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Tall, Dark and Handsome
The scene was set. An early morning arrival at Teesside Airport on a private plane. Staff in their numbers gathered ready to greet the...
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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The Entertainers
It's been a quiet time for me work wise lately, possibly due to it being the summer holidays. This lull however, allowed me to go to the...
Aug 11, 20231 min read
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Back to Work
While most people are yet to break for the summer, the players of Darlington Mowden Park have begun their training for next season. While...
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Demolition Man
With the explosive downfall of Redcar power station yesterday, almost two years of demolition work has come to an end with all of the...
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Freaky Friday
I have had some long working days over the years but last Friday I accumulated some 14 hours. Variety once again was paramount, beginning...
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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Hairy Headshot
As the Covid lockdown becomes part of history, I have noticed a positive development from what was a terrible period of time for many of...
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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Front Pages
It's been lovely to see my images on a few magazine front pages of late. I've been lucky to experience this on many occasions through my...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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You can teach an old dog new tricks
Coming from a press photography background, there aren't many topics, briefs or areas of photography I don't have some degree of...
May 19, 20231 min read
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Full Metal Hack-It
As work continues to dismantle the former steelworks on Teesside, the rate of change can't fail to make an impression on me. Huge...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
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Girls On Film
Jill Scott has rightly been in the news of late - which has reminded me of the first time I met her, and two other rising sporting stars,...
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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A Message to You
I was saddened to hear of the death of Terry Hall earlier today. Although not quite old enough to remember The Specials the first time...
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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Tears and Tries
As we come towards the end of 2022, it has been another week of variety for me. From covering a 33-15 victory for Darlington Mowden Park...
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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Come from a Land Down Under
As the Rugby League World Cup progresses to the knockout rounds, I'm reflecting on the small role I played in covering the event when the...
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Bigg-in Darlo
It's that time of the year again, and it was lovely to meet Christopher Biggins, the star of this year's panto at the Hippodrome Theatre...
Oct 27, 20221 min read
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Stuck in the Middle with You
"It's a funny old game" as someone once said and so it has always seemed to me. On Wednesday, I made a return to football, visiting...
Oct 21, 20221 min read
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Bulgarian Solidarity
There’s not many places you can stand and admire ancient Ottoman ruins, stark Communist monoliths and modern-day architecture all at the...
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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Behind The Spotlight
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of doing a photo feature on Middlesbrough College student Kira Coleman at the Globe Theatre in...
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Smashing Stereotypes
Some recent portraits that I produced for the British Science Association's Smashing Stereotypes project, namely Donna Gowland, Jaipal...
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Safe Pair of Hands
My coverage of sport has generally involved turning up at a ground or stadium and taking pictures of the events in and around a match....
Sep 18, 20171 min read
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