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Should our professional bodies be responsible for our business practices? 30 Apr 2013 | 05:17 am
What is the role of a professional body representing a group of artists? I have been a member of a couple of professional bodies over the years - photographic and travel writing - and there's always b...
View from a Wat 17 Apr 2013 | 09:04 am
Well I've been a bit slow with new posts, I know. Blame it on school holidays I say! How do two little people manage to make a mess of something in such a short period of time when it takes me hours t...
What's what at the Wat? 20 Mar 2013 | 04:14 am
I have a special place in my heart for Buddhism. I don't profess to understand all its tenets, or adhere to them all but I try to live my life along the lines of its teachings as much as possible. I f...
If Spiderman can be a photographer by day.... 15 Mar 2013 | 08:36 am
I try not to give away my secret identity, but for you trusted readers I'll let it slip. Yes, mild-mannered photographer by day, crime fighting justice fighter by night. I was having a lovely holida...
Bangkok at night 13 Mar 2013 | 03:51 am
If you're on assignment it's a no-brainer, but when you're on holiday do you take your tripod? I can't count the number of times I've taken mine and not ended up using it. Or had my wife look at me an...
Please don't break on me now camera! 8 Mar 2013 | 05:19 am
The last time I visited Wat Pho, home of the giant golden reclining Buddha, was fifteen years ago. I was on a 12 month journey around South East Asia, India and Nepal. I was about half way through aft...
Wat Arun at sunset 7 Mar 2013 | 07:59 am
If there's one thing I've learnt over the years it's that work is work and holiday is holiday. Which when your work (photography) is one of the biggest passions in your life - well it can be tough bal...
Chao Praya 5 Mar 2013 | 07:38 am
One of our greatest joys was catching the Chao Praya river ferries to various temples and palaces around the city. When the temperatures were nudging 40 degrees Celsius it really was one of the cooles...
Guess where I've been? 4 Mar 2013 | 09:19 am
Well not just me. I went with my wife and kids to Bangkok for a couple of weeks and what a blast it was! We figured it out and the last time we'd been was 15 years earlier when we were backpackers sta...
The year that was...Part 2 2 Jan 2013 | 09:52 am
It's a funny thing about the photographic industry. Many professionals like to make it look glamorous, exciting and one big adventure. Sure it can be all those things, but the reality for the majority...
