Posts Tagged ‘Travel’

Off-the-grid

Off-the-grid

Pembrokeshire, Wales Home is where the harp is I am sitting in a remote mud hut discussing ‘Big Brother’. Next to me an open fire radiates its welcoming orange cast, tinging all but the brilliant whites of the scene outside, trees freshly dusted with an icy coat of late January powder. Today, unusually, the topic of […]


The Pilgrim’s Way

The Pilgrim's Way

Gosaikunda, Langtang, Nepal ..Walking the path most traveled .. ‘Trekking’ has become a much maligned word of late.  In Nepal I’ve heard it used to describe everything from an arduous summit climb to a morning stroll up a stone staircase.  One factor that appears to be paramount in the categorization of a modern ‘trek’ is […]


Forget Your Past

Forget Your Past

High in the mountains of Bulgaria we discovered an abandoned flying saucer in the snow…


Take Better Travel Photos

Take Better Travel Photos

5 practical suggestions that have helped me over my career


Living Root Bridges

Living Root Bridges

In north east India the Khasi tribe grow incredible living bridges that last for hundreds of years.


World Taxidermy Championships

World Taxidermy Championships

‘Best in show’ for dead animals. Welcome to the fascinating world of competitive taxidermy.


Amputees

Amputees

The story behind the image …Having spent the last few days here in Jakarta, I have been thinking a lot about my various trips to Indonesia over the years. I first came here backpacking with friends in my early twenties and I can say quite categorically that the experiences I had here changed the path […]


A Year on the Road

A Year on the Road

Singapore …Two weeks into 2010 and I am back from my one month break over the holiday season.  As is the tradition for photographers around this time of year, I have put together a small portfolio of previously unseen pictures from 2009… one from each Human Planet shoot last year. Yesterday I left my home […]


Human Planet, Planeta Humano

The Journey Begins …Welcome to the beginning of a rather extraordinary journey.  Over the next 20 months I will be accompanying BBC film crews on a groundbreaking voyage around Planet Earth to document the remarkable ways in which the human species has adapted to living within our world’s natural environments.  During this time, we will […]