Category: Travel Stories
Summer is Chaos. Winter is Calm: Why I Love the Beach in Winter
I hate the beach in the summer. Loath it. Sand. People. (Not Sandpeople, that’s a Star Wars thing.) Heat. Sun cream. Seaweed. Crowds. Noise. Music. The list goes on. The dislike starts way before I even get to the beach. Sometimes the day before. Shall we leave early? What do we need to pack? Shall…
Bournemouth Beach in Winter: Finding Solitude by the Sea
It starts as a few drops. A gentle pitter-patter on the roof with little need to engage the wipers as we sit parked. Our spot doesn’t allow direct views, but we know less than 100 yards ahead of us the English Channel is violently crashing onto the beach. The rain intensifies, and it is at…
Challenging Coastal Landscape Photography Adventures on the Dorset Coast
Sometimes the best photography trips aren’t about perfect weather or dramatic landscapes, they’re about experimentation, learning, and enjoying the journey. A while back, I decided to test whether I enjoy short overnight trips in my camper van while photographing the English coastline. My destination? Freshwater Beach, near West Bay on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset,…
The Art of the Journey: Writing and Photographing Yellowstone
“It’s not about the destination; it’s the journey.” The utter cliché of that sentence makes me cringe as I write it. Overused, worn out, and I promise it’s the last time you’ll hear it from me. There should be no destination. There should be no journey. It should be an adventure. An adventure in driving,…
