Friday, 11 October 2013

35mm from Tenerife
Los Silos as seen from above

Fisherman on solidified lava. The town of Garachico was half-destroyed by a lava stream in the 1700's. Today, people can bathe in rock pools that were created when lava cooled rapidly as it came into contact with the Atlantic. These pools provide a calmer place to swim on the otherwise turbulent north coast

The small town of Taganana rapidly grew in wealth and stature due to its Sugar Cane plantations

Under the tree line on the way up to the Teide natural park

A desert plateau near the Teide Volcano

The El Mirador gas station/cafe on the North coast  road 


Wednesday, 28 August 2013

Some recent monochrome 35mm

 The London Classic - The Peloton whizzes past Abinger Hammer in Surrey

 A commuter changes fixes a puncture as other cyclists commute to work in Shoreditch

 Womad - The rain starts falling and the umbrellas come out


The flag poles which are synonymous with festivals are too much to resist 

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

My directing debut



 Earlier this year I directed a video for Italian artist/producer Danny Darko.  




  The video was mostly filmed in the Parkland Walk (an abandoned railtrack that used to link Finsbury Park to Alexandria Palace, now a nature reserve.) Disused empty platforms, tunnels that lead to nowhere, and the sub-zero weather provided inspiration for the narrative and created the ideal location for shooting.

Friday, 29 March 2013

Fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast




Early in the morning, the tide starts to recede, leaving behind "fresh" fossils

                                      
                                   Fossil hunters start combing the beach. 


A good place to look is where the mud flows out of the "porridge" 

Fragments of Ammonites are a common find


The best Ammonites are still within the rock.
These will be taken back to the workshop and extracted
                                       

Some people have been doing this professionally  for 20+ years. 

All heads are down. Sharp eyes are needed to spot fossils amongst the pebbles.

The Jurassic coast is famously erratic. Rock falls are a constant danger.

As the tide starts to encroach, a fossil hunter heads back
with the findings of the day




Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Some bike themed street photography




All of these were shot in Shoreditch. Please note the sexy Titanium frame in the last photo!