Any serious travel photographer has got to go to Rome. What a place. I was in Rome last year, November, first week. It was a busy and eventful year for me, 2011, and only now I'm going through the images saved as raw files on disk. I must go back to Rome, alone or with another photograp...

I'm just back from the Greek island of Rhodes and once again witnessed the first flush of summer tourists. Funny when you live in a tourist location you soon get to recognize the nationality of holidaymakers before they open their mouths. Of course I love a bit of a natter with the Brits and Iris...

Far more views on the blogs than on the image. Far, far more views on the blog that included the word sex in the title. I think it is time I explored other peoples blogs to see what I might learn. I'll start with the folk who have commented on my blogs, and perhaps then expand to people who have ...

As the 300 word flash fiction, below, Don't, has made it into the shortlist of Fish Publications annual comp, and the prize is a fantastic one or two grand, can't remember now, I am excited. However, I seem to fall at the end, usualy... Still, a bit chuffed to have got that far.

This is interesting. More people have looked at my writing, in a shorter time, than my photography. What does this tell me? I should write more... I should improve my photography? Now I'm going to post a picture and a short story at the same time, and see what happens. What fun!

Tumultuous Tide I want to scuba in the ocean of erotica, A tsunami of passion above; Not breaststroke languidly - gracefully, Nor float on a warm sea of love. Push me on a bed of sharp coral, Prize open my oysterish shell, Expose all my vulnerability, To your sexy and devil-fish hell. ...

Although I'm English, I've lived in Greece for eighteen years, I love the country. I love it's imperfections and the honesty of its dishonisty... It doesn't eff about with sophistication. The people have a child-like openness and simplicity which is very endearing, but like children, they sometim...

Quite chuffed to have sold two images to Walt Disney... cool!

How awful is it when your friend dies? True friends are such a rarity. My friend died today. Peter Allen, FIND YOUR BIT OF UNIVERSE and Other Poems. A very special man. I lift my glass of raki. Bless you.

So what sort of a guy cons a 60 year old woman out of her life savings knowing she hasn't even got a pension to live off? And how stupid can a woman be? If this sorry tale makes anyone have second thoughts before being trusting it will have served it's purpose.

Does anyone actually read blogs? I've never written one before, seems quite like a waste of space... bit like talking in my sleep, really. So this is a test blog. Seem to remember reading it gets a person up in the Google ranking. Well how exciting, LOL! So what to 'blog' about? PASSION. Pa...