I grew up around farms and Cumbria is one of my favourite places to be on earth so a commercial shoot with a new firm of vets on farms in Kendal was the sort if job I’d do every day of the week.

Some jobs are tastier than others and as a keen carnivore, the opportunity to photograph and then eat some rare breed beef from Lakeland Dexter made my mouth water.

Last month I was recommended to the Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society which sounds impressive, but what does it mean?

For a photographer, few places provide more joy than the Scottish Highlands

Saltburn or Big Sur? On a perfect late summer evening, you might choose to stay UK side

Dinoric slate mine sits above LLanberis in the Snowdonia National Park. It’s a place that takes your breath away, particularly when the cloud and light are as moody as they were during my visit.