In this season of Remembrance we Brits not only are thinking about the fallen in the First World war and all subsequent wars but also, for the 5th November, we remember the Gunpowder plot. Each year now I cover the British Society of Amsterdam’s big night celebrating Guy Fawkes Night. There are sparklers, spectacular fireworks,…
This beautiful couple celebrated their 1st anniversary recently and, as a present, Matt gave Laura a 2 hour walkabout session. We started in beautiful autumnal light and finished in total darkness … with an hour’s change and refreshing break in the spectacular Andaz hotel in between. It was one of the shoots of the year…
Portrait head-shots are more important than ever before in the age of social media, LinkedIn and ubiquitous visualization of everything. This one of Ben Crabbe – a pastor with our local Church – grabbed me and is typical of my style.
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/3.2, ISO 3200 @ 1/25th s “St.Paul at the Rijksmuseum” Rembrandt’s masterful self-portrait “Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul” which hangs in the Honor gallery in the Rijksmuseum, became the focus of this shot, which I took during the Pritzker Architecture Prize Dinner over the summer … an event…
One of the many extraordinary blessings of living in the neighbourhood that we do in Amsterdam is our local Italian restaurant Cucina Casalinga run by the irrepressible Giovanni – and more than ably assisted by the wonderful Carlo. Recently on Trip Advisor I described Casalinga as delivering “consistently brilliant Italian food & service”. We started…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/5.6, ISO 400 @ 6 seconds “Bike Light Trail, Amsterdam “ There’s no secret to this but so much of photography is the angle you choose to compose from. So often when I see people taking pictures in the street, I wonder whether they have put any thought…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/3.2, ISO 1250 @1/10s. “The Legend of the Holy Drinker”* Summer . Amsterdam . 2014 This photograph feels timeless to me. A friend and I were out shooting late and we’d been trying to capture the atmosphere in this bar on a summer’s night in the Canal district. …
As always happens during the glorious long weeks of early June we are having some fabulous blue evenings in Amsterdam right now. This is when the canals look their very very best and when I am not busy editing, I like to hit the streets with my tripod. Here are a few I took during…
One of many fun events that I cover as the official photographer of the British Society in Amsterdam is their Blind Date Night. Whilst not always successful on the romantic front, its always a huge amount of fun for everyone who takes part.
During the preparations for last week’s Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony, honoring the extraordinary work of Shigeru Ban I found myself alone, for just a few moments, in the NightWatch Gallery of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. That. Never. Happens! Because I was on an important job of course I had my camera with me so I…
