What price a camel in Birquash Camel Market
Practice , practice, practice… Not always easy when a camel is spitting in your face and all over your lens. I spent the morning at Birquash Camel Market – the “new” home of Cairo’s famous camel Souk and about 15 kms north west of the city. Now you should take the word “new” here with [...]
Dashed expectations are seasonal
It’s January. A whole new year – in fact a whole new decade – is ahead of you. The world is brimming with opportunity, resolutions and intent. It is time for a fresh start, right? Mentally we have swept clear any debris or frustrations of the previous year and are now sitting, perched at the [...]
Graft and vision
I learned the hard way this week that it really isn’t about the kit. It really is about the years of experience, the years of study at the school of hard knocks, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. I wrote recently how through a combination of factors my 5Dmk2 and f2.8 70-200 lens and I [...]
Cotton Carrier – perfect or flawed?
I bought a Cotton Carrier really on the recommendation of a couple of photographers that I respect raving about them. And I love it – or rather I love part of it. For those of you not familiar with the Cotton carrier – here’s a picture from their website on the left – it is [...]
Is your blog truly mobile
Your proud of your blog – and justly so. You have invested time in the look and feel, the selection of and customisation of the theme and you work hard to ensure that you write engaging and frequent posts that keep the subscribers levels increasing. The theme you have chosen provides, you hope the best [...]
China – a land of opportunity
I’ve just landed in Malaysia after 5 days in China. And what a contrast! China was grey ,cold and damp, and Malaysia is sunny, tropical and warm – and finally I have unrestricted access to the internet and my blog again.Yet despite that frustration China is a fascinating place and for me this last visit [...]
We are what we repeatedly do
I am in Singapore at the moment on a business trip, but arrived a day early so that I could hook up with my friend Glenn Carter, to spend a day with him exploring the multiculturalism that makes Singapore such a diverse and fascinating city. Glenn had organized a day of Hindi temples, Buddhist temples, [...]
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