Sunrise over Palouse, from Steptoe Butte. Taken during a whistle-stop tour of Washington & Oregon with Dave and Conor last September. Palouse is an extensive farming region in East Washington, its rolling fields somewhat reminiscent of Tuscany. The Butte (a small hill) is one of the only vantage points in the area, but there are countless angles and compositions …

The mouth of Goðafoss in Iceland, frozen over during the visit in March this year. It’s a bit of a trek from the more-often-visited south of the island, but once you get there Goðafoss is fantastically accessible. It’s easy to get to vantage points on each side of the river, shooting from the side or head-on, along …

Ingjaldshólskirkja, Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland. Having stopped off at some stunning sea cliffs on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland for sunset, Conor and I continued our drive round to the tip of the peninsula as darkness fell. We didn’t really know what to expect, besides keeping an eye out for the famous Kirkjufell (easier said than done in …

Technically, shooting the sky at night is pretty straightforward; wide open, infinity focus, ISO usually between 2000 and 5000, a wide angle and shutter speed of around 20-30 seconds. The trick is definitely in the composition and what falls into the frame (often purely by chance, but a healthy dose of planning helps). This (original …

Conor and I were nearing the end of our first day in Iceland in Winter, we pulled over in a lay-by just after sunset to get some shots of the night sky. We could see a faint whisp of grey in the sky that looked a little like cloud, but pointing out cameras in its direction …

Conor and I were halfway through our (first) trip to Iceland earlier this year (yep we’re going again in June, it’s that good) when we found ourselves just outside the town of Vik on the south coast, with GPS coords of this particular location kindly supplied by Michael Murphy. The wreckage is about 2km from the road …

Amanda and I are huge fans of Walk Off the Earth (WOTE), particularly well known for their Youtube videos, a mix of covers with very unique twists and their own original material. We were super excited when we noticed that they’d be in NYC at the same time that I would be there visiting Amanda …

Back in August 2012 I was part of a team of 4 on an exploratory expedition to the Altai mountains in Southern Siberia. The Altai are rarely visited by Westerners and our goal, funded and supported in part by the generosity of the BMC, Alpine Club, MEF, Berghaus, Buffwear and Alpkit, was to put up some British …

Conor MacNeill and I spent last week driving around Iceland, we rented a Kuku Campers van, chucked the cameras in the back & set off with no particular schedule. Headed towards clear skies above the Snæfellsnes peninsula, we got lucky on our first night with the Aurora Borealis, a stunning display that lasted well over …

Irbistu (meaning Snow Leopard) is the highest peak (3967m) in the South Chuysky range of the Russian Altai, Siberia. I was part of a team of 4 on a mountaineering expedition to the area in August 2012 (see thealtai.co.uk) during which we were able to summit Irbistu twice; from the south side as seen here and also via the …