
I had the pleasure of visiting Melrose in Scotland today through work and couldn’t resist visiting this beautiful abbey. Fun fact – the abbey has a gargoyle shaped like a pig playing the bagpipes!

I had the pleasure of visiting Melrose in Scotland today through work and couldn’t resist visiting this beautiful abbey. Fun fact – the abbey has a gargoyle shaped like a pig playing the bagpipes!
Would you walk along this bridge at night?


Occasionally the British weather catches you off guard and you wake up to blankets of snow. The unpredictability and extremes of weather is both one of the nice and challenging facets of living in the UK.
Occasionally too, you get an unexpected benefit from sharing your photographs on X (Twitter). GMTV contacted me about featuring this image on the Lorraine show today, so of course I had to include it as my photo of the day 🙂

A couple of days away in the fair city of Newcastle gave me an opportunity for a jog along the river Tyne. I couldn’t resist stopping to take this atmospheric shot.
An autumnal Weston Park, with the iconic Arts Tower in the background.

Taken on my favourite Lampeter walk up to Castell Allt-Goch.
It’s a bit of a grey day today, so I thought I’d reflect that in the photograph. Stunning views across the valleys at the top though.

I couldn’t really visit Cyprus and not include a photo of my favourite place to visit on the island – the sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia.

Such a tranquil place to explore with great views from one of the oldest shrines to Aphrodite in the world.
This week I finally completed the HNC in Photography and handed in my portfolio. I’ve been studying part time for the last two years or so. Overall, it’s been an enjoyable course and I’ve learned a lot. It always feels a little strange when you complete something you’ve been immersed in for a couple of years. On the one hand, I felt relieved to finally finish it, but on the other I felt a little sad that it’s over too.
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