It is difficult to imagine that a collection of men, originating as legend has it from Illyria, chose to initiate the building of the settlement that would become Venice upon the most feeble of island foundations: marsh, mud and silt! The true early origins of this highly improbable city are hard [more]
The landscape gardens of Stowe are regarded amongst the most influential gardens in Europe. One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family so powerful they were richer than the king! Stowe became widely-renowned for its magnificent gardens created by Lord Co [more]
Perfect for those just starting out with their camera, or looking to recap on essential camera techniques, this comprehensive two-day workshop, led by Phil Malpas, is an ideal way to improve your photography skills. Held at the stunning Cotswold Water Park, this is a classroom based course with a d [more]
With DSLRs and digital compacts now equipped with live view and full HD video, recording a whole world of new creative opportunities has opened up for traditional photographers. The big question is how do you harness this new found power of your camera and produce films which tell a compelling and e [more]
The landscape gardens of Stowe are regarded amongst the most influential gardens in Europe. One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family so powerful they were richer than the king! Stowe became widely-renowned for its magnificent gardens created by Lord Co [more]
It’s difficult for us to imagine now, but two hundred years ago the Lake District was thought ugly and quite literally terrible! The English Lake District was one of the birthplaces of our modern Western love of rugged and ‘wild’ landscape. Wordsworth, the great Romantic poet, and a “lakeman” throug [more]
The upper reaches of the Dordogne River flow westward across the Department of the Lot, and cuts its way through a landscape of extremes as extraordinary and varied as any in France. Sweeping through wide valleys, it curves across a patchwork of tobacco, walnut and corn plantations. Or it flows, d [more]
The landscape gardens of Stowe are regarded amongst the most influential gardens in Europe. One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family so powerful they were richer than the king! Stowe became widely-renowned for its magnificent gardens created by Lord Co [more]
The landscape gardens of Stowe are regarded amongst the most influential gardens in Europe. One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family so powerful they were richer than the king! Stowe became widely-renowned for its magnificent gardens created by Lord Co [more]
The landscape gardens of Stowe are regarded amongst the most influential gardens in Europe. One of the most remarkable creations of Georgian England, Stowe was created by a family so powerful they were richer than the king! Stowe became widely-renowned for its magnificent gardens created by Lord Co [more]
Few places in the world provide the photographer with more opportunities to create exciting images than Cuba. Situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba is the largest of the Caribbean islands, and although only a short distance from the USA, it couldn’t be more different. From the moment [more]