Mid-week I travelled to St. Ouen to see another lighthouse, unfortunately the lighthouse was just a small signal station, nothing as grand as I had previously seen. Something else of interest at the site however was Grosnez Castle. Dating back to the 14th Century Grosnez is a ruin of its former self, with just one... Continue Reading →
My Jersey Island Journey – Part 5 – Glass Church
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... Continue Reading →
My Jersey Island Journey – Part 4 – German Defence
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... Continue Reading →
My Jersey Island Journey – Part 3 – Animals
Day three of my holiday was mainly centred around a visit to the Durrell Wildlife Park. I'm not especially a fan of taking pictures of animals that are in zoos, primarily because you can usually see all the fences and other man made objects inside the enclosures and to me it kind of defeats the... Continue Reading →
My Jersey Island Journey – Part 2 – Harbours & Castles
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... Continue Reading →
My Jersey Island Journey – Part 1 – Home
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... Continue Reading →
London Architecture & Free Range Exhibitions
Today I decided to go into London, specifically Brick Lane and the surrounding area. Currently at Brick Lane the Old Truman Brewery is hosting the Free Range art and design exhibitions. Many universities and colleges are there showing off the work of the graduating 3rd years in the hope to gain some exposure and maybe... Continue Reading →
Local Exploration Walk & Photography
Hey everyone, recently a lot of my photography has been Central London based, so I wanted to explore local for a day. Armed with just my Nikon 50mm 1.8G lens myself & Reiss went on a cold, windy & muddy walk cross country. Below is a map of the route we took, the colours match... Continue Reading →
Painshill Park Photography
Another great photography trip this week, this time accompanied by some friends. Thanks go out to Reiss Cleal for finding the location and for driving us there! This week I visited Painshill Park, a 19th century Garden designed by Charles Hamilton. Situated just inside of the M25 next to the town of Cobham, Surrey it... Continue Reading →