mood: inspiring. Beautiful view of mountains in distance and charming village in front. The sun is shining very brightly.

Parkhotel Igls Perfection

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Situated in the clean fresh air of the Tyrolean Alps in Austria, the Parkhotel Igls is a medical spa complex subscribing to Modern Mayr philosophy and practice. It has won a host of… Continue reading →

Mistakes make great photographers

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Why mistakes are good, and how you can use them to develop your own personal style.

Lady dressed artistically with long dark hair and blue driess pulling on flat dance shoes while seated. A handbag and tall tango shoes are to her left (our right) and the other flat ballet shoe to her right

Warm humour and wry observation

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Bailamos Opa! A no-spoilers almost-review

Movement that speaks to your being

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Why you shouldn’t miss Obibini, on for one night at the Lilian Baylis Theatre, Saddler’s Wells next Thursday.

Body language betrays the message in this ad clip

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The body language in this video clip subverts the message in ways that NatWest can’t have seen

Eu Flag with houses of parliament in background

Freedom, Brexit and More..

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Freedom, Brexit & More. A summary of what I’ve shared with Mum, who still thinks that the BBC is impartial -if only- in the hope that they’re useful to others. #stopbrexit #fairvote #fbpe

The image is in the dusty reddy browns of desert at night. A group of traditional tribal dancers with loincloths are stamping barefoot into the desert ground. They are lit by a single source of light that id diretly behind the dancer in the ftont. Overlaid on this is a white logo of dance grist, where the 'i' in grist is represented by an exclamation mark. The magazine's title is dreamtime and dancing

Dance GRiST

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I’ve not been blogging because getting the new Social Enterprise up and running has been taking all my time. Here’s a taster.

Mood: scary fun. A smiling suspended woman with crash hat and safety clothesholds the hand of a smiling man who seems to be pulling her down. It looks windy and there is a feeling of empty space

My Ziplining Challenge

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Wow (then – a fun and scary challenge) So long that I can barely see its end, the largest zipline in the Northern Hemishphere and fastest in the world, stretches across the entirety… Continue reading →

Protected: Documentary Photography Students Notes

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There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Tall young trees, some of which have spring leaves but some of which have only leaf buds or no leaves at all reach towards a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The sun, very slightly to the right of centre at the top of the image is in sunburst form with rays extending to left and right edges of the image. On the floor are swathes of violet bluebells and fresh almost luminous green grass. The overall impression is of peace and growing things and you can just about see a person with a dog to the right, just below eye level

Exploring the edges; Using creative constraints to develop your photographers voice

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How to develop your creativity by constraining it.