Nawarat Bridge, Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

Bangkok was a lot of fun, but after 4 nights I was ready to get moving.  Big cities are an adventure (Bangkok especially) but I'm a country boy at heart and already I needed some space.  Next up was a flight to Chiang Mai (for a ridiculously cheap price) where I was set to spend … Continue reading Chiang Mai →

The Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha

Day 3 of the Thailand trip and this time I was heading off to see The Grand Palace.  Now, I was supposed to have been here before however the 2007 tour was waylaid by a wild preceding night on Khaosan Road.  I don't need to remind you of that now, but you can of course read … Continue reading The Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha →

Temples of Bangkok

And so, the Thailand posts continue ... One of the first posts on this blog was of a day in late 2007 where I was taken around three of the most popular temples in Bangkok.  Flash forward to late 2015 and although I'd been once before, I felt that I'd only have regrets if I didn't … Continue reading Temples of Bangkok →

The Climber

This has to be about the fastest time that something I've seen or photographed has been edited and turned into a blog post.  I'd like a 'Well Done' sticker please.  Or maybe some house points. A few weeks ago I was asked by a friend to take some portrait shots of her whilst climbing, a … Continue reading The Climber →

Mardon

One Evening a Month …

I don't really do New Year resolutions, but this year one of the thoughts I had was that I'd try to continue with the latter half of past year and ensure I upload at least one post a month.  Today is the 31st January so I'm already cutting it fine! The other "resolution" is to learn … Continue reading One Evening a Month … →

Nikita Crombie

Nikita Crombie

I love photography.  As you may have been able to tell from the few posts I've put up so far, my direction has always been primarily concentrated toward landscapes.  For a long time though, I've been enviously following lots of talented portrait photographers on platforms such as Flickr and Instagram longing to do similar work myself … Continue reading Nikita Crombie →

The Salmon Leap

A Dartmoor Autumn

Lots of local photographers seem to start rushing around and gathering their Autumn images as early as the end of September.  For me, this is somewhat early - I much prefer the rich colours of fall as we head into November with the crisp mornings and fresh air beginning to hint toward the icy and bleak grip of … Continue reading A Dartmoor Autumn →

Playa Jaco

The Costa Rica Chronicles

Well, there's a fancy title if I ever saw one and it's one designed to have caught your attention, but I'm afraid I need to come clean.  I was only there for a 2 week holiday, and so the Chronicles as such, don't exist. Way back in November 2002 I hopped on a plane with … Continue reading The Costa Rica Chronicles →

Alan Stokes

Boardmasters

Even though I live in the South West I've not once been to Boardmasters in Newquay, the annual surfing, music and skateboarding festival.  Pretty surprising when you realise how much I love these things! So, this year I headed down on the Saturday to soak up a bit of the atmosphere and watch as much … Continue reading Boardmasters →