Quiver Trees

You may have guessed, but posts have been a little out of order. The Quiver Tree Forest near Keetmanshoop was our first real stop after a long drive from Windhoek. First, we arrived in the afternoon and spent an hour or two in the forest as the sun set. There were no clouds in the […]

Namibia Dunes

A rare sight as we left Luderitz, with clouds and rain over the dunes. The way the light and shadow was falling on the sand resulted in the first “Quick! Stop!” of the trip. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize And then onto Sossusvlei for the real dunes. The tallest, and highest in the world. We […]

Etosha Wildlife

I went to a travel expo when I was around 15, and came home with nothing but brochures about African safari tours. Twenty-odd years later, and I finally had the opportunity to go, assisting Martin Bailey to lead his Complete Namibia Tour and Workshop over the last three weeks. The trip ended with three days […]

Hobart Dawn

I recently spent a weekend in Hobart. I didn’t take many photographs because, well, it wasn’t that kind of trip. I did get up early one morning and drove to the summit of Mount Wellington, where it was 2.7 degrees, with crazy winds making it feel like -8.2 degrees. The drive back down was much […]

From Japan to Namibia

If you’ve known me for a while, you might remember that I took a trip to Japan in January 2015, to take part in one of Martin Bailey’s Hokkaido Winter Landscape tours. And I loved every minute of it. Firstly, for the opportunity to meet photographers I’ve known, or known of, for a long time […]

Crescent Dawn

“What brings you to Crescent Head today?” asked the receptionist when checking me in at the motel. “Nostalgia, mostly”. View fullsize Looking back towards the beach and the surf club Crescent Head was the location of Carney family holidays for most of my teenage years. We would often share a rental house with the Briggs […]

Crash

The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.  View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize