Here’s another gritty urban night soccer scene coming to you from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, though this time from the adjacent Ipanema beach rather than Copacabana. I love the action in this shot, these guys were just having a kick around, nothing organised, but they went all out to every contest, was awesome to watch.…
Quite possibly one of my favourite things about Rio de Janeiro is the awesome beach culture. From dawn till dusk the beaches are positively alive with action. Hawkers roam, beach bars abound, volleyball and soccer nuts send sand flying while swimmers, runners, bladers, boarders and surfers all also find their space. Am I forgetting anything?…
Sometimes in the quest for a cool photo I find myself asking the following question: Will this photo be worth putting myself in {insert unpleasant scenario here}? For me those unpleasant scenarios normally involve various kinds of unsavoury filth, the path of dangerous oncoming objects, the ridicule of strangers, the risk of being mugged for…
Hi guys here’s a shot I nabbed in Bahia in northern Brazil. I took this shot on one of the most chilled out, beautiful islands I’ve ever visited. It goes by the name Boipeba and sits about a 3 hour ferry ride from Bahia’s capital, Salvador. The gritty tropical hustle of Salvador (that has the…
Just thought I’d let you know that I’ve had another photo selected as the photo of the day in Light & Composition Magazine, today October 18th . This time it’s a long exposure ‘Whitsunday Sunset’, again from the sailing trip I did this time last year. The photo automatically goes into a competition for the…
Hi Guys, Just thought I’d let you know that this panorama ‘Pier Ruins’ from the sailing trip I did this time last year has been selected as the photo of the day, today October 13th in Light & Composition Magazine. The photo automatically goes into a competition for the photo of the month, which will…
For today’s post I’m going back to one of the last hikes I did before leaving New Caledonia. I captured this incredible sunset from an equally incredible location: Pic Malawi, a steep mountain commanding an awesome view over the peninsula upon which the city of Nouméa resides. After a steep ascent struggling to keep up…
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