Netherlands 2017: The Clogmaker

Images taken during a charity cycle ride around the island on a misty morning that developed into a hot muggy day.

I'd love to own my own boat so that I could sail around the islands many coves and bays taking photos of all the sea-life. Maybe one day, but in the meantime I have to content myself with the occasional trip on the tourist trips and hope the wildlife isn't being shy that day. These are from two boat tours that summer.

Traveling through Stellenbosch when driving to Cape Town. We stopped for lunch at this vineyard and winery. Whilst my travel companions sampled the wares, I went for a little wander. I don't know if I was really allowed to poke my nose in the places I did, but it was fascinating to see all the machinery used to produce the wines.

By day the Jemaa el-Fnaa is a bustling market with traders, and entertainers seeing a coin or two from the visitors. By night it transforms into a huge open air food court. Brightly lit against the night, with a myriad of scents from the cooking meats and spices.

A dull but crisp morning walk around Greenwich Market a few days before Christmas. I knew there would be Christmas lights all over so shot with a star filter. I'm still not sure that was the right call, but it's good to try something different occasionally.

The production floor at Glass of Malta runs on skill and heat - craftsmen working glass straight from the furnace, shaping, cutting, and finishing each piece by hand.

Whilst recovering from an elbow operation, I got sucked into watching a bunch of photographers on Youtube. All of whom shot Analogue. I bought myself a Pentax 17 - a brand new half-frame camera and I'd take it with me to Phyisotherapy, walking into Town and taking the bud home after. Shot between September and October, this is the first roll from the Pentax, and my first 35mm roll since 1999!

Recovery from an elbow operation has left me rusty. Both photography-wise and physically & mentally, with a series of panic attacks. I popped down to this event to try and ease myself back in. The photos aren't great, and I could feel the panic rising every second I was there. But, I held it together and it's an important step forward.

December 2012