Chevening Farewell
Each year I get a chance to work with Chevening, an international scholarship scheme that has allowed over 50,000 people from around the world study in the UK. The energy at their events in phenomenal & I’m always excited to return. There’s always so much going on & in it’s a thrill to capture.
Cocktail Conservatory
To write this 5 days into Dry January (yes I committed myself to this travesty!) seems almost unfair to myself, but in the interest of keeping this page up to date with what I’ve been up to, here it is.
This is Cocktail Conservatory, a small personal initiative I made to combine three passions of mine into one: Gardening, cocktails & photography. Each week I focused down on a new cocktail, I experimented & got to learn a new recipe. This went on for about 2 months & I absolutely loved it! From Daiquri’s to Moscow Mule’s to Pina Colada’s, it was a crazy journey. The instagram page is still live but I’ve taken a small break from the weekly scheduled alcohol session. I hope to return soon!
@cocktailconservatory if you’re curious.
Now time for a few highlights:
Kaja + Lawrence's Reception
Photography tends to throw you a few curveballs here & there, but a boat along the thames was definitely one I did not expect. It creates scenarios that can truly test the capabilities of your equipment & this was no exception. Fortunately I managed to work with the conditions & created some images I’m really proud of.
Below you can see a few highlights from Kaja & Lawrence’s Wedding reception:
Family Photo Sessions
The beautiful handmade boxes included within the package.
Christmas Family Sessions
A scary step albeit an exciting one. This weekend will mark the launch of my flyers around the local area. It’s the perfect time to get the family together so I built a neat little photography package specifically aimed for exactly that. Click below to have a look!
Into the Wild
Wild camping is one of those experiences I’ve always wanted to go out and do, but never really found the motivation or time to embark upon. The difference between camping and wild camping is that you aren’t in a campsite, you’re wherever you end up when the sun starts to drop.
Wild Camping in the Brecon Beacons
Wild camping is one of those experiences I’ve always wanted to go out and do, but never really found the motivation or time to embark upon. The difference between camping and wild camping is that you aren’t in a campsite, you’re wherever you end up when the sun starts to drop.
Day 1
As I expected, the first night couldn’t have gone more wrong. On our travel to Wales we hit bottleneck traffic, meaning we’d arrive in the Welsh mountains in pitch black, this no longer left Wild Camping as an option.
In a rush to improvise we found a secluded campsite that promised an experience ‘as close to wild camping as possible.’ It turns out, after what felt like hours of driving blind through village roads, this campsite no longer existed and we had driven half a mile into a sheep’s field with only an abandoned. That led to the above scene, cooking a late night burger on a makeshift hob and making the car seats as comfortable as possible.
Day 2
Fortunately, we now had an entire day to plan out our hiking routes & discover the ideal camping location. Please don’t misinterpet the map as we in fact had absolutely no idea where we were going.
After about 3 hours of hiking, we finally found the perfect location. We set up camp, put together a campfire and finally and thankfully put our legs up for the night.
Did I mention there was a double rainbow? No? THERE WAS A DOUBLE RAINBOW!
Chevening Orientation
A few highlights from my recent shoot at Chevening’s orientation: collective of flags, networking and scholars from around the world.
Chevening’s orientation is one of my favourite events to shoot each year, so it’s fitting that it be my first blog post on my new website (welcome by the way!). Chevening is a scholarship where thousands of scholars from various countries are given the opportunity to come over to the UK and spend a good part of their year studying. This was their official welcome, their first chance to meet each other in person and as you can tell the vibe is fantastic.
The day is broken up with lectures, drinks, group chats about current issues and generally, a lot of networking. It’s always a hectic day as with so many people, there’s so much going on at one time, but that’s what I find makes it so exciting.
On a separate note, welcome! Do note that my site is very much a work in progress, so I apologise if you discover anything a little broken. Feel free to get in contact and let me know how broken it really is.
