On the second to last day in Jersey I visited Val de la Mare Reservoir. To my great surprise at one end there was a large dam holding back the water which provided multiple photography opportunities. Some of the photographs I took went back to my old minimal architectural style which I think the dam…
A surprisingly interesting part of my holiday was when I visited Le Greve De Lecq on the north coast. There was quite a small beach and a couple of cafes and the all important ice cream stand along the beach, a little further up was the old British barracks and watermill. Walking along the beach…
After my visit to the German defences at Batterie Lothringen I visited St. Matthews Church, more commonly known as the Glass Church. Originally built in 1840 as a church of ease for local residence unable to access the main Parish church, it became famous after the French artist Rene Lalique was commissioned in 1930 to produce…
On Day four I stumbled across Battery Lothringen consisting of German defences from World War 2. It turned out to be quite a happy accident, I have a great passion for exploring old and abandoned buildings, but when you combine abandoned with the historical era of WW2 it becomes especially exciting. The picture below shows a German…
The first day that we arrived on Jersey was assigned to finding the accommodation and then establishing the local area; places to see, to eat and things to do. We only had a small amount of time in the evening left after flying in so we decided to take a walk along the coast and…
From the dates of 6th July to 13th July I was on holiday. I travelled with my family across the channel to Jersey, not a million miles away, only a 45 minute flight in fact, but it was still a brilliant opportunity to experiment with my photography in an unfamiliar land. The following few blog…
