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Road Trip The Coast of Wales

To get to our next unmissable stop on Anglesey, you’ll need to keep your eye on the tide times…

St Cwyfan’s church is also popularly known as the “Little Church in the Sea” and for good reason. St Cwyfans sits on a tidal island, so at high tide, it’s just out there, in the sea, only accessible by boat. But at low tide, you can walk to it over a rocky causeway, sit on a bench against the lime washed walls and soak in the sea views.

At one point, St Cwyfan’s was attached to the mainland, but over the centuries, the little church and the land it stood on got separated through erosion, to become the island it is today.

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Mastering Composition Techniques for Mind-Blowing Travel Photography

Elevate your travel & road trip photography to extraordinary heights with these simple composition techniques. Discover the secrets to mastering leading lines, framing, foreground interest, unique perspectives, and more. Capture jaw-dropping images that unveil the essence of your journey and leave your friends in awe. Get ready to transform your road trip photos into captivating works of art. Start mastering composition techniques for mind-blowing road trip travel photography today!

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Road Trip The Coast of Wales

Road Trip Wales, this time… Welcome to Mars… Ok, it’s not actually Mars, but Parys mountain. Parys mountain used to be Europe’s largest copper mine, so the ore from the mines have created a Mars like reddish/orange landscape.

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Capture The Moment: Essential Gear and Planning Tips for Epic Travel Photography

Discover the secrets to capturing stunning travel images during your epic travel adventure. From choosing the right camera to mastering composition techniques, this guide will elevate your travel photography game. Learn essential gear tips, planning advice, and techniques for editing, sharing, and preserving your travel memories. Unleash your creativity and immerse yourself in the magic of epic travel photography today.

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Road Trip The Coast of Wales

Welcome to Part 2 of my Road Trip around the Coast of Wales.
Heading away from Llandudno and around the coast there are just so many little places you could spend time in. In this blog post we’ll viist Conwy with it’s stunning 13th century castle, Thomas Telford’s stunning suspension bridge which is right next to the castle, and below it is the quay, which contains the smallest house in Great Britain. No, really, it’s dimensions are 3.05m x 1.8m. Then we’ll head round to the small University City of Bangor.

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Road Trip The Coast of Wales

Embark on a captivating road trip along the breathtaking coast of Wales, filled with dragons, castles, and a rich history. In part 1, discover the enchanting towns of Colwyn Bay and Llandudno, with their Victorian charm and magnificent landmarks. Experience Wales' unique language and warm hospitality. Join me on this unforgettable journey through a land of legends and stunning landscapes. Plan your Welsh coastal adventure today!

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A visit to York, tips for where to go, when to go and what to see

The beautiful thing about York as a city for tourists, is that it’s possible to see most of the highlights of the city in a day. Obviously, to appreciate everything you see, it should be given at least two days, but on this trip I only had one spare day. Word to the wise, if possible, avoid Saturdays. Saturdays in York are busy. And when you see how small some of the most beautiful parts of York city centre are, it can feel a little claustrophobic in the most touristy spots such as The Shambles.

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All Change & Aesthetica Symposium in York

The last weekend of March saw me once again head to the beautiful walled city of York, for the Aesthetica Magazine annual symposium. Photography, painting, sculpture and installation art is all covered, along with how current and future technologies are/will be impacting the way we produce and consume art.

Now, art is subjective, which is a good thing, because some of the examples of work I saw left me questioning what on earth the artist was thinking… But clearly other people could look, appreciate and read far more into it than I could, which is how it should be. ( I mean, they were wrong, but…)

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Branding and Promotional Photography Portraits

One of my greatest pleasures, is creating promotional and branding portraits of other creative people.

It’s incredibly satisfying, because photographing people within the creative industries, makes you dig deep as a photographer. You want to create an image or series of images that will not only endure, but that will define a moment in that creative person’s history.

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