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Kolkata train Shot

How I took this Shot Click on the video link below to hear and see my thought process as the scene develops and I get this four layered shot People often ask what my thought process…

National Geographic Photographer

Special assignment by Mark Seymour on Kolkata How the project came about Becoming a Nikon Ambassador has certainly opened many amazing doors for me but non greater than being given an opportunity to have my work published as a National Geographic Photographer in this iconic magazine that we all see in many receptions around the world. Three years ago Nikon approached me and asked as part of my street and travel photography courses could I do a presentation at the National Geographic Traveller show in London giving a talk on how to get into travel photography, how to prepare your…

What kind of photographs do you want to take on your photography workshop?

Just a few memories, a nice new portfolio or some wow photos to put on Instagram or win your next photo competition? I’ love you to come away from one of my courses with a small…

Layering… The Art of

Layering is creating interest in your street photography and travel photos by placing people on different planes whilst telling a story across the whole image Layering is probably the single most effective way to bring interest…

Lets talk about Gear

Firstly you don’t have to be a Nikon user to come on one of my courses. Gear, please just bring whatever camera you feel comfortable using, it really doesnt matter. We can all make any gear…

What do I need to bring for travel workshop?

Whilst trying to travel as light as possible on a photo workshop I feel these are some of the essentials Your camera and a backup to allow you to continue shooting if your main camera fails…

Shoot the street around the world

Myanmar ‘This is Burma,……it will be quite unlike any land you know about’ Rudyard Kipling, and was the inspiration for Kipling’s poem Mandalay. Myanmar is still pretty new to the tourist trail so it is an…

Nagaland Headhunters

Nagaland was always on my bucket list as a place to visit of the beaten track so I finally decided to go and recce the place and try and make contact with the tribal people as they are amongst the lat headhunters in the world today ( they abandoned this parctice in the mid 1970’s ) Nagaland is not the easist of places to get to with a limited road network and basic roads so I decided to firstly fly to Gurwhati airport in Assam and after spending a couple of days there photographing around the Kamakhya Temple which is…

An Indian Adventure

Street and Travel photography from Nagaland, Varanasi and Kolkata Top tips for street and travel photography 1 Thorough preparation do your homework and lots of detailed research is the first step and vitally important to ensure you get the most from your planned trip 2 Speak to locals, it gets you in places you wouldn’t have dreamt of and opens up many doors 3 Travel light, all my images were taken on a single camera with just a 35mm lens. Probably the greatest lens for the street and with a prime you just get to know the lens and its…

Trapani street photography 2018

Every year we take a group of photographers to Sicily for Easter, for a documentary workshop; here is a slideshow of our Trapani Street Photography 2018. Misteri Di Trapani Misteri Di Trapani is one of the…

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