For a year or so I worked on contract for a book publisher – the Opus Group who make really quite beautiful, albeit highly impractical and ridiculously expensive, tomes which are described as being “definitive” publications. I worked on two … Continue reading
A number of years ago I had the very great privilege of travelling to Malawi with a writer named Alan Martin. We were there on behalf of Concern Worldwide to produce words and photos of their work in Malawi in … Continue reading
It’s not every day of the week you get invited to a palace for a new years reception. Well at least I don’t. The portrait I made of poor Yana shortly before she froze to death was selected as UNICEF … Continue reading
A number of years ago I went for a wee wander to Egypt and met a fascinating man in Cairo called Yasser. Yasser was a little bit down on his luck, sleeping rough and hustling for a crust in an … Continue reading
It’s nearing that time of year for the Uppies and Doonies of Orkney to do battle once more. If you don’t know what ‘The Ba’ is you need to check it out! Every year on Christmas day, and again on … Continue reading
I first met Yana in 2004. I had been travelling and taking photos a lot in Russia and during a visit to Moscow met a woman called Anja Teltschik who was visiting from Ukraine. In Moscow I had managed to … Continue reading
