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Next on the podcast – Helen Gilks

Next on the podcast – Helen Gilks

Podcast #6  A conversation with Helen Gilks – owner and manager of Nature Picture Library – the UK’s leading natural history picture agency. We discuss finding a niche, telling stories with images and the inner workings of a ...

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop February 2018 (part 2)

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop February 2018 (part 2)

Another chilly but beautiful day on Hampstead Heath for the second of our February workshops. The group set about finding texture, tone, shape and strong colours in the Heath habitat and delivered a magnificent set of images below. Availability for ...

Winter smash and grab

Winter smash and grab

The last big dump of snow to fall in London was in January 2013 so this week I headed back to the Heath to try and capture some fresh images. Knowing these conditions never last too long in the city my plan was to get as much as I could in the few ...

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop February 2018

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop February 2018

The first workshop of 2018 and we had a beautiful but chilly day on the Heath. When focusing on a subject for even just a few minutes the cold can really set in without you realising it. But the group survived the temperature to produce a great ...

Next on the podcast – Eddie Ephraums

Next on the podcast – Eddie Ephraums

#5 on the Pod. Eddie Ephraums is more than a photographer, designer, writer, editor, bookmaker, mentor and workshop leader…he’s a great person to have a conversation with about all aspects of photography. Have a listen and if you get the ...

New Look Home Page

New Look Home Page

We’ve just added moving image to home page. DSLRs are improving video capability with every new model and it’s something that most photographers can’t and don’t ignore. Using video is a great way of ...

Next on the podcast – Al Newman

Next on the podcast – Al Newman

Hear my conversation with Al Newman – publisher, designer, editor, curator, DJ and musician. He talks about his journey from studying marine biology to making his living as a creative freelancer publishing books about music and culture and ...

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop December 2017

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop December 2017

The final workshop of 2017 and the winter light was perfect – low and bright making great conditions for photography. A lovely group set about in the challenging cold conditions to gather a selection of fine images below. The workshops for the ...

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop November 18th 2017

Hampstead Heath Photography Workshop November 18th 2017

The November workshop is one of the most popular workshops we run on Hampstead Heath and for good reason. The colours are magnificent at this time of year, particularly the beech trees which produce a whole range of colours (see Kim’s ...