Tall Ships ...

Myself and the Harvey Juniors were up at Nanna Harvey's over the Summer Holiday in Thirsk, N. Yorks. I love it up there, totally diferent vibe to London, people actually smile and say hello up there! :-) Whilst visiting, my good old ma told us about the 'Tall Ships' setting sail from Middlesborough and Teeside, so off me and the Juniors went in serch of some big old ships!

 

I have never driven through such torrential rain as we did on the way... kids faces were long and i knew i could be in for an afternoon of self harm!

The ships, well, they may have been tall, but were nowhere near our bit of the coastline, so i took to catching a few snaps of the Juniors instead ... Happydays! :-)

Flower Power!

My new girl Lis, is somewhat of the 'green fingered' type, and whenever i popped round throughout the summer, was often pottering about in her garden planting , watering or shaping something ... i grabbed ye old Nikon Macro 105mm f2.8VR and started snapping ...and loved it! I've not really done much close up stuff, but i do enjoy the abstract shapes and textures plants and flowers give when seen under close quarters! I think you will agree, some of the colours are stunning! a lot of these images are from Capel Manor Gardens near me in Enfield.... Stunning!Lisi's back garden

Howard Webb ~ England referee in training for World Cup

After Referee Howard Webb was chosen for 2010 World Cup, he embarked upon some intense altitude training, conducted at Sheffield Hallum University in their specialist Faculty of Health and Wellbeing unit. I was asked to go and shoot Howard for Polar Sports watches whilst training. After claiming my pitch amongst the other snappers and Film crews i was ready .... I used my Nikon D3 and a couple of wirelessly activated remote flashes (Nikon SB800's) to add a bit of drama to the dull fluorescent lighting, dialled in some settings to allow for a slow shutter speed and i got the 'motion' effect i was looking for!

Webb officiated the second leg of the Carling Cup Manchester derby Englishman Howard Webb has been selected as one of Fifa's 30 referees for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It will be the first World Cup for the 38-year-old Webb, who will be assisted by Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey.

Webb caused controversy in Euro 2008 when he awarded hosts Austria a late penalty against Poland for a 1-1 draw. Yorkshireman Webb suffered during Euro 2008 when he was on the receiving end of death threats and fierce criticism from then Poland coach Leo Beenhakker, although his decision to award the penalty was backed by Uefa.

Webb will be attempting to restore England's refereeing reputation at the highest level after Graham Poll was sent home from the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He booked Croatia's Josip Simunic three times during a group match against Australia.

Howard was a top bloke and i wish him all the best out in South Africa.

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British Superbike, Cadwell Park ~ Sun 23rd May

WOW! What a day I had yesterday! my perfect day, Motorbikes, Photography and sunshine (not to mention the grid girls :) My good friend Paul Hood of mirror.co.uk asked me to come along to capture a flavor of the action at Round 4 of the BSB British Superbikes britishsuperbikes.com at the incredible Lincolnshire race circuit ~ Cadwell Park.

The turnout was fabulous, thanks to soaring temperatures and the promise of some spectacular racing. I was lucky enough to be Pit lane, mingling with the riders, teams and soaking up the hectic atmosphere as pre race tensions started to bubble.

Having been a biker myself since i was 7 yrs old, i have always thought i was quite alright on 2 wheels, but these guys are just GODS!! Hats off to everyone involved. A top day out .... and i shall def be getting involved again .... and shall be armed with a Lonnnnng lens next time, so watch this space...

To see all the images, please go to and look under galleries for 'BSB Cadwell Park'

If Heineken made photographers ....

One of my latest projects was to set up shoot for the forthcoming Rugby Heineken Cup. I had the pleasure of being the 'fly on the wall' whilst Will Greenwood, Rob Howley, Alan Lewis and Shaun Edwards all cast their views on the looming final. I had approx an hour i which to set the scene, light and shoot all the guys whilst they waxed lyrical about their beloved sport. Published in RUGBY WORLD magazine and out now.[caption id="attachment_65" align="alignnone" width="497" caption="Heineken Cup"][/caption]

Screen on the Green - Comic Strip LIVE

Latest Project 'BBC Documentary ~ My Life: KARATE KIDS Saturday 13th March BBC2 11.30am'

Karate Kids follows the friendships of two children with cerebral palsy. Tim cannot speak, so best friend Francis is his voice. However, when Tim embarks upon marital arts training his life changes forever. Karate Kids is a unique glimpse into a world that is ignored by mainstream society and often misunderstood by many children. This film challenges the perceptions around childhood disability. From award-winning and BAFTA nominated film-makers Walsh Bros. I worked during the making of the film, producing all the stills for use to promote and document the show.

The whole experience of working amongst these kids was very humbling.I'm very grateful to John Walsh and his production team for giving me the opportunity to work with them on this, and hope now to be doing more of this work and eventually some movie set stills...

Watch this space! ... [gallery]