New Work - HMS Belfast - A Lifetime Of Epic Adventures

I’m proud to show this new work that was commissioned by the good folk at Rose Design, for an ad campaign for HMS Belfast and the Imperial War Museum (IWM).

I’ve worked with Rose Design over the years on some wonderful projects for some fascinating clients, and this was no exception. I’ve always had a fascination for all things military and naval and so this was a dream commission.

After a couple of delays, due to weather and bizarrely another warship mooring alongside, the shoot day finally came. A 04:30 start, was followed by 10 hours on a small charter boat on the River Thames, patiently waiting for the right light and constantly manoeuvring to a point that gave us the precise distance and low angle from the ship.

HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser and has a fascinating history. Built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, she was launched in 1938. She went on to serve for many years around the world. Decommissioned in 1963, she finally moored up on the River Thames near Tower Bridge and opened to the public in 1971. She became a branch of the IWM in 1978.

You can find a full detailed history of her here.


Belfast saw action escorting Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union during 1943 and in December 1943 played an important role in the Battle of North Cape, assisting in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944, Belfast took part in Operation Overlord supporting the Normandy landings

I would thoroughly recommend a visit to HMS Belfast. She’s basically a floating museum, where you can spend hours wandering the vast majority of the ship. It’s a fascinating and humbling experience. “Navigate your way around the rooms of this floating city, climbing up and down ladders to visit all nine decks.” You can find full booking details on the HMS Belfast page of IWM web site, here.

Below is the final image placed in the 48 sheet poster.

Client : IWM. Agency : Rose Design. AD : Garry Blackburn.

ALPA Summit 2023

ALPA Summit - Appenzell 2023

SEPTEMBER 1st to 2nd 2023

“Discover the world of photography at the ALPA SUMMIT 2023 in Appenzell, Switzerland - 2 days of inspiration, passion and quality.

Be part of masterclass workshops, and visit the ALPA Academy exhibition. Experience pure photography in the picturesque village of Appenzell”

September 1st

I will give a one day Masterclass, discussing my approach and thoughts on landscape photography.

We will also visit and make work at the stunning Seealpsee Lake.

September 2nd

I will give a one day Masterclass, discussing my approach and thoughts on landscape photography.

We will also visit and make work at Hoher Kasten.

Fellow ALPA Ambassador and landscape photographer Thomas Biasotto, will also be offering two masterclasses. One at Kronberg and one making work from a helicopter.

ALPA Academy & Capture Integration - Landscape Masterclass in the Olympic National Park, WA

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON STATE - CAPTURE INTEGRATION & THE ALPA ACADEMY MASTERCLASS

SEPTEMBER 17th to 22nd 2023

“Hosted by my good friends at Capture Integration, this will be my third workshop in the Pacific Northwest.

The choice of location for the workshop was inspired by the simple fact that the Olympic National Park has such a diverse range of scenery and with the added bonus of some often challenging and dramatic weather, which is something I relish when making personal landscape work.

The grand Lake Quinault Lodge is a truly wonderful place to be based. Stepped in history and surrounded by beautiful landscape, it is the perfect place to unwind, relax and immerse yourself in a week of landscape photography.

As well as guiding and taking you to some stunning locations, I will also run daily master classes on many aspects of photography.

Broadly speaking I'll discuss and explore the art, mindset and process of landscape photography”


Below is a small selection of the locations where we will be working. You can find out more here, along with information on how I created the panoramic work.

Maple Glade, Quinault Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, WA.

Second Beach, near La Push, Olympic National Park, WA.

Merriman Falls, Olympic National Park, WA.


Below is Lake Quinault Lodge, our home for the week. Perfectly situated on the shore of Lake Quinault and just a short drive from many of the stunning locations where we will spend time.

The beautiful Lake Quinault Lodge.


New Work For Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust

I’m proud to be able to share some recent work commissioned for the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) by Simplify.

I received a call from Simplify’s MD, Neil Quidington, to ask if I’d be interested in working with his agency to elevate the EHAAT photography, in particular the portraits required for their upcoming 2022 annual review.

We spent two days at the EHAAT North Weald airbase, making a mixture of portrait and reportage photographs of the amazing ground staff, pilots, paramedics and doctors, who are based there.

It was truly humbling to witness first hand what these amazing people do and to hear the stories of what they face on a daily basis. On more than one occasion, we would be set up to make a picture and then a pager would suddenly sound and the crew would be up and gone.

You can find out much more about EHAAT, including ways of supporting this vital charity, here.

Below is just a small selection of the portrait work that we made, with more examples to be found here.

Client : EHAAT. Agency : Simplify. AD : Neil Quidington.

Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide - 2021/22

I’m delighted to have had work selected again for Lürzer’s Archive’s Top 200 Ad Photographers Worldwide 2021/22 annual.

It’s always exciting to have work accepted in to this fabulous and prestigious publication.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have appeared in every edition of the book since 2008.

Below are two of the images selected, from a commission for Land Rover USA.

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. Commissioned by Land Rover USA.

Agency : Spark44 New York. Art Director : Peter Cooper.


It was back in the early 1980s that advertising copywriter and agency owner Walter Lürzer banged his fist down on the table and resolutely shouted out to himself: “If no one’s going to do it for me, I’m going to have to do it myself - for everyone!”

What he was referring to, back in that dark pre-internet era, was the laborious process of hunting out and compiling advertising campaigns from around the world. In those days, there were not many ways of finding out how products and services were being advertised in, say, America, Asia, or individual European countries. The first issue of Lürzer’s Archive magazine was published October 1984 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and today the title has over 150,000 readers worldwide.

Rowena Crest viewpoint, Oregon. Commissioned by Land Rover USA.

Agency : Spark44 New York. Art Director : Peter Cooper.


Lürzer’s Archive are the celebrated creative resource for advertising professionals worldwide, has been offering a full set of inspirational tools since 1984: Lürzer's Archive magazine; Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Specials; the Lürzer's Archive website, plus their wide range of apps.

Since 2004, Lürzer's Archive has been publishing the 200 Best series, featuring a range of different volumes focusing on a variety of graphic design disciplines. Each carries only work by the best 200 creatives to have submitted to the respective volume. Titles in this series are published every two years. A jury specially convened for each volume selects from the work submitted the items they consider to be the best


Early morning at Salmon Cove. Commissioned by Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism.

Agency : Target, St John’s. Art Director : Kevan Kalyan.

The finished press ad.


Pleased too to have be considered as one of the six front cover options.

Full details of all those nominated can be found here.

North Northwest Exhibition at Gallery Close in Edinburgh

I’m delighted to announce that the North Northwest exhibition is heading north to the city of Edinburgh, to Gallery Close

The exhibition opens on 6th of October 2021 and will run for a number of months. It is also forms part of the gallery’s ‘Scotland The Land’ group show.


This will be the second time the book has been available for public viewing since its launch at the Fedrigoni Papers studios in London in January 2020...

As well as signed editioned archival pigment prints of the work, there will also be a signed copies of the award winning North Northwest book available throughout the exhibition.

The Cuillin from Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides - October 2011.

The Cuillin from Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides - October 2011.

The prints are made on Platinum Cotton 305gsm paper, a beautifully natural Acid & OBA free heavy Fine Art paper, which makes for a sensational visual experience. Employing 12 colour Lucia Pro pigment ink technology, the prints exhibit a stunning colour gamut and impressive tonal expression.

Each print is individually signed, numbered and embossed with Julian’s studio blind stamp.

The editions are made up of just 25 pieces.

Rum from the Bay of Laig, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides - February 2014.

Rum from the Bay of Laig, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides - February 2014.


A ‘meet the photographer’ event, where Julian will be available at the gallery to discuss the work as well as the thoughts and process behind it, is planned for sometime in November, so watch this space!

North Northwest book - Signed Limited Edition.

North Northwest book - Signed Limited Edition.


The gallery is Edinburgh’s only independent photography gallery, and is situated in the heart of the historic Georgian New Town, midway between Princes Street and Stockbridge, in Scotland’s capital.

Gallery Close
4B Howe Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH3 6TD

PLEASE NOTE - For opening times and other information, please contact the gallery before making a journey.

The dunes of Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides - February 2012.

The dunes of Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides - February 2012.


North Northwest book - Signed Slipcase & A3 archival pigment print edition.

North Northwest book - Signed Slipcase & A3 archival pigment print edition.


The Sound of Taransay from Bagh Steinigidh, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides - February 2012.

The Sound of Taransay from Bagh Steinigidh, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides - February 2012.


Technical Information - All work in the exhibition was made on the following…

Cameras - ALPA 12 STC & Contax 645

Filtration - 0.3, 0.6 & 0.9 Soft edge ND Grads.

MFDBs - Sinarback eMotion 75 and PhaseOne IQ180 MFDB at ISOs 35 & 50.


Newfoundland and Labrador

While shooting in Alberta for Land Rover, I received a call from the Creative Group Head of Target, NL. He’d been following me on Instagram for some time and spotted that I was shooting in Canada.

Would I like to extend my trip and spend some time exploring Newfoundland? was the question… The answer was of course, yes!

Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador.

To cut a long story short, we spent 10 days driving across the Avalon and Central regions of Newfoundland, our winding route taking in a mix of historical and truly beautiful locations.

Fort Amhurst, St John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.

Fort Amhurst, St John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.

During our time on the road we had some early call times and often experienced wonderful displays of light and typically mixed bags of weather. We took full advantage of the drama that would often unfold in front of us. It certainly wasn’t all blue skies, very much like my work in Scotland.

Everywhere we went the people were hospitable and helpful, and everyone had a story or two to tell. There really is a unique and genuine warmth to this fascinating place.

Salvage, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Salvage, Newfoundland and Labrador.

We came across places with historical and romantic names such as Fort Amhurst, Cape Spear, Queen’s Battery, Signal Hill and Salmon Cove. And curious names such as Quidi Vidi, Salvage and Dildo (Yes, Dildo!)

Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Having spent time in some of the more remote parts of Scotland, Newfoundland felt strangely familiar. In short, I felt very much at home.

It‘s a place I would love to return to…

Dildo, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Dildo, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Client : Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism.    Agency : Target NL.    AD : Kevan Kalyan.

Greenspond, Gander Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Greenspond, Gander Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.


Below are three of the finished press ads…

The Print Shop Is Now Open

Having been rebuilt from the ground up, the Print Shop is now open!

It’s home to a broader selection of work spanning new categories and features a much wider choice of print sizes and formats.

With fresh work being added on a regular basis you’ll be able to get update announcements either on Julian’s social media channels or via the studio’s occasional newsletter.

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The prints themselves are made on Platinum Cotton 305gsm paper, a beautifully natural Acid & OBA free heavy Fine Art paper, which makes for a sensational visual experience.

Employing 12 colour Lucia Pro pigment ink technology, the prints exhibit a stunning colour gamut and impressive tonal expression.

Each print is individually signed, numbered and embossed with Julian’s studio blind stamp.

North Norfolk salt marshes, Brancaster Staithe, England - February 2009.

North Norfolk salt marshes, Brancaster Staithe, England - February 2009.


Much of Julian’s work is now available in the form of limited edition archival pigment prints. The new Print Shop is home to a broader selection of work spanning new categories. It features a much wider choice of print sizes and formats...

Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland - April 2010.

Svartifoss, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland - April 2010.

Below are answers to just a few of the commonly asked questions, with more to be found on the Print Shop’s FAQ page.

What methods of payment do you accept?

We accept payments electronically. You can pay with your credit card and Apple Pay through Stripe, or if you have a PayPal account, you can pay through PayPal Express.

Do you offer framed prints?

Sorry, no we do not. Shipping prints framed under glass is both expensive and risky, so we leave framing to the customer, particularly given the personal nature of choosing from the numerous frame, glass and mount combinations.

Glen Orchy, Central Highlands, Scotland - January 2013.

Glen Orchy, Central Highlands, Scotland - January 2013.

Which countries do you ship to?

We ship worldwide. If when placing an order, you do not see your country listed in the shipping section, then please choose 'Everywhere else' from the pull down menu.

Packaging and postage information

We take great care in packaging our prints and books. Your print is placed inside a snug fit Polyester sleeve, which is then placed in a cardboard envelope, and then in to an outer panel wrap cardboard mailer. Books are wrapped in acid free tissue paper, and then placed in a snug fit cardboard envelope.

We ship using First Class Royal Mail and Royal Mail International Standard delivery for books and Royal Mail Special Delivery for prints. Please be aware that print packages will require a signature upon delivery.

Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London - 2013.

Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, London - 2013.

What exactly is a limited edition print?

It is a print of which only a specific number are made. After the edition has sold out, no further prints of that work will be made. An edition is usually dictated to by print dimension too, so there can be for example, 3 editions of an image, where each edition is of a specific print dimension.

What is a blind stamp?

A blind stamp is a colourless impression, that is embossed without ink onto a print

If you have any other questions, then please feel free to contact us.

Kalaloch Creek, Olympic National Park, WA, United States - September 2015.

Kalaloch Creek, Olympic National Park, WA, United States - September 2015.

Iceland 2010 - The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull

Back in 2010 I was commissioned to shoot a series of ads for a pharmaceutical campaign in various locations around the world, including Iceland, Bavaria and Morocco.

While we were in Iceland we witnessed the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. It was an incredible event to witness, with the ash blocking out the sun and falling down on us like hot sand.

Many will remember that the resulting ash cloud brought European airspace to a standstill during the April of 2010, and cost billions of euros in disruption and delays. During the eruption, a no-fly zone was imposed across much of Europe, which meant we were lucky to get home, let alone get home on schedule.

It’s funny too what memories are made while travelling in foreign lands… For me, apart from the stunning and surreal landscapes, I’ll always associate Iceland with hot dogs and chocolate raisins!

Below is a selection of the personal work I was able to make during our down time. Larger versions along with other work made, can be found here.

The work was made on a Contax 645 with 35mm Carl Zeiss T* lens and Sinar eMotion 75 MFDB.

With regards to the ads themselves, for logistical reasons, we shot the locations first, and then shot the models in the studio in London, carefully matching camera heights, angles and lighting.

The blood platelets were created in CGI and then all the various elements were composited in post.

Below is a selection of the finished ads..

Client : Amgen. Agency : CDM. Art Director : Shauna Kealy. Post Production / CGI : Kai Bastard. Producer & Location Scout : Leonora Sheppard. Local Producer & Guide : Bui Baldvinsson.

World Book Day 2021 - #iPhoneonly Book and Print Offer

March the 4th 2021 is World Book Day.

So, I’m running an #iphoneonly book and print offer. This time around I’m offering a pair of prints from photographs made in Glen Etive, N.W. Scotland, in the December of 2012.

‘Frozen River Etive’ was made while on my first trip to the glen, along with ‘Glen Etive Shed’ a picture of one of Scotland’s most iconic sheds, with its infamous bicycle, the whole scene covered in a magical layer of hoar frost. Sadly the shed has since collapsed and the original bicycle, seen in the photograph, was bizarrely stolen and then replaced by another.

The prints are made on a beautiful Platinum Cotton 305gsm stock, and are numbered, initialed and embossed. Paper size is 202 mm x 140 mm.

The signed book and prints are priced at £30.00, plus shipping to your region. To order the book and prints, simply click here and yes... we ship worldwide.

If you are undecided, then please don’t feel pressure… the offer will stay open until 100 have been sold.

Below is what remained of the shed in November of 2017, along with the replacement bicycle. I believe it has now completely collapsed.

Lotus Exige 410 Sport - 20th Anniversary Special Edition

A series of ads created to mark the 20th anniversary of the Lotus Exige and the launch of the 410 Sport Special Edition.

“The Exige Sport 410 20th Anniversary builds on the Exige’s unrivaled levels of handling and performance. This special edition of one of our most acclaimed sports cars ever will continue the Lotus ethos of being born for the track and bred for the road.”

More examples from the shoot can be found here. More information on the car can be found here.

Client : Lotus Cars. Art Director : Julian Calverley / Rhys Grant. Graphics : Rhys Grant

Apennine Passes for Road Rat Magazine

Back in September I got a call from Rupert Gale at The Road Rat.. “how did I fancy shooting another series of mountain passes, but this time in Italy, in the Dolomites”

The mountain passes of the Dolomites are truly breathtaking, so as with the previous Road Rat assignment in the French Alps, I wanted to avoid using a single super wide cropped shot, so I opted to shoot panoramics using the ALPA 12 STC, ALPA HR Alpagon 4.0/40mm SB17 and a nodal rail. This gave a far more natural feel and perspective to the images and importantly avoided the ‘pull’ of a super wide lens, which is something I’m not keen on.

The scenes before us were so vast that some of them required up to 12 stitched frames, which were later put together using Photomerge in Photoshop. The largest PSB file ended up at just over 30 GB!

You can see a small selection of the work we made below, with more examples of the evolving ‘Great Mountain Passes’ project here.

“Exquisitely printed on a mix of heavy gloss and matt art papers, Issue Six of The Road Rat is a beautiful thing. 244 pages (it weighs around 1 kilo) The sixth Edition of The Road Rat is something of a diversion as it features a theme — Italy. We wanted to something to recognise the suffering, way back at the start of all this, of a nation that, as enthusiasts, is something of a Promised Land. So prepare to learn the psycho-geography of Turin, the dining habits of Enzo Ferrari, the sheer brilliance of small Italian cars and a look inside the astonishing mind and archive of Giovanni Michelotti.”

For The Road Rat magazine subscription information, head over here.

The opening spread.

The opening spread.

Passo Rolle. Highest point: 1984m. Number of turns: 44.

Passo Rolle. Highest point: 1984m. Number of turns: 44.

Passo de Giau. Highest point: 2236m. Number of turns: 55.

Passo de Giau. Highest point: 2236m. Number of turns: 55.

Passo Gavia. Highest point: 2621m. Number of turns: 23.

Passo Gavia. Highest point: 2621m. Number of turns: 23.

Passo de Giau. Highest point: 2236m. Number of turns: 55.

Passo de Giau. Highest point: 2236m. Number of turns: 55.

A New Blog.. 'I'm In A Wide Open Space'

2020 started off well for me. I was working on a sizeable assignment in January and it was also the official launch of my new book North Northwest, which had just won two awards.

I was excited and proud of the new book and really couldn’t wait to start telling the world all about it. As I’ve always found marketing and self promotion a little hard, I came up with the idea of creating this blog, as a way of showing and talking about the work in the book itself.

The idea behind ‘I’m In A Wide Open Space’ was to create a dynamic, evolving space where I can house my landscape photographs, thoughts, work processes, stories and inspirations.

It was an idea that I’d been playing with for a few years, and simply hadn’t had the chance, or the head space, to start work on. It all made sense to me and I hoped it would also help improve my writing and understanding of photography.

Then the Covid-19 pandemic arrived..

At first I was in shock. All work was cancelled. How on earth could this be happening!

I then came around to thinking that the lockdown was actually a great opportunity. I was being given space and time in which I could write and craft the blog. This was perfect.

Then slowly but surely I seemed to shut down. It felt like some sort of mental paralysis. I was completely unable to concentrate or contemplate. I simply couldn’t think, let alone write. I started to doubt everything I had done or was hoping to do. I’d managed just one blog post.

Wind the clock forward eight months.. It’s now October. Work in some form has slowly started to reappear. But I’ve still not touched the blog. I’m still unable it seems to talk or even think about my landscape work. I’m stuck firmly in glue.

So I called my old friend Jack Lowe. He’s a man who’s work ethic and drive I admire greatly, and we talked for well over an hour. One key piece of advice, broadly speaking, was simply to start, and to take very small steps. It sounds so simple right ?

So that’s what I’ve done. I had hoped to launch the blog with a dozen posts, or more, with a fanfare on social media, but I’ve not done that. And it’s fine.

As an aside, but closely related to all of this.. I’m a big fan of Rich Roll’s podcasts and it was there on a conversation with Dr Michael Gervais that I heard the expression FOPO, which if you don’t know, stands for ‘Fear Of People’s Opinions’ This is something I know many people suffer from, but I have been quite shocked to realise its effect on me.

I’m hoping that sharing my work here and writing about it openly and honestly, will lift this cloak and allow me to breath again. I hope you’ll join me on my journey.

Finally I’d like to thank a few folk.. Firstly Fenton Smith, the owner of Concentric Editions, for his incredible patience and understanding. I’d also like to thank Jack for his timely advice and encouragement.

Working in Glen Sligachan, Isle of Skye - January 2017

Working in Glen Sligachan, Isle of Skye - January 2017

Range Rover - From Calgary to Kananaskis

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Range Rover and so my thoughts turned to a commission I received in the autumn of 2019..

Building on a previous commission for Land Rover, from the good folk at Spark44 New York, this road trip involved travelling to Canada to shoot the Range Rover Sport SVR.

The iconic route chosen took us through the mountains of Alberta, driving over 200 miles from Calgary to Kananaskis, with an elevation gain of nearly 2000 metres, taking in the Highwood Pass, the highest paved road in Canada.

The resulting imagery helping to create a beautifully produced coffee table style book called ‘Elevated Drives’ It includes the use of special papers, inks, embossing, die cutting and hand drawn maps of the carefully curated and iconic routes that we drove. A truly crafted piece and further proof that print is not dead!

A quote from the book sums things up perfectly.. “Driving from a low elevation to a considerably higher one can be profound. From the physical impact a shift in altitude can have on your body, to the dramatic scenery and weather changes, these journeys can be epic experiences”

Below is just a small selection of the work that we made, with many more examples to be found here.

Client : Land Rover. Agency : Spark44. AD : Peter Cooper. 1st Assistant : Julya Hajnoczky. Producer : Reilly Saso.

Lotus Cars - 2020

2020 started off well, with a lovely studio commission for Lotus Cars.

Ten days shooting eight iconic sports cars for their 2020 model year range, in a car studio close to Lotus Cars HQ.

This shoot built on a previous commission which we shot in late 2018, which I blogged about here, where we composited studio lit cars, with various back plates of locations from around the world.

Below is a small selection of the work we made, with more (larger) versions available to view here.

Client : Lotus Cars. Art Director : Julian Calverley / Rhys Grant.

Turner's House In Twickenham - 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide

I’m delighted that work from my Turner’s House In Twickenham commission has made it in to the Lürzers Archive ‘200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide’ 20/21 awards annual.

You can find more work from the project, with larger versions here.

Here’s the story behind the work, along with some history on the house itself..

I was contacted by one of the trustees of the Turner’s House Trust, who had read in an article that I was a great admirer of J.M.W. Turner’s landscape painting. He asked me if I was aware of the restoration project of Turner’s House in Twickenham, and would I like to contribute in some way. I immediately thought I could help in my capacity as a photographer, and so a plan was hatched, and in March of that year, just days before the restoration work was due to commence, the Trust kindly granted me the great honour of two days access to the house.

I wanted to approach the work in a simple and honest way, and so decided to work purely with natural light, with the single aim of capturing the atmosphere of the house. Turner’s work, for me, is all about drama and the play of light and colour, and I’ve aimed to capture the spirit of that in these photographs. All the work was shot using available light, on the ALPA 12 MAX with the excellent ALPA HR Alpagon 32mm SB17 lens.


“Sandycombe Lodge was built by 1813 to the designs of England’s great landscape painter, J.M.W. Turner, working here as his own architect to create a quiet retreat for himself, away from the pressures of the London art world. It also provided a home for his father, old William, in retirement from his trade as a barber and wigmaker in Covent Garden, and with old William’s declining health and changes in his own life, Turner sold the house in 1826

Turner’s House Trust has restored Sandycombe Lodge and made it available for all as a living reminder of J.M.W. Turner’s life in Twickenham and its influence on his art; 2013 marked the bicentenary of this building, a three-dimensional work by an artist renowned in his time and celebrated internationally today.

The house has had unsympathetic additions and is in a run-down condition. Turner’s House Trust intends to restore it to its original appearance and make it a monument to Turner in Twickenham. The house is open to the public and visitors can explore the small but beautiful building, with fascinating stories to tell”

For more information on the history and restoration of Sandycombe Lodge, and the Turner’s House Trust, go here. You can also find information, including drawings, on Butler & Hegarty’s web site, the project’s architects, here.

Outdoor Photography Magazine Interview - May 2020

The good folk at Outdoor Photography Magazine recently asked me if I’d be interested in doing an interview for their May 2020 edition.

After of course saying yes, my thoughts immediately turned to Steve Watkins. Steve was the editor of OP, who had sadly passed away in December of last year. He was also the driving force and energy behind the international OPOTY competition, for which I am privileged to sit on the judging panel.

Many of us are still in complete shock over Steve’s death. He was a kind and passionate man and someone that only ever exuded positivity and warmth. Many young and up-and-coming photographers have had their careers furthered through Steve’s selfless encouragement and his passion for photography. He will be greatly missed.

For a number of years Steve talked to me about doing an interview about my work and approach to landscape photography, but the process was always stalled, by me mainly, because I wanted my North Northwest book to be published beforehand. So, some three years later, a big thank you to Mark Bentley for inviting me once again to give an interview. Thanks too go to Nick Smith for making the process particularly enjoyable.

This is for you Steve..

North Northwest wins BBD&P Best British Book & Book of the Year

I’m both proud and delighted to say my forthcoming book ‘North Northwest’ has just won Best British Book and Book of the Year at the British Book Design & Production Awards.

"A fantastic 101 books made it onto the shortlist, but only 19 winners could be crowned. ‘North Northwest’, entered by Boss Print (Concentric Editions), was the star of the night, triumphing in the Best British Book category and winning the title of overall Book of the Year.

The judges commented that “Even amongst the highest of competition, this entry captivated us. There was not one element that did not fit in. The book was seamlessly put together as a whole with beautiful production and design, making it a truly worthy winner.”

My thanks go to fellow collaborators Fenton Smith of Boss Print and Concentric Editions and designer Les Welch. These awards are a true testament to the superb quality of the print, production and design of the book.

The book is available in three editions, with full information and purchasing options here.