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Other World Computing (OWC) recently asked me if I’d like to write a guest post on their blog. OWC make SSDs and memory for Macs, as well as RAID solutions and various USB and Thunderbolt docks. I’m an OWC customer myself (check out my recent OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dock review), and have been for over a decade, so I took them up on the offer to reach their audience with some of my own experience as a creative professional. The topic I chose: Continuity Backups. If you don’t know what this phrase means, I think you need to read …

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This year, I had the great pleasure of working with Whistler Blackcomb on a short film project as one of the subjects of their Choose to Be film series. This series of six videos explores the lives of people in the Whistler Valley and the choices they made that defined their lives. My journey from aerospace engineer in England to outdoor, adventure, and wildlife photographer in Canada has been interesting. I’m so pleased to share some of that in such an exciting and visually stunning way. Thanks to my good friend Jeff Thomas for his time behind the camera and …

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By now you guys know that I often work closely with B&H Photo to borrow gear for testing purposes, and sometimes to bring you great deals on all kinds of camera equipment. I have a pretty international audience on this site and what I like about B&H is how easy they make international ordering. Here in Canada, shipping is free for orders over $100, and they let me pay the tax and duties during the ordering process so I know what my final total is going to be. I can’t speak for the process in all other countries, but I …

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I’m a little bit late posting this piece of news, but I’m very pleased to tell you guys about it none the less. I’m a long time user of Drobos for storing my photo archives, and this summer they ran an adventure photography contest which seemed right up my alley! I’m happy to say that the image I entered took home the top prize. I can’t quite remember the submission criteria off the top of my head, but roughly speaking it said something along the lines of “show us a photo that embodies your enjoyment of adventure”. A self portrait …

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I’m pleased to say that once again, my little blog has been listed in the top 100 photography blog list over at Feedspot. It humbles me to see it listed there amongst so many people who I respect so much, and draw so much inspiration from. Thanks to everyone that continues to read my ramblings, and make sure you also check out my other website, Shutter Muse, for long-form reviews and photo tutorials.

I recently worked with the Telegraph newspaper from the UK to compile a series of winter sports photography tips for their travel supplement. These tips are now available online here.

Throughout my career, I’ve always put a lot of time and effort into maintaining an active blog full of useful information and stories about my work. Time and time again, this has paid dividends in ways I could never imagine when I first started it nearly ten years ago. Recently I learned that my this blog has been featured in the #66 spot in the Feedspot Top 100 Photography Blogs On the Planet. Not bad considering I’m just one man with a camera and a desire to share some fun and knowledge. Of course the other sites in the list, …

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Not too long ago, my website was featured by the makers of my favourite WordPress themes, Elegant Themes, as one of the top 25 sites using the Divi framework. For those that don’t know, WordPress is a powerful website platform that’s free to use, but it requires a “Theme” to be used to take care of the look of the site. That’s why not all WordPress sites look the same. I use a theme from Elegant Themes called Extra, and it’s built on their incredible Divi framework that allows massive amounts of customizations to be carried out by regular Joes …

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I was thrilled to learn recently about my inclusion in First Site Guide’s list of best photography blogs, even better, they created this awesome illustration of me as well! First Site Guide is a website about creating your first blog, and it seems to be an excellent resource on that subject. As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts this month, my website is a hugely important part of my business and I’ve lost count of the number of emails and other messages I get which start with “I was just browsing your website and…”. A well thought out and well …

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My website has always played a vital role in my business, and over the years it has developed into something I’m very proud of. The site is built on the WordPress platform, and I use a theme from Elegant Themes, called Extra. I also use a theme called Divi from Elegant Themes over on Shutter Muse. Both of these themes are built around ET’s Divi Builder framework which comes with the Divi and Extra themes, or can be added to any other theme using a plugin. I’m definitely NOT a web designer, but the Divi Builder allows me to create …

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