I had fun taking this rather theatrical photograph of my friend Chris Drzymalski.  We were students at the time and I had a penchant for dramatic black and white photographs. There is, perhaps, a little Humphrey Bogart about him here, right out of those black and white movies.  With the double breasted jacket, the white... Continue Reading →

As our friend Tim, the antique furniture restorer, has carried out quite a lot of work for us over the last couple of years, I thought it was time to photograph him. I took quite a lot of photographs of Tim in his workshop and I had a feeling they weren't working too well.  We... Continue Reading →

This photograph shows the side of an old canvass trunk we have found in one of our attic rooms, now we have moved into the Quirky Museum.  The trunk belonged to Rachel's Uncle Arthur, an aspiring aristocratic tea merchant. Arthur Royston Parker was a bachelor and lived in Lennox Gardens, London.  He prospered, had good... Continue Reading →

This photograph of the Luton-Dunstable Busway was taken early one morning.  It was near the start of my cycling commute to Stevenage.   The mist was disappearing fast, often the way early in the morning and where the temperature rises quickly. I waited for the cyclist to be in the right place as I wanted... Continue Reading →