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
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
At Virgin Money in Cardiff (the old library), Dawn Evans (CEO of Ajuda Training) launched her new and unique series of children’s books focused on first aid. The AJ and Uda series starts with the children faced with a first aid dilemma at a safari park. The series of books are inspired by Dawn’s own… 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
Global equipment manufacturer Bunting staged their 2020 European conference at their manufacturing facility in Redditch near Birmingham, UK. Their internal and external sales team along with European distributors received training on how magnetic separators and metal detectors are used in the mineral processing and recycling industries. The photographs taken at the event were used to… Read More
In November 2017, prior to the Wales vs New Zealand Autumn series test match in Cardiff, Legends Hospitality held a pre-match lunch with guest speakers James Hook and Emyr Lewis. Emyr Lewis played at No. 8 for Wales between 1991 and 1996 winning 41 caps. James Hook won 81 caps for Wales and is the… 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
The Concrete Society Autumn lunch, held in conjunction with Wooden Spoon Wales, is one of my favourite events of the calendar year. Jo and I have been fortunate enough to be the event photographer since 2014. The lunch is held at the Sophia Gardens cricket stadium in Cardiff and brings together some of the most… Read More