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June 14, 2024 - For almost every shoot I have done over the years, copyright has been an issue. Technically copyright resides with the...

February 20, 2024 - Eco Design of Milton Keynes recently commissioned me to photograph a house which they had extended and upgraded to passi...

November 19, 2023 - I've been taking drone photos of Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, for several years. This week, I brought...

July 27, 2023 - I was recently commissioned by Gruhe Architects to photograph a house in Birmingham which had been substantially extende...

May 11, 2023 - I'm in the process of gathering a set of drone photos of Sutton Park (near Birmingham) throughout the year. Here's a cou...

November 29, 2022 - My route into architectural photography came from studying architecture many years ago. One habit that stayed with me wa...

October 14, 2022 - Architects YMD Boon asked me to photograph this listed building in Leamington Spa. In addition to the drone shots shown...

September 08, 2022 - I was commissioned by MWK Architects of Northampton to photograph the new warehouse and offices of Xanadox Technologies...

July 01, 2022 - Over the years I have found my membership of the British Institute of Professional Photography to be very useful in deve...

May 20, 2022 - Here are some samples of my shoot of Contour radiator guards. The images are of the product in situ, at Brighton Girls'...

May 03, 2022 - I was recently commissioned to do a product shoot a set of radiator guards at a school in Brighton. Most of them were wh...

March 04, 2022 - The product I was asked to photograph here was Weberwall, a brick effect render. This mimics the bonds of traditional br...

February 01, 2022 - With architectural photography, the rules of composition, proportion and so on, along with the judicious correction of v...

September 26, 2021 - These images were from a recent shoot for Silva Timber https://www.silvatimber.co.uk/ used as marketing images for thei...

February 23, 2021 - These photos were taken late afternoon recently, in freezing weather with snow on the ground and ice on Bracebridge Pool...

December 22, 2020 - I was recently commissioned to photograph the interior of a newly fitted out branch of the Body Shop in Birmingham. The...

December 06, 2020 - Two more images from the shoot at Worcester Royal Hospital for Pinnegar Hayward Design. These are taken at dusk (the co...

December 02, 2020 - Some images from a recent shoot for Pinnegar Hayward Design, of the Aconbury East building in Worcester Royal Hospital,...

November 08, 2020 - These images of St Anne's Church in Moseley were taken in autumnal sunlight from my DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone. Ea...

November 02, 2020 - A few images from a recent shoot of an AirBNB property in Wolverhampton. These interiors were photographed with a Canon...

December 18, 2019 - A recent shoot for Pinnegar Hayward Design. These images are of the newly refurbished crisis centre of Worcester Royal H...

November 14, 2019 - Taken shortly after I obtained my Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) from the CAA, this video shows Moseley, Bi...

November 05, 2019 - To fly my drone (DJI Phantom 3 Professional) indoors, it is necessary to use it in 'Atti' mode, which means that it is n...

October 23, 2019 - EDIT... paperwork is completed, and now I have Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) from the CAA, Hot news! I ha...

October 18, 2019 - This is the second set of images from my recent shoot for BMI Group. Having photographed products in the warehouse unde...

October 18, 2019 - Images of products, shot on location at Besblock, Telford, for BMI Group. The products include blocks, spacers, membran...

September 19, 2019 - Photography of Habberley school campus in Worcestershire, for Jacobs architects. These images were taken on a Canon 6d,...

September 09, 2019 - Occasionally I photograph properties for AirBNB. I thought this one might be worth showing because the images demonstrat...

July 05, 2019 - I'm pleased to announce that this image, originally commissioned by Silva Timber as a product shoot, is the Midlands reg...

February 04, 2019 - Not any particular project, just a few favourite shots from the recent past.

January 16, 2019 - A quick compilation of some of my shoots of domestic, care home and hotel interiors. Clients include Accor Hotels, Seddo...

December 14, 2018 - Silva Timber, one of my regular customers, asked me to photograph a new luxury house near Weymouth. As it was a product...

October 12, 2018 - I was commissioned recently by Glancy Nicholls Architects to photograph the new Thomas Fields care home in Buxton. Timin...

October 02, 2018 - This cottage in south Oxfordshire was extended and re-clad by its owner, a carpenter. The cladding material was supplied...

September 17, 2018 - I made this video a few years back, but the content remains relevant today. It's a demonstration of the way lenses, pers...

September 06, 2018 - Another commission from Silva Timber, including both internal and external cladding. I was asked to highlight the diffe...

August 20, 2018 - Part of the brief for this shoot was to provide dusk shots of the building. This is quite complex, both technically and...

August 01, 2018 - Some images I took a couple of years ago for Seddon Construction, of the Bourn View care home in Birmingham (now operate...

June 12, 2018 - New shoot for a new client - IDP architects. This set of images is of the former Barking Magistrates' Court, now conver...

March 27, 2018 - Having been commissioned last year by architects Pinnegar Hayward Design to photograph this building, there was a need t...

November 20, 2017 - My first shoot for Accor Hotels has taken place at Ibis, Birmingham Airport. The pizzeria and reception area had recentl...

November 06, 2017 - Another recent shoot for Pinnegar Hayward Design, this time mainly of the interior 'learning street' of Holden Lane Prim...

October 09, 2017 - I was commissioned by a regular client, Pinnegar Hayward Design of Birmingham, to photograph the new building for Omicro...

September 02, 2017 - Some of the photos from my residency at Guildford Cathedral have now been incorporated into the permanent interpretation...

September 01, 2017 - Pleased to report that I spent a day hanging some of my photographic work as part of a semi-permanent exhibition at Guil...

August 09, 2017 - Some more images from a few weeks back when I went to Warwick Hall to photograph wall and ceiling panels for Knauf. The...

July 25, 2017 - Some interior and exterior images of this new health centre, design by ADP Architects and built by Seddon Construction....

June 05, 2017 - Ceiling and wall products for Knauf - the building is Warwick Hall, a multipurpose hall and theatre in the grounds of Wa...

April 10, 2017 - This image from my residency at Guildford Cathedral won the British Institute of Professional Photography regional print...

March 08, 2017 - There are occasions when photographing an interior from a floor-based tripod doesn't show the space to full effect. Nowa...

January 09, 2017 - In preparation for an early start on Sunday, as part of my residency, I stayed at the Asperion Hotel In Guildford on Sat...

December 29, 2016 - Tewkesbury Primary Care Centre will soon host two GP practices and a Lloyd's Pharmacy. These images are of the GP sectio...

December 21, 2016 - Another shoot for Pinnegar Hayward Design, of the new warehouse for Matthew Clark Distribution in Bedford. At this time...

December 02, 2016 - I was asked by architects Pinnegar Hayward Design to photograph the Emergency X-ray Department of the hospital recently.

November 02, 2016 - An extension including two new classrooms was recently built for Hockley Heath Academy, near Solihull. It was designed b...

October 12, 2016 - Images of a series of buildings of TCAT were commissioned by Pinnegar Hayward Design of Birmingham. These included class...

October 05, 2016 - Humans on scaffolding give an idea of the scale of Guildford Cathedral

September 27, 2016 - These photographs are of the Lawton Tubes warehouse in Coventry. The challenge was to make strong architectural images o...

September 18, 2016 - Commissioned photography of the new IC5 (Innovation Centre) building at Keele University, for Seddon Construction.

September 14, 2016 - Samples from a recent shoot at Joseph Leckie Academy for Seymour Harris Architects. Interior and exterior of a new build...

August 26, 2016 - Images of and from the scaffolding at Guildford Cathedral

July 26, 2016 - I am now offering low level aerial photography, from a 15 metre mast. This is an economical way of photographing buildin...

June 20, 2016 - Just an update

June 15, 2016 - The organ was removed to protect it during the current refurbishment. The pipes are currently stored in the Chapel of th...

May 19, 2016 - Work to remove asbestos and make other repairs has begun at Guildford Cathedral, where I am working as artist in residen...

April 21, 2016 - EOS Magazine is essential reading for Canon users, and many of the articles are useful for professional and amateur phot...

April 04, 2016 - A few interior and exterior images from a shoot a few weeks back for McCarthy & Stone. This development is St Francis Co...

March 03, 2016 - Whilst I'm all for having events, festivals and temporary features in civic spaces, I do think they need to have a bit o...

February 22, 2016 - Taken with a 5 x 4 large format film camera early in 2013, just before dawn, this is a view which won't be seen again....

February 21, 2016 - Using a 5 x 4 film camera with negative film, I took these shots of the Royal Armouries and the adjacent Clarence Dock i...

February 19, 2016 - Images of tower blocks in Stechford, Birmingham, taken about 8 minutes apart last night, showing how rapidly the colour...

February 03, 2016 - Some interiors from a shoot last year for Seddon Construction / Gracewell Healthcare

January 30, 2016 - Two contrasting images of the Library of Birmingham from almost identical vantage points. Both were taken using the same...

January 17, 2016 - Two more processed images from my recent visit to Guildford, as preliminary work for my forthcoming residency at the Cat...

December 31, 2015 - This is a video showing how I transformed a photo by artist Robert Barlow using some of the techniques available in Phot...

December 27, 2015 - I'm starting as Artist in Residence at Guildford Cathedral in April. In the meantime, here are some images from a prelim...

December 13, 2015 - Images from a recent shoot for Knight Frank. The building is student accommodation in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

November 18, 2015 - Last weekend I attended the highly stimulating INFOT conference at Derby University, organised by the British Institute...

November 10, 2015 - From a few weeks ago obviously. Taken using a Tamron 70-300 lens rather than a telescope, so just for fun, here's a sequ...

November 07, 2015 - To complement the exteriors of this building, which I posted recently, here is a selection of the interiors. The images...

November 06, 2015 - ​Some exteriors of the new Slater Street Extra Care home in Stoke on Trent. The photos were commissioned by Seddon Const...

November 02, 2015 - Cultural Centre in Willesden, London, designed by Alford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM). Skylights by Velux, who commission...

November 02, 2015 - Some more early morning fog. Bordesley Green, Birmingham, near Heartlands Hospital and in the Cole Valley

March 22, 2015 - The clouds arranged themselves very nicely for the eclipse on Friday! These images were taken from my daughter's school...

March 02, 2015 - Some images from a recent shoot of the Mary Stevens Hospice, designed by KKE Architects - nice to see it featured in the...

February 21, 2015 - Recent images of a group of low rise apartments by Seddon Construction for Sanctuary Housing. The site is off Stafford S...

February 02, 2015 - Some interior photography from the Mary Ann Evans Hospice, Nuneaton, designed by KKE Architects of Worcester. The main c...

January 28, 2015 - Some images of the exterior, taken last week for KKE Architects. These images were taken in hazy / cloudy / misty condit...

December 30, 2014 - More work at East Midlands Airport, this time commissioned by Bam Construction. The areas photographed were the airside...

December 20, 2014 - East Midlands Airport serves Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. This set of images is from a shoot for Tobermore Concrete,...

November 25, 2014 - This image, from the shoot for KKE Architects, shows the 'faking' of a lit window when it was impossible to get the actu...

November 19, 2014 - Some more images from the recent shoot for KKE Architects, Worcester

November 12, 2014 - Recently completed work by KKE Architects of Worcester. Some exterior shots here.

November 11, 2014 - An unusual commission (for me, anyway). Bloor Homes asked me to photograph an interior for their forthcoming Christmas p...

October 20, 2014 - When I first looked at taking up architectural photography as a career, it looked easy. And many people still think it i...

October 09, 2014 - First images from this weeks shoot for LSP Developments. This is the Blaenavon Resource Centre, with various healthcare...

October 03, 2014 - More work for Tobermore Concrete. This time photographing the exterior of King Edward VI School, Sheldon. Building desig...

September 12, 2014 - This week I found myself photographing part of the campus at Lincoln University, including the new Architecture faculty,...

August 12, 2014 - Some more shots for Tobermore Concrete Products. Unlike previous shoots, the product here is a retaining wall system. Th...

August 04, 2014 - Some more examples of photographic paving products for Tobermore Concrete, at Bishop Wilson School, Chelmsley Wood, Birm...

July 23, 2014 - Not long after I set up this business, I started a part-time M.A. in Freelance Photography at Birmingham City University...

July 21, 2014 - Some shots of showhomes for Barratt Homes at a new development in Worcester

July 01, 2014 - Recently went to this exhibition in the former Curzon Street Station terminus (Birmingham's 'Euston Arch') organised by...

June 30, 2014 - Recent commission for Lloyd-Thomas architects: private residence, Warwickshire

June 18, 2014 - Some images from a recent shoot for Tobermore Concrete, showing paving for the new City of Leicester College.

May 19, 2014 - View to Birmingham centre from Tyseley Station bridge.

April 30, 2014 - I have to admit to being pretty pleased with this.... http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/creative/birmingham-phot...

April 07, 2014 - Having spent years claiming to be a photographer, it's now official!

March 09, 2014 - Some images of the new(ish) library taken this afternoon. Couldn't waste the weather... and one from the evening as well...

February 12, 2014 - Some images from a shoot at Christ Church Primary School, Walsall, for Seymour Harris architects, Birmingham

January 23, 2014 - I previously showed diagrams of how to set up a camera with a shift lens. These illustrations show the results. Again, t...

January 15, 2014 - Having put up a post about the principles of a shift lens, using the manual to my ancient MPP large format camera, I tho...

January 09, 2014 - This diagram, from the handbook to my 50+ year old MPP 5x4 camera, neatly illustrates the use of a shift lens to overcom...

January 03, 2014 - The photographs in this set are to show MAC's public spaces, and how design, branding and public art are integrated.

December 29, 2013 - A recent image of Heythrop Hall near Oxford, showing 'before and after' Photoshopping. Shot using Canon 6D with TS-E17 l...

October 22, 2013 - Here are few images from a recent shoot at the Opus Café, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, for interior designer Suzanne Barnes...

October 01, 2013 - I have been commissioned to provide photographs of locations in Birmingham relating to the filmmaker Michael Balcon who...

July 20, 2013 - Some images from a recent shoot for Birmingham City University's marketing department. These show the Parkside Campus, n...