the loop

Provence

Oh, all those blockbuster A-list towns – Arles, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Nice – they all live up to their hype and welcome the tourist hordes. But to get a taste of traditional Provencal life at a slower pace, be sure to visit some of the many small villages...Continue reading

Stroud Raft Race

One of those daft things that the English like to do. Once a year. The Challenge …. to design and build a raft that can take up to 6 team members along the 1.2km stretch of the Thames and Severn Canal starting from The Bell,...

Jessica

Jessica is a professional Fashion, Hair and Beauty model based in Cheshire. She’s an artist and designer as well as a model and well equipped when it comes to self styling and she also makes a few of her own fashion garments for shoots.  Continue reading

KatyB

I photographed this amazing young woman at the Old Chapel Studio, Newent and f/8 Studio, Gloucester. She's 'punk' style (as KatyB) and Latex (as KateX) - and she said that's often all photographers shoot her as, so that was kind of a given. But I...Continue reading

Carla Monaco

A young woman who I've photographed several times now and who, I believe, represents everything that is professional about studio work and modelling. And such an absolute pleasure to work with.  

Aviation Apocalypse

Two models, loads of old aircraft and it poured down. Making the most of a difficult shoot at the Gatwick Aviation Museum with Gavin Hoey, Tommy Reynolds, models Kerry Allingham and Roger Bruce …. and a very large smoke machine. The museum has a varied...Continue reading

Prescott Hill Climb

Every year there are six events held at Prescott, two of them rounds of the British Hillclimb Championship, the VSCC meeting and three ‘club’ events. On my first outing I learned two things: Photographing fast moving cars in this sport is pretty tricky and …...Continue reading

Film Noir … In Malmsbury

Not a place generally associated with Film Noir. But when Artemis Fauna takes to the streets after dark with a storyboard you know that there'll be some good come from it. Apart from the dead body, that is. Shot entirely on my Nikon D810 and...Continue reading

A (very short) Winter’s Tale

So in 2018 we had the ‘Beast from the East’ but no snow. This year in 2019 we had the ‘Wimper from the West’ and were snowed in for a few days. So this was a quick walk to the top of our lane to...