The Bob Graham Round – Running the Fells with Friends
“I guess it’s the equivalent of ascending Everest…I think it’s harder!” - Tony Holt, ultra runner Some of you may remember 18 months ago me saying I was making a film about Tony attempting the Bob Graham Round: a 66 mile, 27,000ft, 42 peak circuit around the Lake District, [...]
20,000 gannets, a tent and a lot of beer: the gannets of RSPB Bempton Cliffs
In mid July I spent a very enjoyable couple of days filming gannets with my friend and fellow pro wildlife photographer, Alan Hewitt. There are about 22,000 gannets at RSPB Bempton Cliffs as well as 180,000 other seabirds, including puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes and even a random albatross seen shortly [...]
Farne Islands June 2017
Another fantastic day at the Farne Islands yesterday! Thank you to my lovely workshop clients: welcome back to old friends and welcome aboard to new ones! Here are a few images I took during the trip: Sunset gannet taking off from a feeding frenzy [...]
The Peach Herd – Sustainable grazing initiative for the Maasai Mara
Kenya's Maasai people are under threat. The Mara's wildlife is under threat. The Peach Herd is a sustainable grazing initiative by Hamish Stoddart of Peach Pubs to help both the people and the wildlife. Find out more in this short film I've edited for Hamish, using a lot of [...]
A bit on the side: some web development
As a bit of a side project, I've had something of a throwback to my university days: writing code. I used to write industrial monitoring software before moving to the family business, Multichem, and subsequently becoming a filmmaker / photographer, so I've dusted off some of the old skills (very rusty!) [...]
Giraffes: The Precipitous Fall of the Tallest Animal on Earth
They may be high up, but numbers are crashing to Earth. A family of giraffes stares down at the strange human lying in front of them Serene silhouette How d'you know you're looking at a male giraffe? He's got a big knob on his head. [...]