Another year down, and…well, wasn’t that a weird one? Not just for me?

…from a photography perspective.

What you’re about to read may at first sound a bit harsh. Apologies.

If you’re reading this, you may well have taken one of the cards I give out at events to people who are looking for “extra” photos.

[You can find part one here if you missed it] Into August. One of the grooms is a gymnast and dancer – and if he was going to spend a day being shy and retiring, this wasn’t that day.

It’s the end of another year, and I’m looking back from these dark days of winter to brighter times in every sense.

Believe it or not, this photo was taken in broad daylight – outside on a gorgeous, sunny, autumn afternoon. [Click for a bigger view if on a big screen]

In the quiet, in the shadows at the back of the hall, I do a lot of thinking about what it really takes to do this job well.

If you happen to have a) a garden b) a camera with a shutter drive and c) a collection of small people with summer holiday interests that include waterfights and shooting things…

Glowing with pride, a newly-minted Queen’s Counsel bursts through a passageway in the heart of the Inner Temple, London’s maze of legal chambers and halls.

One of my very favourite clients is the Heatherley School of Fine Art. They do some fantastic events throughout the year, and January marks the exhibition of work by the staff in the Bankside Gallery.

(Part one and part two if you missed them.) And so to the last third of the year. I did get one happy bit of news in the summer – having bought the new Canon 1DX earlier in the year,…