Blofeld’s Lair from the air
Filming and photographing at the mountain-top restaurant made famous by James Bond.
Published on 28th March 2019
Blog posts about winter
Frozen lake at Corbières
Aerial video sequences of a frozen lake in the sunshine, near Fribourg in Switzerland.
Published on 9th March 2019
Grindelwald, December 2017
The best time to visit the mountain villages near our home is between the tourist seasons, when many hotels are closed and the valleys, cable cars and mountain cableways are much quieter. We drove up to Grindelwald shortly before…
Published on 6th January 2018
A cold, cold afternoon
It had been a beautifully sunny start to the day, but by the time we’d driven up to Grindelwald, the clouds had taken over and the temperature had plummeted. We had to use a plastic loyalty card to…
Published on 19th December 2017
Heaven is this
Sitting, cross-legged, a couple of arms’ length from the edge of a two-and-a-half-thousand foot drop to the valley floor, watching clouds drift across the lake into the distance.
Published on 18th December 2016
The early bird and all that
I was half an hour early for an appointment at the Spiez council offices this morning, so I went for a brief stroll through the woods to the top of the vineyards while I was waiting. It was so peaceful, with fresh…
Published on 8th March 2016
Changeable Sunday
Views from home across the lake to the Niederhorn on a winter Sunday.
Published on 6th March 2016
Schiltgrat to Mürren
A hair-raising sledge run - our first of this season - in the awe-inspiring Schilttal valley above Mürren.
Published on 30th January 2016
Below the water line
Low water levels in Lake Thun in winter reveal large expanses of foreshore.
Published on 25th January 2016
Riffelsee to Riffelalp, Zermatt
Before the proper snow arrived at the start of this year's winter season, we visited Zermatt and visited the famous, much-photographed view of the Matterhorn from Riffelsee.
Published on 20th January 2016
Croick Estate, Scotland
A winter drive along a ten-mile single-track road in northern Scotland led to a remote church and a still, wet, beautiful landscape.
Published on 7th January 2016
Brienz, Switzerland
Going through my photo archives, I sometimes come across images from long ago which I’d forgotten about. This view of the lake next to the office where I used to work dates back to December 2006.
Published on 7th November 2015
Locarno, Switzerland
At the end of a long afternoon’s drive from home, via Kandersteg, Brig, the Simplon Pass and a very narrow and windy road through the Ticinese mountains, we arrived at Locarno, on the shores of Lago Maggiore, just in time…
Published on 10th July 2015
Solothurn, Switzerland
Historic towns in Switzerland make the Christmas period especially magical for the photographer. In particular during the “blue hour”, between sunset and darkness.
Published on 28th May 2015
Hondrich Hill, Switzerland
There are viewpoints all over the place near where we live. But this one proved to be a bit of a surprise. The sun had woken me comparatively early on a Saturday morning, so I wrapped up warm against the cold,…
Published on 7th May 2015
Männlichen, Switzerland
The mountain slopes near the world-famous Eiger are a destination for thousands of skiers and snowboarders in winter. On the Männlichen plateau, above Grindelwald and Wengen, the best time of day for photography is shortly before sunset, when the sports people have left for…
Published on 29th April 2015
Männlichen, Switzerland
Low cloud drifts through the Lauterbrunnen Valley, below the level of the cable car station on the Männlichen plateau.
Published on 29th April 2015
Winteregg, Mürren, Switzerland
The mountain station and restaurant at Winteregg, halfway between Grütschalp and Mürren, is a great place to enjoy a sunny lunch on the large terrace and enjoy the terrific, panoramic views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Published on 11th April 2015
Mürren panoramas
A small selection of panoramic images from Mürren in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland.
Published on 22nd January 2013
Away from the world
The alpine passes in early or late season offer a reminder to the untamed nature of the mountains.
Published on 15th January 2013
Winter season on Lake Thun
Local lake shipping company BLS now runs a daily ship service in the winter months.
Published on 2nd December 2012
Upright and proud
The new, re-designed website is now online and is automatically optimized for visitors with iPads and smartphones. One of the aspects of the design is an improvement to how images in vertical format are displayed.
Published on 2nd December 2012
The Way to Green Crag
I don’t usually bother celebrating my birthday in any great fashion, but as I turned forty this year, I decided to make an exception and plan a short break away with Jo, so that I could look back on the…
Published on 8th February 2012
Thunersee below zero
When the temperature of the air is markedly lower than the temperature of the water in the lake, mist rises from the surface and creates a truly eerie effect. Such was the case today, when continued winter conditions in Switzerland…
Published on 5th February 2012
Wild red stags
Driving back from Tongue, on the far north coast of Scotland, our journey through part of the most remote areas of the Highlands coincided with dusk. Wild deer come down from the hills at this time of night to make…
Published on 16th January 2012
The cold north west
I’m back from an extended break over Christmas and the New Year, which I spent with family in Scotland. My photographic goal was to get out and capture the landscape no matter what the weather threw at me, and I’m…
Published on 9th January 2012
Monte Limidario
Published on 31st December 2010
Katzenstein, Spiez
Published on 22nd December 2010
Driving off-piste
Jo and I took a drive up to Grindelwald last night to take some moonlit landscape photos. After an abortive attempt to head up to Bussalp–which saw us having to reverse back down a single track lane which got too…
Published on 21st November 2010
Seasons Change
The rain clouds lift and show what beauty they have strewn across the higher mountains in our region.
Published on 22nd October 2010
Down our road
Published on 8th April 2010
Experiments in HDR
I've been meaning to spend a little time to sit down and really get to grips with the High Dynamic Range editing process. For the unititiated, the HDR is a photo which contains detail within a much wider range of…
Published on 3rd April 2010
Brandegg
The lowest of the three stations along the Eiger Run sledging route, beneath the massive cliffs of the Eiger itself.
Published on 7th March 2010
Eiger North Wall Chairlift
The new 6-seater chairlift running from to the base of the north wall of the Eiger, photographed from the Eiger Run sledge track above Grindelwald.
Published on 3rd March 2010
Spring on the way
Mist rising from the lake during the early morning in Brienz, Switzerland. Photograph taken in 2005.
Published on 1st March 2010
Eiger Run
A photo and video from the Eiger Run sledge route, between the mountain-top hamlet of Kleine Scheidegg and tourist centre at Grindelwald.
Published on 24th February 2010
View from here
One of my favourite aspects of our home in Spiez is the fact that we have such interesting and ever-changing views across the town and up to the wood behind our house. It’s particularly lovely to look out of the…
Published on 9th February 2010
Proper Sledging
Jo and I go sledging in subzero temperatures from Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald, along a hairpin 7.5 km route through the forests beneath the north wall of the Eiger.
Published on 1st February 2010
This is where I live
Published on 30th January 2010
A winter weekend
In January of 2005 - five years ago this week - Jo visited me in Switzerland for the first time. These photos show our wonderful time together.
Published on 24th January 2010
