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5 November, 2026
The Famous Five – One Shot Story
Things are a bit hectic in my life at the moment. Hot days – when, at 78, I don’t necessarily need to go out into the sun – alternate with rainy days, when I no longer want to c...
5 November, 2026
A Question of Scale – My Favourite Photo of 2026
This is my favourite photograph of the year. It’s not my best photo – it’s my favourite. The reason this is my favourite is because it shows what I’m playing with at the m...
5 November, 2026
Once upon a Spring – Black and White with a Contax RTS II, M42 lenses and Rollei Retro 80s.
I haven’t enjoyed any photography lately, and haven’t picked up a camera since early Summer when I last posted an article here, that was with my Voigtlander Ultramat...
4 November, 2026
Architecture of Compliance – Abbotsford Convent, Australia
From 1863 until its deactivation in 1975, the Abbotsford Convent was one of the largest welfare institutions in Australia, receiving thousands of girls and women who were abando...
4 November, 2026
Ocean Baptism in the Thames Estuary at Southend-on-Sea – My Photograph of the year 2026
Last year, I reflected that I didn’t seem to have a clear stand out “best” photograph to share for this series, but this year I feel a little different. Anothe...
4 November, 2026
The Strange Landscape of Parys Mountain
Parys Mountain is an old copper mine on the island of Anglesey in North Wales, established in the Bronze Age but heavily exploited in the 18th Century. It’s not actually a...
3 November, 2026
The Final 5 Frames with My Leica Digilux 2
After several years of faithful service, my beautiful Leica Digilux 2 finally succumbed to the inevitable death of its sensor. The failure of the now infamous Sony ICX282AQ2 2/3...
3 November, 2026
A Peak in a Colorless Sky – My photo of the year 2026
In August I set out on a drive around Oregon with the Contax G1 loaded with color film. I decided that this shot worked best for me in black and white due to the way the clouds ...
