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‘The Dutch Paradox’– On assignment in Amsterdam for Monocle Magazine.

In mid-August I spent 3 days in Amsterdam with Monocle’s executive editor Steve Bloomfield. Our mission was to try and tackle a puzzling dichotomy –  on the one hand, the Dutch are among the most...

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Interview with Bant Magazine to mark the 5th Anniversary of Occupy London.

Back in September I was contacted by Ekin Sanaç from the Turkish publication Bant Magazine. We conducted an interview over email about my 2011 project ‘Occupied Spaces‘. This autumn marked the 5th...

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Trekking in Queensland for British Airways ‘High Life’ Magazine

Way back in May 2015, I flew half way around the planet; two days after stepping out of my front door,  I touched down in Townsville (a coastal town in North Queensland) feeling slightly dazed, and...

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Why should I care?

2016 will live long in the minds of many as a year of tumult, crisis and change. I’m a British citizen, living in Spain with an American wife, and as such the political events of this year may have...

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Technogym – the world’s healthiest place to work?

Alongside writer Alicia Kirby, I visited Italy’s beautiful northern coastline to photograph the headquarters of Technogym, the renowned producers of gym equipment. Our mission was to confirm rumours...

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A weekend road trip to the Sierra de Francia.

This past weekend we made a last minute decision to leave the city and head out to the mountains for a short road trip. We grabbed the cheapest rental car possible (a tiny little Fiat 500) and hit the...

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Walking the Caminito Del Rey in Andalusia.

The Caminito Del Rey is a famous historic walkway in the Ardales district of Andalusia. It was built in 1901 to enable workers at the El Chorro and Gaitanejo hydroelectric works to move quickly...

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Eat Football, Sleep Football, Drink Raki.

Back in April I travelled to the Albanian capital city Tirana with writer Simon Kuper. Our plan was to find out about how the people of this small nation in south east Europe felt about their...

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Back from a summer vacation on Spain’s east coast.

My wife and I have just returned from a relaxing couple of weeks house-sitting for a friend near Mojacar. In August and July the heat in Madrid is unbearable, consistently hitting temperatures of...

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Dig Deep adventure race in the Lake District

Just over a week ago, I spent a hectic Friday zipping around Langdale in England’s Lake District, documenting ARUP’s ‘Dig Deep’ adventure race for the second consecutive year. Teams representing top...

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‘The Dutch Paradox’– On assignment in Amsterdam for Monocle Magazine.

In mid-August I spent 3 days in Amsterdam with Monocle’s executive editor Steve Bloomfield. Our mission was to try and tackle a puzzling dichotomy –  on the one hand, the Dutch are among the most...

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Interview with Bant Magazine to mark the 5th Anniversary of Occupy London.

Back in September I was contacted by Ekin Sanaç from the Turkish publication Bant Magazine. We conducted an interview over email about my 2011 project ‘Occupied Spaces‘. This autumn marked the 5th...

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Trekking in Queensland for British Airways ‘High Life’ Magazine

Way back in May 2015, I flew half way around the planet; two days after stepping out of my front door,  I touched down in Townsville (a coastal town in North Queensland) feeling slightly dazed, and...

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Why should I care?

2016 will live long in the minds of many as a year of tumult, crisis and change. I’m a British citizen, living in Spain with an American wife, and as such the political events of this year may have...

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