December 2023 marks a decade since I pursued my dream career of becoming a professional photographer. Over those ten years I have met and photographed amazing people including royalty and some of my sporting heroes. Many of the companies I dreamt of working with are now clients such as GE Aviation Wales and the National… Read More
Category 5 in 55 Mountain Challenge
5 Mountains In 55 Hours Story for National Walking Month
May 2019 is the UK's National Walking Month and I thought it would be good to tell the story of the Tŷ Hafan 5in55 Mountain Challenge. This is when a group of Dads, Uncles, Sponsors and Tŷ Hafan staff took on the challenge of walking up and down five of the biggest mountains in the... Read More
Wales vs Ireland and I Have A Ticket!
It is Wales vs Ireland at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 16th March. The penultimate game of the 2019 Six Nations Championship. And the Wales team has the opportunity of creating history. By beating Ireland, Wales will secure their 4th Grand Slam of the Six Nations era. Their third under the Gatland coaching... Read More
5in55 Crowned Just Giving Fundraising Team of the Year 2018
"And the winner, of the [Just Giving] fundraising team of the year, and I hope I pronounce this right," announced Shaun Stafford, "is the Tŷ Hafan Dads!" It was the point at which he expressed concern about his pronunciation that we all knew we had won. We were all already rising from our chairs before... Read More
Support Through The Tŷ Hafan Dads Group
Tŷ Hafan invited my wife, Jackie, and I to speak at their 2018 Big Top Ball at The Exchange Hotel in Cardiff. Tŷ Hafan, one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities with a children’s hospice located near Cardiff, offers care to children and support for their families, throughout Wales. After my wife had… Read More
Walking 130 Miles and 50 Hours For Ty Hafan 5in55
Training for the Ty Hafan 5in55 In a month's time, on 4th July 2018, a group of Dad's from Ty Hafan will be in a mini bus for 12 hours on their way to Ben Nevis in Scotland. On the 5th July, they start climbing the mountain, the first stage of the gruelling Ty Hafan... Read More
Special Bryan Gunton and Jasper Blakeley Magic Show For #5in55
The brilliant elite magicians, Bryan Gunton and Jasper Blakeley, are staging a one-off special performance for just 20 people at The Small Space (Wales's 'Smallest Theatre) in Barry on 7th June 2018 (changed from April 2018) with all the proceeds going to the Ty Hafan Dads #5in55 mountain challenge. Book your tickets now by emailing paul@paulfearsphoto.co.uk... Read More
#5in55 Walking Mountains for Ty Hafan
Climbing 5 Mountains in 55 Hours for Ty Hafan The #5in55 challenge started with a telephone call from Gareth Jenkins at Ty Hafan, the young person's hospice based in Sully, just outside Cardiff in South Wales. "What do you think about photographing next year's [2018] Ty Hafan Dad's challenge? We are going to climb 5... Read More