
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
You're probably expecting me to write an intro detailing my photography journey from a very young age but being a night owl and needing a hobby in my twenties, I plumped for photography a wee bit later in life. I'm a night shift worker and never in dreamland before midnight on nights off so I'm probably in the right area of interest for a semi-insomniac.

The Christmas helter-skelter. An iconic location for photos
Anyone familiar with Belfast will be well aware of the continental Christmas market. Springing up in November like a mini city, this maze of stalls attracts punters from all over the country and they get into the Christmas spirit by spending their hard-earned cash on everything from strawberry-flavoured beer to venison burgers! Baristas of coffee share space with purveyors of jewellery and vendors of cozy scarves and in the east corner of the market lives the amusement section which includes a hobby horse ride and the helter-skelter!

Autumn in Amsterdam. A nocturnal paradise
In early 2020, I planned a holiday for an upcoming milestone birthday. A trip away to capture the city where I spent my honeymoon. A city that is a nocturnal photography paradise - Amsterdam