Highly Commended - Travel Photographer of the Year, 2023
Very pleased to hear that an image of mine - taken on board the night ferry from the Hook of Holland to Harwich - received a Highly Commended / 3rd place award in the 2023 Travel Photographer of the Year competition, in the 'A Quieter Life' category.
Winner - Sunday Times Travel Competition, June, 2022
This image, of two colourful balloons taking off from Ashton Court, taken at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, won the Sunday Times Travel photography competition on the 5th June
Silver Medal - Royal Photographic Society Travel Competition, 2021
This photograph of life, in its broadest sense, taking place in the Niza cattle market in Oman has won the Silver Medal in the RPS’s 2021 Travel competition.
It was taken in the Nizwa cattle & goat market, which is held every Friday morning. So long as one keeps out of the way, it’s possible to get quite close to the ‘action’ - in this instance a bit more going on than normal.
Winner - Sunday Times Travel Competition, Dec 2020
This photograph of a puffin, with its beak full of sand eels, was taken on Grimsey Island, a 15 minute boat ride away from Drangsnes, in the West fjords region of Iceland.
It’s not really a ‘travel’ image - which generally shows a sense of place however wildlife images seem to do particularly well in this competition and so I took the ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ approach.
Finalist - Travel Photographer of the Year, 2020
Delighted that an image of mine - taken on Haast Beach on the west Coast of NZ's South Island in February 2020 - was a Finalist in the 2020 Travel Photographer of the Year competition, in the 'Solitude' category.
Gratifying, given that there were over 25,000 entries from more than 140 countries. The winners were announced at the January, 2021 - that’s as far as I got - but very pleased to have reached the Finals at least!
Photography in….Iceland
A two week self-drive trip around Iceland’s Ring-Road, but also taking in the Western Fjords - as seen from a photographer’s perspective.