Cross-border communication

An old picture postcard of Heidelberg's TV Tower, displayed outdoors against the backdrop of Bristol's Communication Tower. All photos were shot on Ilford XP2 Super 400 film stock with a Pentax K1000 fitted with a 135mm/f2.8 Vivitar lens.

Totnes

On 6 November 2011, I made a day trip to Totnes. Below is a selection of pictures I took using a roll of Fujicolor 100 film stock.

Sculptures in Bristol

On 26 September 2011, I went on a walk vaguely inspired by the Bristol Ramblers' official sculpture trail. Here are some of the pictures I took.

Around Grasmere

From 12 to 17 May 2011, I stayed at Glenthorne Quaker Guest House in Grasmere, Lake District. While primarily there for a conference, I took the opportunity to go for a few walks.

Stills for the music video 'My Spectral Summer' (Jacques, a Robin)

On 27 November 2010 I took stills photographs for my first music video, using my Pentax K1000 with three different film stocks. The pictures were later combined with Standard 8 and Super 8 movie footage.

A White Christmas

A selection of photos taken on Christmas Day 2010 in Badocks Wood, a small woodland in the North of Bristol.

Photos by Hannah Sampson

This page normally features photos by myself; for a change, here are some pictures of myself, taken by photography student Hannah Sampson in the context of a study project about naturists. Hannah came to visit me on 13 November 2010 to capture my ordinary everyday activities at home. Her photos turned out to be the most personal pictures anyone has ever taken of me, as they portray aspects of my daily life that usually pass unnoticed by anybody. Below is a selection of Hannah's photos that she kindly allowed me to publish here. The photo shoot finished with a re-enactment of making a Clockwork Mouse movie, a selection of stills from this part can be viewed on the page The Naked Animator pictured by Hannah Sampson.

Late Summer Journeys (colour)

In September 2010 I spent six days in Szeged, Hungary, to attend Szeged Super 8 Film Festival. I then travelled back with a sleeper train from Budapest to Dresden and, while changing trains in Leipzig on my way to the Netherlands, had opportunity to explore some of central Leipzig with my Pentax K1000.

Late Summer Journeys (black and white)

On 21 August 2010, I made a day trip to Flat Holm Island, a few miles south of Cardiff. Nine days later I went on my longest holiday of the year, starting off with an overnight ferry from Portsmouth to Le Havre, continuing via Paris to Heidelberg and eventually to Magdeburg. My Ilford Delta Pro100 film was finished off by the time I reached my final destination: Szeged in Hungary. See the colour photos above for a few impressions from the rest of the journey.

Sailing trip to the Isle of Wight

For the second film project under the auspices of British Naturism's Media/Filmmaking Group, Breezes without Breeches, I embarked on Duncan Heenan's sailing boat Fellowship. On Sunday 11 July 2010, we sailed, together with a couple more people, from Studland Beach to the boat's home port of Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Free Art in Bristol

Most cities feature a lot of graffiti, usually of a non-descript, not particularly artistic nature. Bristol sports some more talented street artists, Banksy being the most famous and notorious, and thus the City of Bristol could be regarded as a free-of-charge open-air art gallery. Simply open your eyes for it when you stroll around, and you may encounter any of the pictures shown here.

Snow in Bristol

The December snow had just melted, when a new onslaught of snow covered Bristol during the night of 5/6 January 2010. As temperatures stayed mostly below zero and more snow came down, the white stuff stayed put for well over a week. During the same time, large parts of Northern Europe experienced even much colder conditions, and the media often referred to this extraordinary cold spell as the 'Big Freeze'.

Isle of Skye
(black and white)

Impressions from the Isle of Skye, June 2009. In addition to my Pentax K1000 stills camera, I also took my ancient 8mm ciné camera with me. See my footage Scotland on 8mm.

Isle of Skye
(colour)

Impressions from the Isle of Skye, June 2009.