Photography

Fifteen years behind a camera — travel, wildlife and the people I met along the way.

Selected work

Twenty frames I would show first.

20 of 122 photographs

Wooden fishing boats and circling gulls in a harbour filled with morning fog — Harbour in the fog

Pedestrians, a cyclist and a loaded handcart in a narrow covered street in the medina of Marrakech, Morocco — Marrakech alley

A craftsman working under a stone archway in a Moroccan medina, black and white — Craftsman in the medina

A fisherman carrying a net across tidal flats as a kite flies past, another figure behind, Tanzania — Fisherman at low tide

A zebra facing the camera with its mouth wide open, black and white, Tanzania — Zebra yawning

A hippopotamus half out of the water as a swallow flies past its head, Tanzania — Hippo and swallow

Interior of a rural minibus with a Ukrainian flag, a rosary and a printed fare list, the driver visible in the rear-view mirror — Marshrutka

Three baboons sitting on a bank, backlit against tall grass, Tanzania — Family against the light

Two boys with backpacks sitting on separate stone walls against a plain sky, sepia — Two on the wall

Sun rays breaking through cloud above the hillside apartment blocks of Naples, Italy — Light over Naples

Close portrait of a zebra head and neck, stripes filling the frame, black and white, Tanzania — Zebra portrait

Drummers playing beside a bonfire at night under a thatched shelter, Tanzania — Drums by the fire

An Egyptian goose rising from a muddy pool with wings spread and water flying, Tanzania — Goose rising from the water

Snow-capped mountains reflected in a car wing mirror above a desert roadside — Mountains in the mirror

A man and two children sitting on a ridge at sunset, hair rimmed by the light, Morocco — Evening on the hill

Two zebras grazing at the edge of a pale lake below a hazy crater wall, Tanzania — By the lake

A rosary and a small metal angel among weathered wooden crosses, Hill of Crosses, Lithuania — Rosary and angel

Close portrait of an olive baboon looking directly at the camera, Tanzania — Baboon portrait

A couple facing each other in silhouette at blue hour, street lamps out of focus behind — Face to face

Swimmers seen from above in clear turquoise shallows over rock — Clear water

Travel photography

Roads, cities and coastlines - from the medinas of Marrakech to Death Valley.

48 photographs

Eroded golden badlands at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, with visitors standing on a ridge — Zabriskie Point

Two motorcyclists riding a desert highway seen from behind, mountains ahead, black and white — Motorcycles in the desert

A motorcyclist on an empty highway curving between striped desert rock formations — Desert highway

A car stopped on a desert roadside with the driver door open, black and white — Roadside stop

A wide sandy beach at low tide with distant cliffs and a few small figures — Low tide

An English seaside town rising from the beach towards a ruined hilltop castle — Town by the sea

The front of a dark Dodge Challenger parked against a bare desert slope — Challenger

A road descending towards a dry salt flat, a car passing behind a wooden crash barrier — Road through the valley

Snow-capped mountains reflected in a car wing mirror above a desert roadside — Mountains in the mirror

Cattle standing in a flooded pasture, mirrored in the water, snow-covered mountains behind — Reflection in the pasture

A rocky Mediterranean bay with turquoise water and mountains along the far shore — Bay below the mountains

The front of an orange and black Plymouth GTX parked among pine trees — Plymouth GTX

A piebald horse grazing on a clifftop pasture above a town of tiled roofs — Pasture above the rooftops

A container ship passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco — Golden Gate and freighter

The Golden Gate Bridge seen from the headland above the bay, San Francisco — Golden Gate

Waves breaking over dark rocks along a rugged coastline — Waves on the rocks

Yellow wallflowers growing on a clifftop above Whitby harbour, England — Flowers above the harbour

A wind-shaped tree beside a stone wall above the rooftops of an English town — Tree by the wall

The walkway of the Golden Gate Bridge with its red railing running towards the tower — On the bridge

A bronze athlete statue against the ruins of an abbey, black and white — Statue among ruins

A bronze statue with one arm raised in front of a weathered stone building under heavy cloud — Reaching up

A hillside churchyard of leaning gravestones with an abbey church and the sea behind, Whitby — Graveyard above the town

Whitby harbour and its red-roofed houses seen from the cliff path, England — Whitby from above

Wooden crucifixes and rosaries hung densely together at the Hill of Crosses, Lithuania — Hill of Crosses

A rosary and a small metal angel among weathered wooden crosses, Hill of Crosses, Lithuania — Rosary and angel

Pedestrians, a cyclist and a loaded handcart in a narrow covered street in the medina of Marrakech, Morocco — Marrakech alley

Wooden houses and a river glimpsed through the trunks and branches of tall pines — Houses behind the pines

Interior of a rural minibus with a Ukrainian flag, a rosary and a printed fare list, the driver visible in the rear-view mirror — Marshrutka

People walking a hazy seafront promenade beside the white ramparts of a Moroccan coastal town, black and white — Promenade in the haze

Yellow maple leaves gathered against the foot of a wire fence beside a running track — Leaves by the fence

A small town with red tiled roofs spread along a green valley beneath wooded hills — Town in the valley

Wooden fishing boats and circling gulls in a harbour filled with morning fog — Harbour in the fog

A half-sunken wooden boat at the edge of a shallow lake with dead branches standing in the water — Sunken boat

A wide river curving through dense pine forest, seen from high ground — River bend

Three stray cats asleep together in a cardboard box on a pavement, black and white — Three in a box

A red rally-prepared Lada driving fast along a gravel track — Rally Lada

A young gull standing on a stone parapet above the Tiber, with a Roman bridge behind — Gull by the Tiber

Low evening sun breaking through overhanging branches above a river — Sun through branches

Three men riding in the open bed of a pickup truck on a straight road across arid mountains in Morocco — Road across the Atlas

An Amsterdam canal lined with moored boats, a domed church closing the view, toned sepia — Amsterdam canal

Two gulls silhouetted on a sea wall against a pale orange sunset — Two at sunset

Sun rays breaking through cloud above the hillside apartment blocks of Naples, Italy — Light over Naples

The sun setting behind a long bank of cloud over a dark desert horizon — Sun behind clouds

A motorboat crossing in front of clifftop hotels on the Italian coast — Coastline and boat

Gulls lifting off above the surf as a single walker crosses an empty beach — Gulls on the shore

An alpine valley with a village on the floor far below, under tall summer cumulus — Valley under clouds

A white car parked at a viewpoint facing snow-lit alpine peaks at dusk — Stop in the Alps

A single moored sailboat on a still lake below layered mountains, toned blue — Lone sailboat

Wildlife photography

Tanzania: patience, distance, and light you cannot plan for.

46 photographs

A marabou stork gliding low over acacia scrub with hills behind, Tanzania — Marabou over the acacias

Lion in profile

A male impala standing in tall grass beside an acacia trunk, Tanzania — Impala in tall grass

A male lion asleep on bare earth beside green grass, Tanzania — Lion asleep

Two impalas walking away into sunlit grass beneath acacias, Tanzania — Two impalas

A herd of Cape buffalo grazing with a cattle egret perched on one of their backs, Ngorongoro, Tanzania — Buffalo herd with egret

A black-headed heron standing in tall green grass, Tanzania — Black-headed heron

Three zebras crossing a dirt track on the floor of the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania — Zebras crossing

A zebra grazing head down, its stripes filling the frame, black and white, Tanzania — Stripes up close

A hippopotamus half out of the water as a swallow flies past its head, Tanzania — Hippo and swallow

Two elephants with their trunks locked together in dry grass, toned, Tanzania — Trunks locked

A hippopotamus watching from the water with only its eyes and nostrils showing, Tanzania — Watching from the water

A zebra standing in grassland on the floor of the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania — Zebra in the crater

Four zebras walking along a track below the green wall of the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania — Zebras below the crater rim

A zebra walking through falling rain on open grassland, black and white, Tanzania — Zebra in the rain

A herd of elephants spread across green savanna dotted with acacias, Tanzania — Elephant herd on the plain

Close portrait of a zebra head and neck, stripes filling the frame, black and white, Tanzania — Zebra portrait

A zebra standing in flowering grass in soft mist, Tanzania — Zebra in the mist

A tusked elephant partly hidden behind thorn branches, Tanzania — Elephant behind branches

An elephant walking towards the camera through tall green grass, Tanzania — Elephant in the grass

A large tusked elephant standing between flat-topped acacias, Tanzania — Elephant among acacias

A superb starling with iridescent blue plumage standing in grass, Tanzania — Superb starling

A giraffe standing beside the track behind a dusty safari Land Cruiser, Tanzania — Giraffe behind the jeep

Two giraffes feeding beneath a broad acacia on open savanna, Tanzania — Two giraffes

A Cape buffalo bull facing the camera with two cattle egrets nearby, Ngorongoro, Tanzania — Buffalo and egrets

A water thick-knee standing on lava rocks at the edge of a pool, Tanzania — Bird on lava rock

Egyptian geese and ducks standing in shallow water, toned blue, Tanzania — In the shallows

A giraffe walking away through open acacia woodland, Tanzania — Giraffe among acacias

A Nile monitor lizard resting on gravel beside a track, Tanzania — Monitor lizard by the track

An Egyptian goose rising from a muddy pool with wings spread and water flying, Tanzania — Goose rising from the water

A family of elephants crossing a dirt road in single file, Tanzania — Herd crossing the road

Elephants walking close together, one carrying a leafy branch in its trunk, Tanzania — Carrying a branch

A blue monkey looking out from dense green foliage, Tanzania — Monkey in the leaves

An olive baboon sitting on the forest floor with its mouth wide open, Tanzania — Baboon yawning

Close portrait of an olive baboon looking directly at the camera, Tanzania — Baboon portrait

Three baboons sitting on a bank, backlit against tall grass, Tanzania — Family against the light

Two elephants walking across the open floor of the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania — Two elephants on the crater floor

A zebra standing square on and looking straight at the camera, Tanzania — Eye to eye

A zebra grazing with a baboon sitting in the grass behind, Tanzania — Zebra and baboon

A single wildebeest standing on dry open plain, toned, Tanzania — Wildebeest on the plain

A zebra facing the camera with its mouth wide open, black and white, Tanzania — Zebra yawning

Two zebras grazing in front of a lone flat-topped tree, Ngorongoro, Tanzania — Zebras by the acacia

Two zebras grazing at the edge of a pale lake below a hazy crater wall, Tanzania — By the lake

A small group of wildebeest resting and standing among rocks, Tanzania — Wildebeest herd

A Thomson gazelle grazing with wildebeest in the background, Tanzania — Gazelle and wildebeest

A large bare acacia standing alone above green scrub, Tanzania — Bare acacia

People and street photography

Portraits and moments that happened by themselves.

28 photographs

A red-haired woman looking out over a sandy bay from a painted iron railing, England — Looking out over the bay

People walking a boardwalk between dense walls of crosses, a man sitting at the side, Hill of Crosses, Lithuania — Path between the crosses

Portrait of a young woman with long dark hair in warm evening light — Portrait in evening light

Two boys with backpacks sitting on separate stone walls against a plain sky, sepia — Two on the wall

Portrait of a woman with wind-blown hair, a small town out of focus below — Wind above the town

Fishermen and dockworkers among nets and crates in a misty working harbour, Morocco — Fishing harbour

Four people walking down stone steps from a grassy hilltop with a single tree, under heavy cloud — Steps up the hill

A bride seen from behind, her skirt swinging, on a riverbank, black and white — Dress by the river

A craftsman working under a stone archway in a Moroccan medina, black and white — Craftsman in the medina

A couple facing each other in silhouette at blue hour, street lamps out of focus behind — Face to face

A couple standing close in silhouette against warm lamps at dusk — Evening light

A hand holding a single small pink flower on a thin stem — A small flower

A couple kissing on stone steps, partly hidden by the balustrade — Behind the steps

A couple holding a baby while standing on a tree-lined path in summer — Three on the path

Men gutting fish on a quayside with a gull nearby and white ramparts behind, Morocco — Fish market

Young men playing football on wet sand at sunset — Football on the sand

A woman walking along the waterline in silhouette against a low sun, black and white — Along the shore

A man in glasses looking back over his shoulder from the seat of a convertible — Behind the wheel

A bride greeting a guest in a wide-brimmed hat, both in silhouette, black and white — Greeting

A bride adjusting her bracelet in a field, a guest out of focus behind, black and white — Before the ceremony

A man sitting on a terrace with mint tea, an earthen village and hills behind, Morocco — Tea with a view

A man in a hat and a woman in white standing apart by a lake, sepia — By the lake

A couple standing beneath a tree by a lake with a sailboat on the water, sepia — Under the tree

Swimmers seen from above in clear turquoise shallows over rock — Clear water

A man and two children sitting on a ridge at sunset, hair rimmed by the light, Morocco — Evening on the hill

A couple sitting wrapped together watching sunset over a desert valley, Morocco — Together at sunset

Drummers playing beside a bonfire at night under a thatched shelter, Tanzania — Drums by the fire

A fisherman carrying a net across tidal flats as a kite flies past, another figure behind, Tanzania — Fisherman at low tide