As per my last article, I have taken the decision to step away from the gear treadmill and focus on photography again. So what will that entail?

Well, I’ll still be publishing to the website regularly but it will be as someone getting out and discovering life here on the edge of the Scottish Highlands with my camera. I’ll be posting more photos, updates on the projects that I’m working on, talking more about the art of photography , my workflow, challenges and more. Basically, the entire journey.

Once Sofia is back at school next week, I will commit to producing more Youtube videos alongside this website. The videos will not be about gear, will not be tutorials but will simply be quiet videos amongst the beautiful scenery and landscape here in Scotland while I am out photographing work for my projects.

As for this week, I’ve been minimising my time connected to the internet and just focusing on being in the garden, on walks with Sofia and just getting on with simple tasks at home. More and more I find that I long for less time online as it seems to largely have a negative impact on my state of mind.

I’ve been out with my camera too, again, just on some local walks and spending time with Sofia. Since Izzy left, I’ve found myself gravitating towards black and white photography much more, whether that’s an aesthetic choice or simply a reflection of the darkness I’ve felt since she left, I’ll leave that for those smarter than me to decide and instead leave you with some images that I took this week.