We recently took a long weekend indulging in some friendship and photography in Cornwall. The primary purpose of the visit was to catch up with old friends, Mike and Hilary Philpott, who many Saab folk will know. But of course, we also took a look around this beautiful part of the world while we were there. The itinerary: Friday – […]
It’s not that often an ordinary guy from Australia gets to be on the ground for what should be a proper moment in world history. With Brexit looming, I couldn’t resist booking a trip from ‘home’ in Sweden to London for some history-in-the-making street photography. Brexit, as you may know, has been a monumental cluster**** since the day the referendum
In the immortal words of the great millennial poet – Oops! I did it again. April 2018 saw me buy another camera. Another Leica camera. This time, it was the most Australian of Leica cameras, the M8. Maaaaaaaaaate! If you don’t know anything about the Leica M8, the one thing you need to know up front is that it was
April 2018. As I’ve immersed myself more in the world of photography, I’ve developed the typical photographer’s bucket list of places to visit. The lake district in England, the peak district, the Dolomites in Italy, Iceland, Paris, Yosemite, Zion and many more – including Scotland. This trip was part vacation and part self-examination. Could I get to one of the
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It all started last Thursday, when I got an email from SAS telling me that my flight to London the following day was ready for check-in. What flight? I looked into it and sure enough, I’d booked a weekend in London some time ago that I’d completely forgotten about. With plans already in place for Friday night and no accommodation
I recently took a rare plunge and spent far more money than my talents can justify and bought the Porsche 911 of cameras. A Leica M (Type 240) rangefinder digital. Like the 911, it’s German. It’s Iconic. It’s been used by masters to do amazing things. A masterpiece in both design and execution. Both the 911 and the Leica M
