In search of the Madonna …
Well, it's that time again, which means designing the annual Christmas card. Trying to come up with something different every year for the last 30-odd years hasn't been easy. Admittedly...
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Pisa Nonsense!
We've all seen the iconic photographs of the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, London Bridge, etc. then, when you actually see them in real life, they fail to amaze. The leaning tower of Pisa is...
Worth a Lucca
We're just back from an excellent week in Lucca, a beautiful town in Tuscany, just north of Pisa, birthplace of Puccini. As usual, Elaine found us an excellent apartment in the middle of the...
To market, to market …
… Borough Market, to be exact. On our visit to London in February, Simon introduced us to the wonders of this outdoor food extravaganza, located just south of London Bridge. Available...
Magic Marrakech
Waaaaww!!! Morrocco is not so much a holiday, more an experience! A photographer's heaven. With such a wealth of history, culture, people, food, architecture, colour and activity, there's a...
Cameron’s Cambridge
I last visited Cambridge as a 17-year-old student of architecture. This time it was to launch the latest book I've designed. The weather was kind to Elaine and I so, as well as having a...
… the loo!
Not that I go around photographing toilets, you understand, but on entering these chambers in the bowels of the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh last week, I couldn't help but notice their colourful...
Ssshhhhhhh! Part 3
Head south from Ericeira or west from Lisbon and you'll find Serra de Sintra, the wooded hills dotted with historic palaces. Here you can drive through a dramatic countryside with hairpin...
Ssshhhhhhh! Part 2
Drive around Estremadura, the region north of Lisbon, and you'll discover numerous, picturesque fortified towns, market towns, fishing villages and religious centres. Below are photographs I...
Lovin’ Lisbon
Waaww! Can't wait to get back. And now that Easyjet are flying direct from Edinburgh instead of via Stansted, we can get there quicker. After eight days at Ericeira on October 2007 (see...