Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019
Thursday was the first day of the Great Dorset Steam Fair 2019. The weather was beautiful, the problems from the year appear to have been resolved and there’s plenty to see and do.
Wickham Festival 2019
Since Thursday, I've been at Wickham Festival, Hampshire. The weather has been beautiful and the large crowd, on the first day, was probably (mostly) there to see Graham Nash (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) performing a solo gig. Also Matthews Southern...
Camp Bestival 2019
Today was the hottest day of the year. It also marked the start of Camp Bestival, at East Lulworth, Dorset.
Larmer Tree Festival 2019
Larmer Tree Festival 2019 was a great success, albeit after a rainy start on Friday. Here are a few photographs (and some video), taken over the four days the event was on.
Larmer Tree Festival will return on 16-19 July 2020.
Dorset pink poppy fields 2019 (Solstice poppies)
Anyone who follows my work might know that 2019 is my fifth year of photographing Dorset’s pink poppy fields.
Red poppies at dawn, 2019
This morning I was up bright and very, very early, and in this Dorset red poppy field just after dawn. I was rewarded with the beautiful sight of mist rising above the red poppies just before the sun came out.
Dorset Red Poppy Field, 2019
Tonight I was recceing another photographic location, and chanced upon this gigantic red poppy field in Dorset. I haven't ever seen such a large field of red poppies, so this was a beautiful site, almost bringing a tear to my eye. Very 'late to the party' because of...
Dorset’s Red Poppy Fields, 2019
Dorset red poppy fields have been very scarce this year – even more so than usual. I found this lovely field of scarlet flowers tucked away in the north of the county.
Pasqueflowers at Martin Down, Wiltshire
Yesterday, I took a recce trip out to Martin Down Nature Reserve looking for the beautiful and rare pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris). Also known as the 'anemone of Passiontide', the pasqueflower blooms around Easter, deriving its name from the word Paschal ("of...
Youth Strike 4 Climate Bournemouth Protest
This morning I went along to the Town Hall, in Bournemouth, to take photos of schoolchildren, students and parents protesting against climate change as part of Youth Strike 4 Climate's worldwide protests. This was an organised protest, and part of Youth Strike 4...