Entries by damian

Tar Barrels

November the 5th is generally, in Britain, associated with Guy Fawkes and fireworks. In a corner of Devon in the South west of England, the town of Ottery St. Mary has its own celebrations of carrying flaming tar barrels through the streets. No-one knows the exact origins of the tradition but it draws people, TV crews and more from all over the world

Ski Carving Cup

Ski carving cup being held high-up on the slopes of the Via Lattea (Milky Way) above Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, with a view of the snaking A32 autostrada towards Bardonecchia and France.

Dolomite Autumn

Lush green pasture offset against colourful autumn foliage as the days shorten and the first frosts appear. That special time as the leaves turn and cattle are brought down from their summer pastures. Waiting….wait

Ski brochures I

Autumn always brings new ski brochures. As a photographer it is always nice to see how images you have taken for a brochure are used. Below are a couple of pages from the new Ski Famille brochure 2011-12…

Tour of Britain

The Tour of Britain cycling hell-for-leather through the leafy Devon lanes near Crediton on September the 15th 2011. On the right of the two Vacansoleil riders, in the Rapha Condor Sharp black jersey, is local boy Jonathon Tiernan Locke who took the King of the Mountains jersey for his

Passiflora

The Passion Flower (Passiflora) is so called because it symbolised Christ’s suffering on the cross – that was according to Jacomo Bosio, a scholar who lived in Rome in 1609. The