Monthly Archives: September 2011

How to improve your photography skills by studying hard.

Today I chatted to Shona, my sister in law, about photography. She has been struggling with lack of inspiration and motivation, lack of good equipment (three broken lenses and no autofocus!), and is recovering from a bad experience photographing a … Continue reading

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The Italian Chapel, Orkney.

Years ago I read a book about WWII, and it mentioned Italian prisoners of war building a chapel for themselves somewhere on the Orkney Islands. The photos fascinated me, and I’ve wanted to visit it ever since. And because every … Continue reading

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Getting Things Done

I just listened to the most recent Triangulation podcast episode, where Leo and Tom talked to Dave Allen, the guy who developed the productivity system called Getting Things Done. I’ve not read Dave’s books on the matter, but the general … Continue reading

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Mediterranean Cruise with Juliane

I’ve not posted travel photos here on my blog for ages. Juggling convention photos, sure, but not from my cruise ship gigs. And no photos from life in Berlin either. I have been posting them on Facebook though. I hope … Continue reading

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