Date archive: August 2017
Exactly 40 years ago, on 17th August 1977, the first surface vessel reached the Geographical North Pole. The ship was the Soviet nuclear icebreaker the “Arktika”. Arktika became the classification for the five nuclear icebreakers which followed : the Sibir in 1977, Rossiya in 1985, Sovetskiy Soyuz in 1989, the Yamal in 1992 and the…
Since early 2016 I have seen a significant increase in the number of ‘girls’ and women signing up for my Photography Courses and Workshops. It has been fantastic having them on board, learning new photo skills and having lots of fun. And quite a few have been very talented with an eye for a good…
Just returned back home from a busy two weeks in July/August – at Dillington in Somerset and Marlborough College Summer School in Wiltshire. 35 people attended my Summer 2017 Photography Workshops and Course, ‘An Eye For A Good Picture’ Meeting new, interesting and enthusiastic people, the fun and chats and the exciting things that can…