Tag Archives: photography

Words to Live By

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

From a really rather marvellous essay on billjayonphotography.com, comes this list of rules for amateur photographers, written in The Amateur Photographer some time around the turn of the 20th Century. Number six is alarmingly prescient, given the current difficulties in … Continue reading →

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Indiegogo Funding Update

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Dear all, thank you so much to all of those who have donated so far to my Indiegogo funding campaign about covering the elections in Kenya. You have been amazingly generous. We’ve raised nearly $2,000, and I can’t thank you … Continue reading →

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Help Me Fund My Dream!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll have seen lots of pictures of lots of different things, mostly monkeys and bad shirts. However on February 4th of this year I have the chance to do something which is … Continue reading →

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Dozing Monkey

Posted on January 6, 2013 by
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Clear Water

Posted on January 5, 2013 by
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Lake Nkuruba

Posted on January 4, 2013 by
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Misty Mornings (Rare Here!)

Posted on January 3, 2013 by
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Nerves

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

I’ve been on holiday the past two weeks. Brace yourself for snaps.

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On The Trail Of The One-In-A-Million Bird

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

I teach photography to people occasionally- nothing particularly complex, just basic handling of SLRs and the outline of how to make pictures a little better. Recently a couple of students from the first class I ran contacted me. They wanted … Continue reading →

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Paris

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

From 2009:

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Daily Storms

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

It’s the tail end of the rainy season here and the storms are coming almost every day. It rains so hard that the streets run ankle-deep with the runoff from the surrounding hills, and the day ceases until it passes. … Continue reading →

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Lake Bunyonyi Snaps

Posted on August 2, 2012 by

(I was using my new old Nikon F2 all weekend so some film-based images will arrive as soon as I process the films)

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Physical Graffiti

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

I just saw this amazing post (via the Printspace Facebook Page). It’s about a photographer called Josh Cole, who takes the most amazing images. He freezes motion in fascinating ways, and if you’re in London it’s sure to be a … Continue reading →

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While I was at Work…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

I saw this: You can read all about them here.

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Alien Fruit II

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Six years and two months ago I was in Lima, aged 18 and enjoying the tail end of a very good gap year. I posted on my blog (which was called Eloquencias, despite being nothing of the sort) something about … Continue reading →

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Yesterday

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

This is how yesterday went: Crashing through bushes on the outskirts of QENP Francis the guide. Yours Truly. Always better behind a lens.There are two trucks in this picture. I’m offering a sweet to the first person to spot them*. … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Nights in Gulu Bus Depot

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Yesterday Andrew Green and I went to Kitgum working on a story. Kitgum, for the uninitiated, is a bloody long way north. It’s practically on the South Sudanese border, and sits at the end of a very bumpy road, an … Continue reading →

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The Rainy Season

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Yesterday I spent the entire day slogging through thick mud on a motorbike on a rural road in Northern Uganda in the rain with Andrew Green trying to reach Pabbo to do a story about the refugees there. We succeeded, … Continue reading →

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Radio + Weasel Album Launch Photos

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

I go anywhere if it’s free. This was a good example of that. Sorry about the watermarks, this is Radio and Weasel (and friends) launching their new album in Hotel Africana, Kampala. They’re two of Uganda’s biggest artists, and they … Continue reading →

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Hide and Seek and a Photo Competition

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

I’m in Ethiopia at the moment visiting some sites for Tearfund, which may go some way to explaining why you’re about to see a picture of a donkey. Ethiopia is very pleasant, although the livestock on the roads make travel … Continue reading →

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There Are Other Options

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

In amongst my frustration (and later concern) at the Invisible Children “#Kony2012″ video I have still been working, and this post is about a fascinating day I spent this week with Shelter and Settlement Alternatives at one of their projects … Continue reading →

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Viral Video Prompts Trip Down Memory Lane

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

As the constant barrage of links on Facebook and news alerts keep reminding me, Northern Uganda is currently in the news in a big way as a result of the Kony 2012 campaign by Invisible Children. Many people more experienced … Continue reading →

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Some Bonus Cat

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I got up early today because the first rains of the new rainy season had come and the sunrise was spectacular. Then I went to check on the veg patch, and Peanut the cat came to assist me. These pics … Continue reading →

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Jobless Millionaires

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

From a photoessay I did about miraa (khat) chewers in Jinja:

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BIRDS.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

I was in the Ssese Islands over the weekend to shoot something for a UN publication on the subject of the HIV/AIDS rate amongst the fishing communities there, and I did the work. However (as Andrew Green, the writer I … Continue reading →

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