Saturday saw me down on Southend Seafront taking photos of 200 or so mad people as they swam 3.3km from Chalkwell Beach to Jubilee Beach via Southend Pier. I shot the start as 4 waves of swimmers left the beach before hot footing it up the seafront to capture them all as they finished what …
Southend Half Marathon 2017
Sunday 9th July saw me spend my morning photographing the 2017 Southend Half Marathon. I was doing so on behalf of Havens Hospices for whom the event is a major fundraiser each year. I managed to shoot 4,500 photos so if you were taking part there is a fair chance that I snapped you crossing …
Southend Half Marathon – How to help me
This Sunday I will be shooting the Southend Half Marathon as a volunteer photographer for Havens Hospices. I will try and get at least one shot of everyone taking part although it is a big field and I will probably be working alone - unless anyone wants to volunteer to do some shots out on …
HARP24 2017 – Purchasing Images
Ok folks. I am now all organised and you can now purchase digital download photos and/or physical prints from the comfort of your armchair with minimal input from my good self. For the HARP24 photos I will donate 50% of any sales I make to HARP once the bulk of any sales have been made. …
HARP24 2017 Photos
Had an excellent weekend photographing this years HARP24 ultra running festival / event HQ'd at Westcliff Rugby Club in Southend. Fabulous people both organising and taking part and great that I know most of them and this makes capturing them in action all the more satisfying. The photos will primarily be available for a month …
Southend Half Marathon 2015
I recently provided volunteer event photography services for the Southend Half Marathon on the request of the organisers Havens Hospices. I was more than happy to give up my day to capture the event and a few subsequent evenings to process and upload the results. You are here for the photos I'm sure so I …
EETC Kids & Off-road Triathlons 2015
Yesterday I was taking photos at the East Essex Triathlon Club's annual Kids and Off-road Triathlons held at the Basildon Sporting Village. I had been asked by the organisers if I would do the event photography and I was happy to oblige. I was very ably assisted by my daughter Lizzie who was based at …
Bluebell 5
This morning I spent a few hours in the glorious surroundings of Tile Wood near Rayliegh taking photographs of people taking part in the Bluebell 5 - a 5 mile trail run through the Little Haven Nature Reserve raising funds for Havens Hospices. I was undecided which event to cover as there were a few …
2014 Photography
My photography has ramped up considerably in 2014 and much of it has been taking photos of local sporting events and primarily parkruns at various locations. Ive also been able to do some wildlife photography plus some odds and ends of concerts, landscape, art, and architecture. And I've not earned a single solitary sheckle for …
HARP Cardboard Box Challenge
Last Friday evening I took time out to lend my support and take some photographs for HARP Southend - Southend's Homeless Action Resource Project - at their Cardboard Box Challenge held at Westcliff High School for Boys. It was a very wet evening but 40 or so hardy people stepped up to the challenge and …