6 lessons Henri Cartier-Bresson can teach you about photography
6 ideas from the master photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson that will help improve your photos and inspire your creativity.
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Photos from Hanoi, Vietnam
Hey friends, I hope life and photography are flourishing and flowing for you all. So here I am in Hanoi, and I am loving it. The food, the colours, the vibrant street life – it’s an intense and exciting experience, and of course I am loving the photography here. Today […]
The Power of Travelling for your Photography
Greetings from Palermo, on the beautiful island of Sicily. I have just finished running a workshop and now I am shooting and filming. It’s been a great week for me! Di and I were talking recently about why travel feels so exhilarating to us. I think: We travel to see the […]
Capturing the Beauty, History And Culture Of Andalucia
Di and I have lived in Andalusia for over a year now and it has completely and totally captured our imaginations. Little did we know that when we set off on our travels almost two years ago we would end up finding a base in southern Spain, and falling in […]
The 5 best reasons to visit Palermo
Incredible food…. Italy is known for its delicious food. I know this to be true because I have travelled all over the country and eaten food that is embedded in my ‘best food memory bank’. (All of my family has this memory bank, including my kids; we love food.) Fifteen […]
Photos: The Cats of Istanbul
“Without the cat, Istanbul would lose a part of its soul.” from Kedi One thing you notice when you arrive in Istanbul is the abundance of stray cats and dogs. This might sound a little off putting, but in fact these are some of the friendliest animals you will meet. […]
What is your photography vision?
I don’t like to have complicated goals in my life. But I do like to have a vision for my life that I follow each year.
Photography is all about being in the moment
This is a photo from my workshop last week. The busyness of a city like Hong Kong gives you so many opportunities to play with long exposures. Good day to you, I hope life is really super good, and that you are happy, nourished, enjoying life in all the many […]
Letting go of judging your photography
Hello everyone, I hope you are all having a great week. Today I got an email from someone that started in the same way that many many emails to me start. “I have been so rubbish, I haven’t picked up my camera in months!” And it really struck me because […]
19 Photos to Show You Why Your Camera Doesn’t Matter
Hello, Today I wanted to have a little fun and make this suggestion – your camera is nothing without you. It’s an inert machine that requires your vision, your inspiration, your excitement and energy to create interesting photos. So to illustrate this today I want to send you some photos […]
My new photo book: East London at Dawn
Good day to you all, Today is one of those days that I often really struggle with in London. It’s grey, the light is flat, there is some of that very sprinkly rain that doesn’t totally warrant the whole rain gear outfit but is none the less an inconvenience. Di […]
Take better photos by breaking the world down into elements
Today I want to give you a super-simple idea that, if you can grasp it, and then put it into practise, I guarantee will really help your photography. What we are basically doing as photographers is looking at the world, identifying interesting subjects and organising them accordingly. The way I […]
This is the main barrier to improving your photography
You haven’t heard from me for a while and I’m sorry about that. I’ve been mulching in a creative bubble. I have a super cool project; a new hotel has commissioned me to put together a limited edition book of East London at Dawn. As a photographer this is the […]
Free online photo feedback session with me this Sunday
Good day to you all, I hope life is good for you and you are doing some cool things with your photography. I’m doing well, enjoying this good summer in London and getting ready for a working trip to the south of France next week. Lots of fun. A very […]
5 ideas for awesome street photography
Photography has chosen you! Do it! On my workshops, taking photographs of strangers seems to conjure up a wild mix of terror and excitement. Most people are naturally drawn to photographing people, and I understand. I love it too. I think it’s a tremendous honor to photograph people, as they […]
Photographing the Beauty of Autumn
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” Nathaniel Hawthorne My son once said to me – “One day you’re going to love autumn as much as I do.” And I think, after many years, that time has arrived. Loving an autumn in […]
Composition tips: Love them lines
I like to use the leading lines technique because the world is just chock full of lines and so it just can’t be helped – but I also like to think it’s because it makes me feel that my photo is going to take you somewhere. Sometimes the destination is […]
How to Photograph London: Juxtaposition
I came to London in 2000 from Los Angeles. I followed a girl and a book deal, two excellent reasons to move continents, and I’ve lived here ever since. London is such a crazy, huge, messy city, and it’s endlessly interesting to photograph. But the vastness can be intimidating. A […]
The Wonders of Exploring the World With Your Camera
“One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” Henry Miller A few evenings ago I left my office in Waterloo to head home to see my rambunctious kids and have dinner with my wife. The evening had an interesting feel to it, a misty, wintry […]
How to Photograph Strangers
Finding the confidence to make brilliant portraits out on the street About ten years ago, on one of my dawn escapades, I came across a homeless man who was asleep in an alley. He had covered himself in magazines and newspaper to keep warm. Lying on his chest was a […]
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