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  HyperZoom™ing through Hallstatt gets a Staff Pick on Vimeo, 120+K views in the first four days and has been published in on-line magazines all over the world. You can see just a few of the recent links on my ‘What the Press Say‘ page on this site. This technique took me the last year

On the 2nd August the Scuderia Ferrari woke up the streets of Mexico City. The event was organised by the team’s sponsor Telcel to celebrate Formula 1’s return to Mexico with Esteban Gutiérrez doing the honours on his home turf at the wheel of the F60 which Ferrari contested the 2009 World Championship. Esteban carried

Going through Germany this week I spotted this double page image in the current edition of Stern Magazine. It is leading an article on airline safety in the wake of the tragic recent events on German Wings. I made this particular image of the cockpit of an Airbus A320 around 1998. I built the entire

We recently finished a ten day commercial shoot for Dubai Tourism.   This project conceived by BBDO with production by Radical Media and on location servicing by New Blood Films.   The Director was Tarsem Singh (The Fall, Mirror Mirror, Selfless etc) and the DOP was Colin Watkinson. A really great team to work with!     We

Art by Chance – Ultra-short Film Festival   This festival takes place simultaneously in more than 20 + countries, 200+ cities worldwide. Jury selected films shown on screens at airports, public plazas, metro stations, restaurants and bars, campuses, and shopping malls. Selected as one of the coolest festivals by the Movie Maker Magazine, Art By

2015 starts with a bang! Off for a nine day timelapse – hyperlapse shoot in Dubai for the tourist board. It’s been a while since we shot there last time – I’m expecting a lot of change. A few shots from last visit… Stay tuned for behind the scenes postings from this shoot   Off

We had attendees from Germany, UK, Qatar, Ireland, and Australia. Age range from 20’s to late 50’s and experience levels from beginner to seasoned professional. The whole group gelled really well and lots of new friendships were forged.    The Istanbul Workshop group in Taksim Square A presentation box of local Turkish delight was given

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The greatest little film festival on Earth. Touted as the next Sundance, Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema brings all the elements that make bigger festivals so amazing, yet stays true to its credo: “No film is too small.” Held every year in January, the festival is the pride of Idyllwild California, also

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The greatest little film festival on Earth. Touted as the next Sundance, Idyllwild International Festival Of Cinema brings all the elements that make bigger festivals so amazing, yet stays true to its credo: “No film is too small.” Held every year in January, the festival is the pride of Idyllwild California, also

After nearly 15 years of shooting day to night timelapse sequences all over the world using a manual method of ramping my exposures as the lighting conditions changed, I have switched fully to using the excellent Promote Control bulb ramping device. Here’s why Up to recently I had stuck with my manual method of manually