21 Gun Salute

I went to Windsor to photograph a 21 gun salute for the Queens birthday. I was expecting big cannons but arrived to find a line of small cannons. I wasn’t expecting much but one of the other photographers mentioned that they were loud. I put my earplugs in just in case and he was right. …

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RAF Halton Freedom of the Vale Parade

RAF Halton is the RAF’s centre for recruit training and airmen’s development training. It was where my uncle trained in the 60s before his service, in amongst other places Malta and Scotland. The parade was to celebrate the granting of the Freedom of Entry to Aylesbury Vale District Council. A ‘Freedom of Entry’ is the …

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Knit-bombing in Wendover

Until this morning I had never heard of knit-bombing (aka yarn-bombing). Wikipedia defines it as “a type of graffiti or street art that employs colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn or fibre rather than paint or chalk.” This event was to protest and raise awareness against the impact that the HS2 railway will have …

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Olly Murs @ Wembley Arena

This is the first time I have photographed Olly Murs at one of his own shows. Previously it was either at a racecourse or festival. Technically this was a challenge as we couldn’t photograph during the first song due to pyrotechnics (I don’t like singed eyebrows) and for the first half of the second song …

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Amy Macdonald @ London Palladium

Anyone over a certain age will probably remember Sunday Night at the London Palladium (if not click here for details). For me, Sunday Night at the London Palladium meant photographing Amy Macdonald in concert. This was my first time at this venue and it is a stunning venue.

Published: Snow at Ascot Racecourse

When snow falls, photographers head out to seek out that unusual photograph for the papers. I live close to Ascot Racecourse and they had racing scheduled for the following day. Knowing that racing would probably be cancelled, I went to the racecourse to get pictures of the snowy scene; One of the picture was picked …

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