This August family photoshoot began perfectly, with warm summer weather and pockets of sunshine. The children hopped through the mud and leaves, gathering fistfuls of feathery ferns, exploring dens. One minute they’re pointing in the distance to their make believe farmhouses and then suddenly, around us patters heavy summer rain that was NOT predicted…

Are they Teenage Mutant Ninja or Hero Turtles?   Back in my day (ooo er), they were always Heroes rather than Ninjas… apparently because the UK government believed ‘ninjas’ had violent connotations and ‘heroes’ were more positive role models for British kids. I digress.  But should you happen to walk past a particularly bright…

It’s an easy hour’s drive away; far enough for a child to get car sick, but close enough to pack up and decide to go that afternoon if the sun’s out and we’re feeling bored. Formby. I’ve been to the beach numerous times with children and in the hot sun, it’s a stress. Whines…

One Saturday a group of women met in a London space to jump around, proclaiming their love and support for one another and themselves.  And I was there to join in!  In fact, photographer Sarah Shattock and I leapt at the opportunity to capture their energy and find a little bit more out about…

August 2015.  It was a three day adventure; I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect.  On Wednesday lunchtime I set off alone in my little silver Renault through relentless rain.  I’d not long had my driver’s licence so this turned out to be my first solo motorway trip.  I drove with my shoulders hunched over the…

What do you get if you cross singer and guitarist Steve Ferbrache with a team of blues musicians? Achievement! Steve and the band are dear friends of mine who put on a fantastic show, so  allow me a little plug for them. At one gig they were adopted by a tres glam hen do – beautiful young…

Some people just make things happen.  This… is Tom. He’s looking pretty smug in this pic after a successful Saturday night.  Tom wanted to put on a festival a few years ago, and so he scoped out what he’d need to do.  And did it.  The result is WildLive, a teeny tiny festival that’s been running…

The boys played a stormer.  Their last gig, after 8 years of the band.  It was late 2004 when two of them and the P1000 (Piet the drummer) launched the band down The 12 Bar on Denmark Street, London. I just asked Tim why Piet was called the P1000.  He eyed me up suspiciously,…