Latest blog posts
I’ve been waffling on since the late 1990s, and putting posts and random thoughts online here since 2004. These are the latest posts.
Reflecting on a reflection
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When I was in my mid 20s and living in England, I used to be a member of the local camera club. Wanting to learn and improve my photography, my lens often turned to subjects which were likely to do well in camera club competitions. The first one I ever got full marks for was…
The Matterhorn is now yours alone
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Behind the scenes of filming sequences for an advert filmed by Swiss cinematographer Noah Malin, beginning with a challenging hike to the Hörnli Hut and then some dramatic drone sequences around and above the summit of the Matterhorn. The film makers were alone on the hike and at the hut, and were able to fly…
Autumn colour in the Rosenlaui valley
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A long but beautiful hiking route with a couple of short steeper sections, best done in autumn.
Rivaz in winter
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Short drone video sequences from the UNESCO World Heritage site near Vevey in Switzerland.
Far From Saints
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Discovering an alternative band co-formed by Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones.
On Spiez Hill
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Walking through the woods and vineyards in the town I have called home for 25 years.
Winter walking
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Walking isn’t about expansive vistas and big mountains, but the intricacies and moments of the place in which you find yourself.
Talisker Bay
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Walking out to the photogenic and surprisingly empty beach on the west coast of the Isle of Skye.
The right place at the right time
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So much of landscape photography is being in the right place at the right time. Although images and scenes like this are promoted as being a sign of the photographer’s skill, that’s only the case if the image needs to be heavily manipulated. This was pretty much one-to-one what this field looked like, just as…
A calmed soul
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Getting away from a digital career to let the wind blow through the gap between my ears.
The leaves have gone
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Fresh snow on the mountains almost down to the lake, and all of the leaves have gone from the local vineyards.
Dictating my way across Europe
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Travelling between Switzerland and England: charging along the motorways of France.
The forgotten BLS tramway
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An electric tramway ran from the train station to the lake shore in Spiez between 1905 and 1960.
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Finding another perfect spot
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Doggedly looking for the millimetre-precise best viewpoint of the Lauterbrunnen Valley from Wengen.
