When people mention the name Willie John McBride you immediately think of the word ‘legend’. There are many sports people who are called ‘legends’, although there are only a few that are, without doubt, worthy of that description. Lock McBride won his first rugby union international cap for Ireland against England in February 1962. He… Read More
The Wales Millennium Centre is an important arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Wales’ capital city. Phase one of the building opened in November 2004 followed by phase two in January 2009. It dominates Cardiff Bay with the distinctive metal fascia displaying the words ‘In These Stones Horizons Sing’ in both English… Read More
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff, enthusiasts from around the world were stunned by a surprise visit from the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi. In my guise as the event photographer (but, in fact, more as a huge Doctor Who fan) I had the opportunity to meet and photograph both… Read More
Guests at the Concrete Society Wales Region’s Spring lunch were entertained by stories from the world of rugby by international referee Nigel Owens. The event was held at the Sophia Gardens cricket ground in Cardiff with raffles and auctions raising money for Wooden Spoon Wales. The wonderful compere was Welsh new television presenter Claire Summers. … Read More
Award winning magician, Bryan Gunton, mesmerised members of the local business community at an event organised by property and construction consultants Gleeds in the Zerodegrees Microbrewery in Cardiff. There were plenty of bemused expressions as Bryan performed his own creative collection of close-up magic. As the event photographer, I have no idea how Bryan continuously… Read More
Direct Eyecare Opticians celebrated the opening of their new store in Roath, Cardiff with a relaxed Friday afternoon networking event. Direct Eyecare is a highly respected opticians with shops in Cardiff (Grangetown and Roath) and Bristol. It was great to see so many friends and clients at the networking event including Emma from Effective HRM,… Read More
I have had the pleasure of working with Karen Howell of Zebroid Marketing for several years. Karen is a true marketing professional with an incredible eye for detail. Her vision and direction are clear, ensuring that all the objectives of any photoshoot are not only met but exceeded. But when Karen asked me to take… Read More
Firstly, I am a huge Doctor Who fan. I’ve got the box sets, the soundtracks and pictures on my office walls. So you can only imagine my excitement when I was asked to photograph the re-launch of the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff in October 2014. This was a dream photoshoot that involved spending a… Read More
The Events Room have staged some amazing sports hospitality events in 2019, many of which I have been fortunate enough to photograph. Their last event of the year was their annual ‘Christmas Cracker’ held at The Exchange Hotel in Cardiff. The guests of honour were three greats of modern football; Neil Ruddock, Ray Parlour and… Read More
One of my favourite photographs taken at the National Trust Dyffryn Gardens house and grounds was taken in the Autumn of 2016. The low light shining through the deep red leaves of the acer tree was lovely. In fact, I think the expansive arboretum is never more spectacular than when the trees are losing their… Read More