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Recent Posts
On the Edge of Space
In the classic, must watch movie The Right Stuff, there is this incredible scene where test pilot Chuck Yeager takes his plane to the very edge of space (minute 6.10 – 6.20 in the link above). As the pilot begins to lose control of his plane, ...
“Know that it’s going to be the hardest thing you’ve ever done, by far”
“I quit my government job, announced to the world that I was a professional photographer and I had saved 60 thousand dollars. Within one year of running my business I was flat broke and had not sold a picture..” National Geographic Photog...
Ten of My Best at Sports Shooter
Late last week I had my application to Sports Shooter accepted. Sports Shooter is an online community of working sport photographers, photojournalists and student photographers. Though based in the US, it has many members from other parts of the worl...
Bangkok Skyline and Lessons in Light
When I was doing my Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies, I did a semester of Climatology (think weather). One day our lecturer asked all of the students what the weather had been like that very morning. You could hear a pin drop throu...
Bangkok Kaleidoscope
Having never lived in a mega-city before, I am really enjoying the diversity of shooting opportunities that exist in a place like Bangkok. After dark, Bangkok is a kaleidoscope of colour. A couple of favourites from some recent shoots. I don't th...
On Assignment – Never say Never
I have been producing content for Sri Lankan Airlines Magazine, Serendib for three years. In that time I have produced over 25 feature length articles and had countless photos published. I saw the November/December 2009 issue online today and grabbe...

