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Spring break in France….

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

The sun is out and the skies are blue as we rush towards Spring which makes it a perfect moment to book one or two of the remaining places on my May Workshop here in the Vendée. Contact me directly … Continue reading →

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..things that are and things to come…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

Grey skies and flat light during yesterday’s stroll, around our tiny hamlet of La Moussière, signally failed to obscure the magic that was hidden under a thin veneer of dullness. Looking for pictures is my foraging. The locations of the … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Spring in France….

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Food,Photography & France

The moment the sun comes out, after the Christmas break, my mind is filled with images of Spring which include eating and drinking delicious food and wine outside in the sun and not wearing socks, big pullovers and a woolly … Continue reading →

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seeing the light…….

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

This picture is as clear an illustration of the nature of digital photography as you’re likely to see. The digital photography to which I’m referring is not the one whose algorithms quickly produce the pleasing image that you see on … Continue reading →

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Photography holiday in the Vendée for food lovers …..Oct 11-14

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Food,Photography & France

October is a good time to be in the Sud Vendée, a comparatively little known part of France, where I have been contentedly living for the last 20 years. The weather will be warm and nature will be starting to … Continue reading →

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giving up giving up……

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Food,Photography & France

There are so many things that I should have given up for Lent. I should have given up turning on the radio, reading newspapers, believing politicians, thinking that the daft cunts were politicians in the first place, having faith in … Continue reading →

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Olia Hercules will be cooking in France this June…

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Food,Photography & France

OLIA HERCULES, WHOSE NAME, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHOSE FOOD IS ON THE LIPS OF EVERYONE, IS THE GUEST CHEF ON MY FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE OVER A LONG WEEKEND IN FRANCE THIS COMING JUNE …………….AND IT’S FILLING UP FAST. IF YOU … Continue reading →

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what’s brown and sticky…?

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Food,Photography & France

Neither of the predictable answers are funny but, inexcusably, I’ve laughed at both of them although, on one of those occasions, laughter was eminently excusable as the riddle was recounted by Lee Mack who is clever enough and, more importantly, funny … Continue reading →

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Summer food photography course with Roger Stowell and Olia Hercules…

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Food,Photography & France

The sun pouring in through my office window this morning makes me think of summer and reminds me that in June, in partnership with Big in France, I’ll be running a food photography course together with one the brightest of the burgeoning stars … Continue reading →

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Food Photography Course – September in the Vendée

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Food,Photography & France

From the 12-16 September 2016, I’ll be hosting a food photography course, run by Vendée Holidays.UK, at a beautiful old house deep in the heart of the Marais in the Sud Vendée of West France. The area is a treasure … Continue reading →

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