Writing

People who know me (or even some who visit this website on a regular occasion) will probably know that I like to waffle on sometimes. These posts are those in which the style is more about a story or the desire to write creatively, than to stick those thousand words into an image.

Inspiration vs. reason

Individual photographs / Landscape photography / Photography / Technique / Writing
Tuesday, 12th January, 2010No comments

A friend asked me over the Christmas break how I manage to retain my drive for taking photos. I gave it some thought over the past few days and thought that my answer might be useful or interesting to other photographers or artists and so here it is.

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Notes from a flight home

From the Road / Travel / Writing
Tuesday, 5th January, 2010No comments

Short observational notes taken on a flight between Edinburgh and Geneva.

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There by the carousel

Life / Writing
Wednesday, 2nd December, 2009No comments

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Minarets and missiles

Advertising / Life / Writing
Wednesday, 25th November, 20097 comments

A rare article in which I express how I feel on the subject of national referendum and the political process in Switzerland. This article has been inspired by a prominent national campaign on the subject of the proposed national ban on the construction of Islamic minarets.

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In Transit

Travel / Writing
Tuesday, 24th November, 2009No comments

An attempt at the first in a series of 50 word short stories, inspired by my trip to Scotland to meet Jo in 2004.

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Things I could’ve photographed this morning, if only they’d happened

From the Road / Life / Travel / Writing
Wednesday, 11th November, 20092 comments

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One little soldier, marching around Bern

Life / Writing
Tuesday, 30th June, 2009No comments

I’ve recently joined Jo in a drive towards more fitness and have rescinded the use of tram transport in and around Bern in favour of foot power.

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Customer disservice from Ryanair

Internet / Work / Writing
Wednesday, 25th February, 2009No comments

Abusive feedback from Ryanair in response to a blog post, which detailed a potential flaw in the online booking system, provokes a rapid increase in negative publicity for the airline.

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A Sun, Drowning

Writing
Monday, 22nd September, 2008No comments

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The Wrath of Nature

Writing
Thursday, 7th August, 20081 comment

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Newspaper publishing in today’s online world

Work / Writing
Monday, 30th June, 2008No comments

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Headbanging

From the Road / Writing
Monday, 30th June, 2008No comments

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There’s more to life than photography

Photography / Writing
Tuesday, 17th June, 2008No comments

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