Its not all sport and this week saw me heading out and shooting a different job, for a different kind of client. I’m fortunate enough to live in one of the most visually beautiful parts of the country, the North York Moors. I’m foolish, in that I don’t make enough of it, I’m usually driving…
Victoria Pendleton ‘one of the most influential women of 2011’
In a World obsessed by celebrity Tv, its always good to hear when someone, who is just passionate at what they do, not only does well, but is also rewarded with due respect. So often young sportsmen and women are over looked, but its good to see that Red Magazine have listed, British Olympian, Victoria…
The Eider Chase…
Somehow, despite working as a sports photographer for a good few years and around horses for almost as long I haven’t covered horse racing, that is until last Saturday. I was asked to do the Eider Chase in Newcastle, a simple and basic brief of jumping action was all I was given. I already spend…
Awang to return to the track in two weeks!!!
Following the horrific injury of Malaysian cyclist Azizulhasni Awang, when a 10 inch wooden splinter ended up sticking all the way through his leg after a crash at the Track Cycling World Cup at the Manchester Velodrome. He is expected to return to the track within two weeks! The story from the Malaysian camp… …
Pain and Glory
Never has the saying, “Pain and Glory” been so true as to what I witnessed on Saturday evening at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester. As the men’s Keirin got underway I was working just up from the start/finish line, in track centre. The race got underway and all went as expected until…
Saltburn Surf…
Its good to escape the office sometimes, leave behind the computer, the cameras and the deadlines… Its been too long since I’ve been in the water… but with the sun shinning and the waves stacking up, it couldn’t be missed!
Photographers Equimpent…
Its easy to get wound up! When you are made to walk half an mile with tons of heavy kit, because the steward on the gates doesn’t understand that to get your car park pass, you actually need to get in the car park. When another steward, in a bright yellow, photo destroying jacket stands…
Helvellyn, 950 metres, February 10th.
Today involved a quick trip to the Lake District and a hot walk up Helvelyn under a cloud free blue sky. I forgot the sun cream and it was needed!
Canon’s new super lens…
I’m not a big gear freak, well not as bad as some… But I have to admit that I am rather excited by Canon’s latest official announcements. This morning they have announced the development of a new super zoom… a 200-400mm f4 with a built-in 1.4x extender. Its going to be expensive, that’s for sure,…
Canon EF 500mm & EF 600mm f4L IS USM II
Canon today launches two new super-telephoto lenses for its leading EOS Digital SLR (DSLR) range – the EF 500mm F/4L IS II USM and the EF 600mm F/4L IS II USM. Designed to meet the needs of the most demanding sports and wildlife photographers, both lenses offer breakthrough performance, delivering consistently high-quality images and incredible…
