These photos are from a Jewish Renaissance visit to Iceland in January 2026. There is a small Jewish community in Reykjavik descended in part from wartime émigrés, some of whom who were influential in the development of Iceland’s classical music. Despite the then prime minister Hermann wanting to keep the Iceland ‘a pure Nordic country, …
This was a personal journey to discover more about my father’s family and particularly my grandfather, who left Windau (now Ventspils) in Courland in 1896. Courland (or Kurzeme) was then in the Russian Empire and is now one of the five provinces of Latvia. I found far more family history and connections than I had …
Landscape photography is probably one of the most popular, if not the most popular, photographic genre. Photos of hills, valleys, sunrises, beaches and woodlands evoke ‘nature’ and a world that is beautiful and continuously renewable. But what do we see when we photograph landscapes? Landscapes are not just scenery but are dynamic, socially constructed, and …
This is a collection of seascapes from many places – around where I live, Canterbury UK and from around the world. I like the changes in the sea and beaches in different seasons, the changing quality of light and changes during the day. The reflections of cloud and light are fragile and the beach is …
Many of my photos are in black and white. This is a different medium from colour. It is true that black and white looses some of the experience of ‘being there’ but it is about making a different kind of image. Without colour we get the subtlties of light and tone, exposure, range and contrast. …