Just wrapped up shooting the Lijiang Skyview Adventure a 65km ultra mountain race in Lijiang, China on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain at an altitude between 2,400m and 4,460m, Terrain included a glacial erosion lake, alpine meadows, virgin forests & technical scree sections. Here’s some images & a video of how I worked […]
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I shoot both commercial advertisement images & sporting events. These are different on a number of levels & yet the lessons learned in sports event photography can bring benefits to the commissioned non-event commercial work that I do for brands. There are many things to be said about sport event […]
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Yes, it’s true. I shot a wedding recently. I’ve turned down so many requests to shoot weddings but I finally said “yes” to Thomas & Judy who are two outdoor fanatics & there were good times with creative pre/wedding shoots like this one & shooting the wedding day. One thing […]
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This shot that I took of Nepalese runner Sunmaya Budha on Lantau Island has been published in the new Lonely Planet ‘Atlas of Adventure’ in a section about Hong Kong as a destination for global adventurers. Suffice to say that this has put a massive smile on Sunmaya’s face & […]
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The perfect blend for me is where athleticism & art meet. I am drawn to that place and so when by chance, I bumped into Elsa Jean de Dieu last week while I was doing another shoot on the streets of Hong Kong then I jumped at the idea to […]
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One thing I fear is getting artistically stale or choose to sit in a box that is covered in labels such as ‘runner photographer’, ‘sports photographer’ ‘adventure photographer’ etc. No brand commissioned this shoot. Simply a personal portfolio project where taking chances & free flowing creativity abounded and brought me […]
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Just returned from the Gobi Desert where I shot a 400km ultra race called the Ultra Gobi. Branded as China’s most extreme race, the Ultra Gobi is a 400km non-stop, self-navigation ultra marathon held in the Gobi Desert on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Below is a raw & unpolished […]
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First stop in Europe during assignments through August & September was the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 2017 race that I am shooting for the Ultra Trail World Tour. The brief was to shoot the live race action at the front end with live images going on the UTWT platforms. Here […]
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So here it is. My first ever camera review. I’m not sure if I’ll make this a habit as this was pretty time consuming but I have been asked about the A9 by a lot of people, after hearing that I got hold of one to shoot with. What follows […]
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Following are some brief tips for sports photography image composition. These are bite sized samples of the tips I demonstrate & cover in detail during the photography workshops I deliver. Composition Tip #1 – FRAMING In this shot taken in Singapore, the sky was featureless & lacking any clouds or […]
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