Copenhagen is a fantastic city to visit for a short break. Here’s a series of 45 photographs taken around the city.
Copenhagen photos – architecture, canals, streets scenes, painted houses and bikes Read More
London is a fantastic city for walks and free art, and this short walk from Green Park tube station to Hyde Park and back takes in two galleries, a lake, …
London art walk: Green Park to Hyde Park and the Serpentine, late summer 2018 Read More
Wrapping up my series of photos from a short but enjoyable stay in the seaside town of Llandudno is this collection of 37 images taken around the north Wales resort.
Llandudno photos – seaside views, street scenes, old theatres, architecture and more Read More
Here’s a selection of photographs taken around Hamburg earlier this year. Once again, I was back in the city with my band, The Monochrome Set, although this time it was …
Hamburg photos: signs, stickers, street art, street markets and The Monochrome Set Read More
Wales’ longest pier with a length of 2,295 feet (700 m), Llandudno Pier is a Grade II listed structure that forms a major attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno, North …
Llandudno Pier: a splendid, Grade II listed Victorian pier in north Wales – photos and history Read More
Here’s a selection of street snaps taken around Paris during my recent visits….
Paris photos: signs, stations, stickers and street photos Read More
Here’s some photos from a recent visit to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, with our day trip taking in a journey on the Ffestiniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back.
In photos: Blaenau Ffestiniog and a narrow gauge steam journey to Tan-y-Bwlch in Snowdonia, Aug 2018 Read More
Running along the Great Orme for a distance of one mile and forty feet (1.622 km), the Llandudno Cable Car is a splendid attraction in the seaside resort of Llandudno …
In photos: a trip on Llandudno’s wonderful cable car to the Great Orme, August 2018 Read More
Travelling back from the splendid P’Tit Festival, we had a 50-minute wait for our rail connection at Dinant, so I hotfooted it around the town and grabbed some snaps.
Dinant, Belgium – a quick photo stroll around the riverside town, July 2018 Read More
A splendid four-day festival showcasing live music, spoken word, debates and skillshares, the Green Gathering has become a beacon for sustainability, with the whole event being powered by wind, sun …
WIN two tickets for this year’s Green Gathering Festival in Chepstow, Wales, 2nd-5th Aug 2018 Read More
The celebrations for the Royal Academy’s 250th Summer Exhibition sees this striking sculpture by Anish Kapoor dominating the courtyard outside Burlington House in central London.
In photos: Anish Kapoor’s Symphony for a Beloved Daughter at the Royal Academy, London, July 2018 Read More
Here’s a series of photos from my walk around central London yesterday, including scenes from the BP Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery, the Photographer’s Gallery and some snaps …
London photos: BP Portrait Prize, street scenes and sculptures, July 2018 Read More
La Ferme Electrique is a fabulously friendly small musical festival in Tournan-en-Brie, some 25 minutes from Paris via train, that runs over two nights in July. Small scale, alternative, fiercely …
The fabulous La Ferme Electrique festival, Tournan en Brie, France, with The Monochrome Set, Fri 6th July 2018 Read More
It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London Read More
Located on the River Rhine, Mainz was founded as a military post by the Romans in the late 1st century BC and is famous as the home of the movable-type printing …
Mainz in photos: architecture, tasty train meals, street scenes and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
Just over a year after my first visit to Cologne, I was back with The Monochrome Set to play the King Georg venue.
Cologne in photos: street scenes, graffiti, trains and The Monochrome Set, May 2018 Read More
Last weekend, I paid another visit to the lovely East Sussex town of Lewes – I was in town to play a gig with my band at the Con Club, …
Lewes in photos: architecture, street scenes and signs and closed pubs, May 2018 Read More
Last night, I finally made it across to east London to visit the What’s Cookin‘ night held at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, and enjoyed a splendid night in a striking venue.
In photos: A night at the wonderful What’s Cookin’ club in Leytonstone, east London Read More
A major international overview of contemporary sculpture, the Skulpturen Park Köln (Cologne Sculpture Park) opened in 1997. The 25,000 square feet public park features works by German and international artists and …
The wonderful Skulpturen Park (sculpture park) of Köln, Germany – in photos, May 2018 Read More
Here’s a collection of photos taken during a short visit to Leeds earlier this month.
A day and night in Leeds: street scenes, markets, arcades, Brudenell Social and The Monochrome Set Read More
Taken during a chilly weekend in mid-March, here’s a selection of photos taken around the centre of Southampton.
Southampton photos: parks, architecture, level crossing and late winter snow Read More
Bristol’s Grade II Arnos Vale Cemetery is a wonderful place to visit, with the 45-acre burial site being opened in 1839 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Laid out as …
Victorian monuments and sledging: Bristol’s beautiful Arnos Vale cemetery in the snow Read More
Here’s a selection of around 80 photos taken around Oxford during a chilly early March weekend. It’s a beautiful place to visit, with some striking architecture and plenty of history …
Photos of Oxford: architecture, fog, frozen canal, church tower views and The Monochrome Set Read More
Located in deepest Bavaria, Augsburg is Germany’s third oldest city, being founded by the Romans and named after the Roman emperor Augustus. I was back for the second time in …
Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture, The Monochrome Set and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmopolis, Germany Read More
Earlier this week, I headed north to Manchester to record some songs for BBC Radio 6 Music with The Monochrome Set .
A trip to Manchester Media City – Marc Riley, Monochrome Set, Blue Peter Garden, and a dodgy lake – in photos Read More
Veritably dripping in history, York is a beautiful, tourist-luring walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Founded by the Romans as Eboracum …
York photos: architecture, city walls, river scenes, night views and the Monochrome Set Read More
Here’s another set of photos taken around Soho this weekend, showing the rainy streets of the capital a week before Christmas.
Christmas rain – Soho lights reflected in the rainy pavements of London, Dec 2017 Read More
Here’s a short photo series showing some of the Christmas lights and decorations currently lighting up the streets around central London.
In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland Read More
At the UK Festival Awards in London on November 30, the Green Gathering’s team was presented with The Greener Festival Award 2017 for outstanding commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating …
Green Gathering wins top 2017 UK Festival Award Read More
December hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier …
Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017 Read More