Black Sand Beach, Vik, Iceland
[the_ad id=”61716″] I ventured back to Iceland after a ten-year gap, and I was keen to see if my technique had evolved in the elapsed time. Of course, the weather conditions had changed, and the tourist business had really picked up (to the point of distraction for attempts at landscape photography), but the country offers […]
Reynisfjall Beach, Vik, Iceland
[the_ad id=”61716″] This was the last night of my visit to Iceland, and the weather was pretty unremarkable. However, as we approached Rejnisfjall Beach, things started to look brighter. There was some wave action on the beach and the stacks themselves; the sky was cloudy but not completely obscured, so we were optimistic about a […]
Vestrahorn, Stokksnes Beach, Southeast Iceland
I had waited ten years to return to Iceland during the winter months. My previous trip had culminated in a spectacular showing of the Aurora Borealis. This time, I wanted to focus on land- and seascapes. Fortunately, the weather obliged with heavy cloud cover at night, precluding attempts to capture the Northern lights. The cloud […]
Mewslade Bay, Rhossilli, Gower Peninsula, Wales
This represents one of my favourite mistakes. When photographing on the beach – keep your eyes on the waves coming in since no matter how docile they appear, there will be the odd rogue wave. This picture was taken after the arrival of such a rogue wave, though fortunately not a very big one. It […]
Pont Melin Fach, Gower Peninsula, Wales
After a workshop on the Gower Peninsula, a friend and I decided to take an extra couple of days visiting sites that I had not been to previously, but my friend knew well. Pont Melin Fach is a local beauty spot on the river Afon Nedd Fechan. There are at least four sets of waterfalls […]
Luskentyre Beach, Isle Of Harris, Hebrides, Scotland
Our first visit to Harris proved to be everything we had hoped for. I visited various websites that recommended iconic sites to visit and photograph. However, just walking on Luskentyre Beach provided so many opportunities that were out of the ordinary. Reviewing other people’s images reveals a commonality surrounding the intense Harris colour palette. Certainly, […]
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy
[the_ad id=”61716″] My wife and I were visiting Sicily for the first time. We stayed in Taormina because we would be able to access trips to Mount Etna easily. In fact, we had beautiful views of the volcano throughout our trip under a range of weather. We had initially booked a full-day excursion to the […]
Loch Maree, Torridon, Scotland
[the_ad id=”61716″] In November 2021, I joined a photo tour of the Torridon region in Scotland. Our focus that week was attaining visual separation between the foreground interest and the background and examining relationships. The weather had been relatively poor and had featured all sorts of challenges – high winds, heavy rain, flat skies – […]
Machrihanish, Kintyre Peninsula, Scotland
I visited Machrihanish to play golf with my son and our friend Jonathan. The game was followed by dinner on the terrace at the Old Club House Restaurant, overlooking the beach with a view of Islay and Jura silhouetted against the evening sky. As the evening drew on I knew that I had to get […]
Home Studio Shell, Aberdeen, Scotland
I have a fascination with shells, their geometry and their hidden life. They make great subject matter for macro photography working either on the photobench at home or in the wild. This image was taken in my home studio and I sought to portray the internal structure of this shell that had been broken by […]