Its not every day you get an email saying that one of the biggest outdoor adventure companies in the world want to book you for a photoshoot. When I’d picked myself up of the floor and sorted out the details , The North face and Glenmore Lodge were looking to do a combined shoot of […]
Last year I did a shoot for Wild Country , they were bringing out a new range of clothes specifically with the climber in mind , sort of urban/street/bouldering wear , they look really cool , I have to say I virtually live in my climbing jeans , good for cragging , bouldering , multi […]
Well ,here we are again , writing a blog about horrendous conditions in Scotland , its almost getting monotonous now . I could probably write the same blog every year and just change the dates each time I go up. But I shouldn’t complain , I’m always saying that you get the best images in […]
Just back from the Ecrins where I was shooting and filming with Giles Conrah and Paul Swail. Also along to help carry kit and generally be a good all-round chap was Rob Benton . The original idea was to shoot images for the Rab Autumn/ Winter 2014/15 range but we also had some sunnies , […]
I first saw the book ‘Landscape’ around 5 years ago and it just blew my mind how much talent there was in landscape photography in the UK. Its been a small personal ambition of mine to have an image included in the book and finally this year I’m really pleased to say that out of […]
Paul and Colin had talked about running all the Torridon tops in a day and when I spoke to Claire at Trail Running mag she was keen that I shoot it so it would be a main feature in the mag . So, as I was also shooting for an article in ‘Climb’ magazine in […]
Winter is only around the corner and already climbers are getting into fitness for desperate mixed lines . But what about the photographers ? Getting good shots in the winter climbing season can be challenging, spindrift, sub zero conditions and poor light can all conspire against you but here are a few pointers to keep […]
Jon-jo and I had been chatting about some ideas for some shots of dance and free running . Jon-jo travels the world dancing and has been on C4 ads for the last year and we were struggling to find a date in the diaries but we finally managed to hook up and throw a few […]
A cold but productive day with Colin and John at the Roaches . Colin had his eye on a couple of the classic lines , `Sloth , commander energy and Elegy were the main ticks . Bumped into Johnny Dawes selling his book at the crag and had a chat with him, I’ve met Johnny […]
By state of mind i mean jet lagged having not slept for 48 hours so if this rambles a bit and is slightly delirious , thats why . 5 days in New York avec la familie and was amazed that where we were staying was right next to ground zero and we overlooked all the […]