The BikeBoatBoot challenge for Tŷ Hafan was born from a conversation in a pub not long after the 10nTaff challenge in late 2022. Once again, day to day life had taken over and the team had not had a chance to get back together. I suppose you could say that we were all missing each… Read More
My year, both personally and professionally, has been dictated by the ongoing pandemic. Indeed, many of the images featured in this photographic review of 2021 may not have been taken without the Covid-related changes to our everyday life. As photography is both my profession and hobby, I take a lot of photos and I thought… Read More
When Wales won the 2021 Guinness Six Nations Rugby Union Championship, it capped a remarkable year. The coaching team, headed up by Wayne Pivac, was under intense scrutiny after winning only three out of ten tests in 2020. As always, the critics were vocal and Wales was a rank outsider with the bookies and many… Read More
In 2013, I just happened to be working in Sydney Australia at the same time that the British and Irish Lions were playing the third and final test against the Wallabies. As soon as I landed in Australia I started searching for a ticket and, with the help of one of my business contacts, I… Read More
My first training session for the Tŷ Hafan 10nTaff challenge in 2020 took place on 2nd January, with my last on 30th December. Over those 12 months, I hiked and cycled off-road a total of nearly 1,170 miles. This involved ascending on foot 82,000 feet and on my mountain bike 47,000 feet. That equates to… Read More
Despite the easing of Covid-19 related restrictions, the virus continues to influence our every day lives. Work for the professional photographer has started to reboot and we have already booked a a number of professional headshot photoshoots. However, we do not envisage photographing an event or wedding in the near future. Welsh Government Guidelines for… Read More
Someone has pressed the pause button for the world. As I walked along the main road in Church Village (my one exercise of the day) I was taken aback by the absence of vehicles and people. The few people I did see simply ducked their heads and avoided any contact whatsoever as I skirted around… Read More
Carving a career in any creative industry is difficult. Photography is no different. Despite being an amazing photographer, a student may find it difficult to get the break that they need. Also, many student photographers have no idea of the wide variety of career opportunities that there are in photography such as events, product (from… Read More
