Category: Travel Writing
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The Peregrine – a Classic Nature Book Set in Rural Mid-Essex
I’ve been aware for many years of ‘The Peregrine’, by J A Baker, as a classic of nature writing, although I have never read it. What I did not know was that it is set in the countryside around my home in Little Baddow, Essex, as described in this Guardian article from last weekend, which mentions…
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November 2017: Autumn Turns to Winter in Little Baddow
Early on a bright late November morning I set out with my camera to photograph the turning season. The sun was low in the sky and beginning to cut through the mist and frost. Geese drifted aimlessly on the lake behind the canal, The sun was rising over the horizon, obscured by light cloud. A…
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Bristol at Night
Sometimes you take a photograph that turns out not quite as intended, yet offers unexpected pleasures. When I recently visited my daughter and her husband in Bristol, we went out to dinner in Clifton. It was a warm, dry evening, so we decided to walk home, following a route that went down Constitution Hill. I…
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Brief Encounters in Timor Leste
When visiting other countries it is only courteous to respect local people and ask their permission before taking their photographs, and to recognise that in many places the majority simply do not want to be photographed. The people of Timor Leste are an exception. Seeing you with a large camera, they will often invite you…
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August 2017: The Beginning of Autumn
I’m sure that autumn arrives a month earlier than it used to. On my early morning walk today, the first of August, there were definite signs. I was pleased that my secret supply of wild raspberries was not completely exhausted. These are hidden in a remote part of the local woods that not many know…
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July 2017: Holloways
A ‘holloway’ is a sunken lane, usually created over a period of time by water, erosion and traffic. The main characteristics are the steep banks to either side, which may be up to five metres in height, and the trees and hedges that touch overhead, giving the impression of a tunnel. This is a modest…
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Photographs Now On Sale On Shutterstock
I have recently become accepted as a contributor to Shutterstock and will be building my portfolio over the coming weeks and months. This is in addition to my collection on Alamy. All photographs available for sale can also be found from the links on this page of my website.
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April 2017: Little Baddow National Trust Woodlands
April is the month when the transition from Winter to Spring is most marked. The wood anemones of March have begun to fade and give way to bluebells and blossom. This wild pear tree was at its best in early April, rising through the early morning mist at Pheasanthouse Farm. Greater stitchwort is abundant, seen…