Europe

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Dover street station 14th June 2026

Visiting the abandoned parts of Green Park station as part of Hidden London

A staircase descends a dimly lit tunnel. There are regular dim lights on one side and the stair treads are painted yellow.

EMF Camp 2022 7th June 2026

A weekend of robots and lasers and chicken

Looking straight down a path at night with white tents on either side. In the distance are lasers starting at the end of the path and going out in all directions in the sky.

Flying in the Lee valley 6th June 2026

Taking my drone for a spin on a very warm day

Looking over the olympic park with the velodrome in foreground and stadium in background.

Grain Wing Battery 30th May 2026

Visiting the 19th Century gun battery, only accessible at low tide

Exterior photo of the battery showing a rectangular structure on stilts on the left, and a larger cylindrical structure on the right.

EMF Camp 2024 24th October 2025

Visiting the the biennial festival for geeks, makers, and electronic fans

The EMF camp 2024 sign in daylight.

Thin air 11th February 2024

Thin Air: an immersive installation

A cavernous dark warehouse. Several lights can be seen pointed at the floor like spotlights - some red and some white. Several figures can be seen silhouetted in the dark.

UVA Synchronicity 2nd February 2024

A visit to 180 Studios’ current show

A pitch black room. A series of small white spheres are in the centre in a line to the distance. They are faintly light from the right casting shadows on the left wall. The White spheres look like moons.

Canary Wharf winter lights 29th January 2024

Visiting Canary Wharf’s annual light show

A close crop of of a lighting installation formed from many rings stacked in front of each other, with the inside of the ring light up in solid white. Seen from the front you can see many partial solid arks of white in a geometric pattern.

Bromley-by-Bow gas holders 6th January 2024

A tour of the abandoned gasworks in Bromley-by-Bow

A tight crop through brambles of various parts of gas works railing.

Open House 2020 29th December 2020

Photos from my tour of Open House 2020.

Looking through some green vines to the interior of a large greenhouse.

Bruce Nauman at the Tate Modern 13th December 2020

Visiting my first exhibition in 10 months

A large neon sculpture comprised of multiple overlaid words. The photo is taken from the side.

Sunrise on Snowdon 6th September 2020

Crossing Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach from west to east.

The jagged face of snowdon before sunrise. The mountain has a light dusting of snow on the top.

The Glyders 5th September 2020

Crossing Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach from west to east.

Chris crosses a series of tall rocks pointing straight up in the air like crystals.

Lumiere Durham 2019 13th August 2020

Photos from the bi-annual light show in Durham

Four vertical panels are side by side in the dark. They’re light from behind with bright neon colours, projected with shadows of birdcages.

All around Yorkshire 8th August 2020

A lone sheep stands on the edge of a ledge looking at the camera.

Whernside wild camp 28th July 2020

A wild camp at one of the original three peaks

Ed and Chris stand in silhouette towards a very right and golden sunset.

Scafell Pike via the Corridor route and Great End 27th July 2020

A much needed hike to the top of England

A small crevasse in the hillside, with a stream running through the middle.

Aonach Mòr 27th January 2020

A high zoom photo looking towards a section of the CMD arete on a sunny day. Tiny figures can be seen descending it.

Ring of Steall 26th January 2020

Also known as 'The day that broke both of us'

Chris walking ahead up a snowy mountain - there’s low visibility and a few flakes of snow in the air.

Ledge route and CMD Arete 24th January 2020

Chris at the start of the CMD Arete, going down. It’s very snowy with low visibility. The ridge is only just visible.

Wandering the West Highlands 24th November 2019

A cream coloured highland cow with large horns faces the camera. There’s long shaggy hair covering it’s eyes.

Morrison’s Gully 15th November 2019

Chris walking away from the camera and towards Beinn Eighe, just at sunrise.

To the end of the world 8th November 2019

Ed sat on a large rock, overlooking a large and deep valley.

Refuge de Sales and on to Pointe de Sales 5th November 2019

Looking up a valley. A path ascends the valley on the right, with Oj walking half way up it.

Mona Hatoum: Remains to be seen 27th October 2019

PIeces of concrete are suspended between lengths of steel in a regular grid pattern.

Olafur Eliasson: In real life 17th September 2019

A fine mist of water drops in a dark room, lit from the side. A woman stands in front of the artwork.

Glastonbury 2019 7th September 2019

Back to Somerset for our tenth visit to Worthy farm.

Fireworks in front of the Glastonbury flags.

Crossing Dartmoor 8th June 2019

Hiking the length of Dartmoor, South to North

A hiker walks ahead of the camera silhouetted by afternoon sun ahead. There’s tufty grass all around and no clear path.

Last day in Lisbon 7th June 2019

Looking up at the ruins of the Carmo Convent. All that remains are the arches of the building, with blue sky where the ceiling would be.

Sintra 5th June 2019

A day trip to visit a palace and a castle.

A view of one corner of the Castle of the Moors with fortified walls receding in to the distance.

To Belém and Maat 4th June 2019

A day of historic buildings, industrial exploration, and modern sights.

Wide angle photo looking up from the central courtyard at the Torre de Belém. The walls of the courtyard loom on each side, with the main tower in front. The sky is bright blue with no clouds.

Expo ’98 3rd June 2019

A visit to the Parque das Nações and home of Expo ’98

Looking directly up the Torre Galp from just inside the structure. The structure is painted in a light green-blue colour and made of many steel beams. On the right a walkway arcs around the frame.

Lisbon day 1 30th May 2019

A funicular car descending a steep street in bright sunlight.

Otford to Eynsford 29th May 2019

A point to point walk in the Kent countryside.

Oj walking ahead down a straight path. On the left are rows of wheat. On the right is a hedge of wild flowers.

A brutalist walk 26th May 2019

Walking around the Southbank and Brunswick centres

Looking up at one of the entrances to the National Theatre. The photo is symmetrical - the corner leads to a stairwell at 45º, and the camera is at the bottom of the stairs.

The People’s vote march 25th May 2019

A single protest sign held high in the air. It’s white with black text. The text reads ‘Please stop. You’re fucking everything up.’

Wild camping on the South Downs 24th May 2019

Eastbourne to Lewes via the South Downs way.

A wooden sign points the way along the South Downs way in late afternoon sunlight.

Getaria and on to Bilbao airport 19th May 2019

A narrow street in Getaria, with sunlight on one side.

Eating all the pintxos 18th May 2019

A plate of pintxos on a wooden bench next to a basket of bread, a glass of beer, and a glass of white wine. One pinxto is a slice of baguette with ham. The other is half of a sea urchin.

To San Sebastián 17th May 2019

Day 1: dodgems, a cement museum, and rusting sculptures

Looking down on the beaches of San Sebastián from above.

Grant Museum of Zoology 12th May 2019

Small cork capped vials of bone fragments stacked end to end, row upon row.

Mullach nan Coirean and most of Stob Bàn 7th February 2019

A loop through the West Mamores.

Chris stands at the foot of a snowy coire with early morning sun ahead of him.

A weekend in Glencoe 5th February 2019

Back to Scotland for our third winter trip.

Two groups of climbers walk towards the horizon in snow. The sky is foggy / overcast and blending in with the ground. The climbers are all wearing brightly coloured clothing.

Futuro House 13th January 2019

Exploring the 60s ski house of the future.

A detail of the exterior of Futuro house. There’s two oval windows emanating yellow light, and white light on a building near the house.

Haslemere cicular 11th January 2019

A day walk with some friends from April 2017.

A light sandy path twists away from the camera. There’s tall trees in the distance and bright yellow flowers along the edge of the path.

Sgòr Gaoith, not that you’d know it 8th January 2019

A photo of a rocky cliff partially covered in snow. There’s strong fog everywhere so the background and bottom of the cliff can’t be seen. There’s a shadow of a person at the tip of the cliff.

Climbing Fiacaill ridge 6th January 2019

Pushing our winter skills a little bit further.

A photo taken facing along Fiacaill ridge. There’s climbers walking along various sections of it, with one in the foreground.

Light painting with drones 4th January 2019

A photo taken in a dark warehouse from above, looking down. There’s a single blue line of light snaking from the floor to the ceiling.

New Year’s 1st January 2019

Shooting photos of people shooting photos of fireworks.

Three phones are held in the air taking photos of fireworks in the distance.

Walking in Gleann Eanaich 19th December 2018

Making the most of a sunny morning before flying home.

A photo taken from behind as Chris walks ahead. The sun is directly ahead causing Chris to be mostly silhouette with brightly lit edges of his body. The surrounding countryside is fresh with evergreen trees and a snowy mountain in the background.

Our first solo winter adventure 17th December 2018

Putting our new found skills in to practice.

A hand in the foreground holds a compass and map. In the background is a figure walking away. The compass is pointing towards the figure.

Learning some winter skills 16th December 2018

Doing a 2 day winter skills course at Glenmore Lodge

A man uses the corner of a compass to look at a map. He’s sat inside a snow hole.

Barbican photowalk with James 30th November 2018

Looking up through a void in a roof, forming a triangle of sky. Framed in the sky is the top of a tower block in the Barbican, which also forms a triangle shape.

Richmond Park at dawn 28th November 2018

Up far too early to photograph the deer at dawn.

A large stag faces the camera, lit from the right with dawn sunlight

Walking the Rehberger way 24th November 2018

Following the 24-stop sculpture walk between the Vitra Design Museum and Foundation Beyeler.

A photo of a sculpture in a field. It consists of 12 poles emerging from the earth and pointing upwards. They’re arranged in a row, and are coloured like a rainbow, from green to blue, red, and yellow.

Museum Tinguely 19th November 2018

Exploring the museum dedicated to the swiss sculptor.

Wide photo of pale green room with several red mechanical sculptures in the middle.

A weekend in Basel 16th November 2018

Swimming in the Rhine and more museums than is healthy.

A panorama of the Rhine taken from the middle of a bridge.

Enjoying the last warm days of autumn 13th November 2018

A photo of an egyptian goose walking towards the camera with soft dappled light behind it.

Visiting the National Physical Laboratory 7th November 2018

Photos from an afternoon touring the NPL’s open day.

A macro photo through a circular window looking at several sensing instruments pointing at a coin.

Autumn in Windsor Great park 6th November 2018

Photos from Windsor Great park, Virginia Waters, and The Savill Garden.

A photo of four people walking in late evening sunlight. They’re silhouetted with sunlight behind them.

La Sagrada Família 5th November 2018

Exploring Gaudí’s 135 year masterpiece.

Looking towards the ceiling of the main atrium of la Sagrada Família. The very top of the ceiling is especially bright from many small lights.

Gaudí and some more museums 3rd November 2018

A visit to Casa Milà, a cable car ride, and some more museums.

A photo of a 3-part folding mirror in a bathroom. Reflected in the mirrors are a sink, a bath, and a doorway.

A day trip to Montserrat 1st November 2018

Just an hour outside Barcelona lies the mountain range of Montserrat.

A view of the town of Montserrat. The cathedral is in the foreground, with mountains looming behind.

To Barcelona 31st October 2018

A long weekend of museums, markets, and tapas.

A photo of an octopus dish served at El Xampanyet.

Tunnel Visions: Array 28th October 2018

Photos from the sound and light installation in Beech street.

A photo looking straight down the covered Beech Street. The photo is dark, with a projection of a solar system on the ceiling.

Lumiere London 2018 26th October 2018

Photos from the annual light show in London

A photo of a light triangular light sculpture. A series of triangles is each lit up in white and bright colours. The triangles recede in to the distance.

In the Peak District 22nd October 2018

A few days of pleasant (if cold) walks between Christmas and New Years

A hiker with hiking pole descends a snow covered hill at sunset.

Autumn colours at Westonbirt Arboretum 19th October 2018

Photos from my day trip to the national arboretum in autumn 2017.

Many yellow-orange maple leaves are lit up in sunlight against a dark background.

Space Shifters at the Hayward Gallery 15th October 2018

Photos from the Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition.

A close macro photo of a translucent dark red and violet object. There are blurred people in the background.

Wandering around the Barbican 14th October 2018

Where better to spend a sunny October day.

The exterior of the Barbican conservatory.

Open House 2018 11th October 2018

Photos from my tour of Open House 2018.

The front entrance to Hammersmith Town Hall. The entrance has staircases on either side.