From behind the lens.
Gig diaries, shoot stories and the occasional gear confession - the longer stories behind the photographs.
Live music · Gear - 12 May 2026
Why this gig finally pushed me to the Canon R5
Nuns of the Tundra at the Star & Garter: sticky floors, a full mosh pit, near-total darkness - and the shoot that told me my ten-year-old workhorse had reached its limit.
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Portraits · Family - 26 April 2025
The chaos of toddler photography
A living-room studio, fairy lights, tiny Dr Martens with a tutu - and the art of catching a still moment when your subject refuses to stay still.
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Festival - 13 September 2022
Here are the people of Solfest!
The crowd, the crews, the intergalactic creatures - a portrait series of the people who make Solfest what it is.
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Portraits - 4 July 2022
Confidence building portrait shoots
Meet Michelle - artist, Reiki practitioner, repeat client turned friend - and the transformative value of photographs that help you love what you see.
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Community · Music - 28 December 2021
Girls Can @ More Music
Five young women, one weekend, and a programme tackling the imbalance of women’s representation in music - documented at More Music in Morecambe.
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From the archive - 1 August 2021
Hello and welcome!
The post that restarted it all - announcing the return to visual storytelling after a few years in Higher Education.
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