[You can find part one here if you missed it] Part 2; and the usually quieter August wasn’t. Making it even more frustrating when EasyJet’s mass cancellation put paid to a summer holiday. Not ideal.

2023 was BUSY. More shoots (and video production) than in any previous year, with lots of new challenges and indeed new horizons. Christmas this year has been all about the sleep and giving some love to my kit.

[You can find part one here if you missed it] In Sicily in July, and the ancient cathedral lying to the east was just too tempting. I wrote in some detail about the quest for this sunrise moment.

A year of reunion, revival and renewal began with inflamed skies over Croydon, as I was making some portraits for a friend in the ever-quiet first month of the year.

You’ve probably heard the first line of this chapter: Judge not, that ye be not judged. I like the first part of the second verse too: For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.

What could be possibly be more straightforward than giving a photo to the world, to use for free?

The new Cabinet appointments were announced yesterday with a series of set-piece portraits. I shall confine myself to commenting on the photos.

As an independent supplier, facing the public out there, it’s normal to get some weird enquiries every now and then. Here’s one that appeared yesterday… Hi, We were wondering if you have an event photographer for tomorrow September 6th for…

When I’m going through photo examples with a prospective client, and they ask that killer question: “So what’s different about your approach?”, I often show this one.

I was copied into a request for help a few days ago. Someone I didn’t know had only a few family photos still in existence, from their parents’ wedding in 1965.

It’s 5.30. This will all be over in 40 minutes, whatever. Nothing I can do about it.

My friend Michael took, and posted, this lovely picture. It’s a lovely picture. [Photo: © Michael Hobson, used with permission]