Last week I was in Scotland doing a photo shoot for Rab for their spring summer 2015 range of clothing . We had scheduled 2 days shooting but as i was in Scotland for a week i thought I might head out to the western isles and shoot some landscapes. That was the plan until […]
At last , climbs that actually have holds on them rather than crystals a few nanometers in depth. After Colin and Susan crusied Motorhead , we figured it was time to get a bit higher and base ourselves at the Albert Heim hut and climb some of the big granite walls that surround the […]
Four days in to the road trip and Colin flew out to join Susan and I yesterday. His first comment was , “I want to get on to something hard and slabby ” . Well it would be rude not to put him on the sharp end of Motorhead so Susan and I shared a […]
Just back from one of the most inspiring and exciting projects I’ve worked on this year; making a trail running film in the far NW of Scotland. Colin Meek and Paul Tattersall and I had spoken about the possibilities 6 months ago and we booked the time in mid May for a number of reasons […]
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 , […]
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 […]