggins for an old friend of mine, Yanto Barker, who owns the cycling apparel brand, Le Col and this got me thinking about Brad’s career and when I first came across him …

Technically Speaking

I’m not generally one to have ‘camera conversations’ but you can imagine that I’m often asked about the equipment and cameras I use. Here are a few of my thoughts on the subject and the cameras I own… When buying cameras, I’ve never dwelled on getting too technical but have …

Shooting Svalbard, 78º North

A polar opposite from shooting the summer mountains of the Tour de France, a recent client trip took me to the extremes of this planet on a journey to Svalbard, Norway, and the northernmost town in the world. See the full portfolio from Svalbard here.

BACKGROUND TO THE MOUNTAINS PRINTS – A.BLISS

It was during an impromptu meeting on Alpe D’Huez, where both Michael and Will (Mawby) realised they had much in common besides a love of cycling. Michael was working on his Mountains project and was looking to frame some of the work for various exhibitions. As it happened Will managed …

3 Years in the Making – Mountains Epic Cycling Climbs

After three years of hard work the Mountains book is finally finished and gets its official release today! It’s been an enriching process in more ways than one, and I’ve fulfilled an ambition that’s been lingering with me since I first got into cycling in the mid 80’s – to …

Shimano Shoot – Building the Cobblestone Road

It’s funny, when you start out, you never really know where your career will lead and that’s certainly very true working in photography. I started with no formal training as such (I studied print making at university) but picked things up along the way. The big break for me was …

My Viewpoint

In such a competitive industry photographers are invariably categorised into specific genres such as landscape photographer, fashion photographer, still life photographer, sports photographer (the list goes on). The division goes further and they will subsequently be defined by their style, way of lighting or their specific viewpoint. This helps to …

Behind the Scenes – Misa Harada

It’s not often I’m asked to shoot fashion but twice a year I gather together a small team to shoot Misa Harada’s forthcoming collection of exquisite hats. I’ve known Misa for many years and it’s always great fun working together. She’s a real talent and respected worldwide, having created pieces …

Another Angle

The majority of my work has been for either advertising or corporate clients but this year I have started to shoot editorial assignments predominantly for cycling related magazines. It’s fair to say the editorial work doesn’t offer the same rewards as advertising does but it’s a great way to get your …

Rounding up a busy November

Traditionally work eases off during Nov & Dec but there is still so much to do before the lights turn off on 2015. The last few weeks have been especially busy with two exhibitions in the same week and a deadline to hand over images for the forthcoming mountains book. …

A year through the lens

What an incredible year. As it draws to a close, I have finally set aside some time to portray some insight from behind the lens, showing a bit more about what makes me tick in my work, and the clients and partners I work with. Over the last 12 months …