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Jun 27, 20231 min read

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 16, 20231 min read

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 7, 20231 min read

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...

May 19, 20231 min read

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...

Mar 17, 20231 min read

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...

Jan 13, 20231 min read

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,...

Dec 20, 20221 min read

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 9, 20221 min read

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...

Nov 4, 20221 min read

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...

Oct 27, 20221 min read

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 21, 20221 min read

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 14, 20222 min read

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...

Apr 8, 20221 min read

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...

Mar 4, 20221 min read

Smashing Stereotypes

Some recent portraits that I produced for the British Science Association's Smashing Stereotypes project, namely Donna Gowland, Jaipal...

Sep 18, 20171 min read

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....