I just returned from the small town of Castillon la Bataille near Bordeaux, France, where I gave a photography course. The course went fantastically, so chances are I will give another course there perhaps next year.
This is one of the photographs I took wandering through the deserted backstreets of the town.
Last week I went to London for a few days to see my good friend David Headley who owns Goldsboro Books in Cecil Court. I had four of my photographs with me which are now on exhibition there.
During one of our evening outings, walking Davids' dog Mia, I took my camera along and decided to take some long exposure with deliberate movement. This is one of the nice photographs that came out of this.
This is streetphotography as I like it: when everything falls in to their right place in a picture.
A sunny day in Venice, Italy. It had rained the night before, but the street is slowly drying in the winter sun. I was concentrating on a nice composition of the shadow the lamp post made along the street and over the wall. When along came 'the missing link' and in an instant I knew I needed to have the man in the picture too. I got one shot to get the picture right.....
Usually I am not for pictures where 'the horizon' is not straight, but here I think it adds to the image with all the other lines, straight and angled, playing their part in the whole.
A lonesome gondola waiting for the tourist-season. No cars in the city of Venice, Italy. The boat is the way to go. Or your feet.
In the month of January the city is quite calm and quite devoid of tourists. Temperatures are low, however above freezing mostly. And foggy conditions are possible. In other words wonderful weather conditions for interesting photography. On top of that prices are low too. Prices are already on the rise at the moment as the city is 'waking up'. Reasons for me to offer a two-day photography workshop in Venice in the winter 2015/16. Check out my webpage for more information.
Solitary confinement in an ancient cistern where the floor is covered with a layer of water can play tricks on your mind.......
Another image from this magnificent building in the old part of El Jadida, Morocco.
This picture, as many of my other pictures, is available in print. If you are interested, you may send me a message
In the heart of the old fort of El Jadida, Morocco is an ancient building erected by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Originally designed as an arsenal, it was later converted into a cistern. Today a thin layer of water is maintained on the floor of the cistern to create the wonderful reflections and play of light.
Check out the detail of this image below.....
The view from my hotel room (i.e. cubicle) when I was in Hong Kong for a few days after finishing a photography assignment in China some time ago.
A fascinating city, to say the least. And a brilliant place to roam about, to soak in the atmosphere and do street- and archtectural photography.
This shot was actually taken with my smartphone pressed flat against the window of my room.
