Travel

Two Years for 98 Seconds

16th August 2026 by Sam

Chasing the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse at Peñafiel Castle, Spain There’s a particular kind of quiet that falls over a crowd of a few hundred people in the seconds before totality. Then the light dips, the temperature drops, and for a couple of minutes the sky does something your brain can’t quite comprehend. I’d read …

50+ things to photograph in Bristol, Somerset and the South West this Summer

6th June 20266th June 2026 by Sam

Bristol Balloon Fiesta Clifton Suspension Bridge print

Summer 2026 – your complete photographer’s guide to the region Summer is a great time for photography in the South West. The light is long, the landscape is alive, and there’s an almost embarrassing amount of things to point a lens at – from hot air balloons drifting over Bristol to wild orchids on the …

The best locations for photographing Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol

2nd August 20245th April 2024 by Sam

Misty Clifton Suspension Bridge fine art photo print

If you’re looking for a guide to the best locations for photographing Clifton Suspension Bridge, you’ve come to the right place… Clifton Suspension Bridge is Bristol’s most photographed landmark. Completed in 1864, it was the creation of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a spectacular marvel of engineering – straddling the Avon Gorge with its’ steep …

Over 50 of the best photography locations around Somerset

19th September 202428th February 2024 by Sam

Introduction Are you looking for landscape photography locations around Somerset? Here is my comprehensive list of the best spots for photos in Somerset. I’m going to keep adding to this and if I’ve missed any, please let me know in the comments at the bottom. Somerset is a large county in the South West of …

The 50 best landscape photography locations around Bristol

23rd June 20247th February 2024 by Sam

Clifton Suspension Bridge sunset high tide

If you’re looking for the best landscape photography locations in Bristol, then you’ve come to the right place! Any photographer visiting the city of Bristol is blessed with a huge variety of places to photograph. Due to the relatively small geographic size of the city, it is quite easy to jump from one location to …

Durdle Door sunrise through arch

16th December 2019 by Sam

For a few weeks each year, the sun rises in exactly the right position to be seen through the arch of Durdle Door, at Lulworth Cove. For a fan of sunburst photography, it really was something I couldn’t miss out on! Even though the forecast wasn’t great, it looked like the best shot I had …

The land of fire and ice (and loads of waterfalls)

12th December 2018 by Sam

It had been on my holiday to-do list for some time, but finally we took the chance to go for a few days to the epic awesomeness that is Iceland. It was ridiculous – in a good way. Vast mountains, huge waterfalls, geysirs, volcanoes, alien landscapes and neverending roads. This was photography heaven, and we are DEFINITELY going back…

First instameet

14th June 20182nd June 2018 by Sam

I went on my first instagram instameet with the excellent people from igersbristol, the instagram community for Bristol. This saw us hiking across Bristol, from Temple Meads all the way up to Troopers Hill. The view from up there is incredible, and an amazing spot for balloons when they arrive in the summer.