Speedlights & Spinal Tap

Speedlights & Spïnal Tap The very first flashguns were dangerous. Who in their right mind would want to stand next to exploding ribbons of magnesium that could potentially obliterate your head and blind your subject? Me. I’d love a flashgun that could maim everything within a mile radius of my chosen location. Stylists, art directors, videographers, make-up artists, wardrobe assistants, runners, that girl who…

Grand Theft Photo – Save The Giraffes

Grand Theft Photo – Save The Giraffes Watermarks are the scars of Satan. At best a watermark will flag you to the world as a pompous and vain-glorious amateur. At worst you will ruin a perfectly average photograph. Let’s face it – no one’s going to steal your picture of a lop-sided and over-saturated sunset or a dribbling toddler in a  paddling pool. A…

Anarchy Pearl

Anarchy Pearl We live in troubled times. This is nothing new. Mankind invented troubled times. Our weapons might have evolved from spears and stones, but our propensity for violence, hypocrisy and holy war remain undiminished. We photographed Carly on the rocks at Windy Beach in Rhodes Town. I can’t remember who came up with the idea to use the home-made Anarchy flag. Probably Karen….