Trail shot

Runner's World in Holland recently published a shot of Lizzy Hawker running in the Alps.

Runner's World - February 2015 — Runner's World - February 2015

The Cover!

Strolling through the streets of Cartagena while on holiday was not the day I thought I would shoot an image which would go on to become a National Geographic cover. I glimpsed this woman on a street corner selling fresh fruit and knew straight away I wanted to photograph her. We spent some time chatting while she cut me some mango. I then asked if she would mind me taking her portrait. I only had the chance to take eight pictures before the genuine smiles faded away. The first shot is the one that was chosen. It was selected for the cover of National Geographic for the whole of Latin America.

National Geographic cover, December 2014, Latin America

UTMR images in 'Like The Wind' magazine

A shoot for Lizzy Hawker's new trail race 'The Ultra Tour Monte Rosa' have been published in 'Like The Wind' magazine.

The Ultra Tour Monte Rosa

At 4,634m Monte Rosa (pink mountain) is the second highest mountain in the Alps (after Mont Blanc).

Endurance athlete Lizzy Hawker who is a 5-time winner of The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is about to launch a new 150km ultra marathon around Monte Rosa. At the beginning of September I spent two days on the route near Zermatt to capture the atmosphere of this new race.

Camped beside the Gorner Glacier at the foot of Monte Rosa

Lizzy Hawker training on high Alpine trails

A beautiful 150km mountain ultra marathon encircling Monte Rosa. From the village of Grächen high on an alp above the Matter Vispa, a tributary of the Rhone, to Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn, into Italy, and returning on high wild trails, a host of 4000m summits will be your companions. http://www.ultratourmonterosa.com

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Land of Lakes

The Lake District

The Last Resort

The Last Resort in Nepal goes into this months 'Himalayas Magazine'. The opening image is also being used on flyers and posters all over Nepal, you can see them all here. The magazine is available in the UK from WHSmith and throughout Nepal and India. You can also download a PDF of this article here.

Classical Nepal

The Inside back cover of this months Himalayas Magazine features a photograph I took of a woman in Dolpa last year. Dolpa is an extremely remote and richly traditional region of Nepal.

17-page Dolpa article in 'Himalayas Magazine'

This month sees a 17-page article from a trip to Dolpa last year go into Himalayas Magazine. Dolpa is an extremely remote and richly traditional region of Nepal. The article follows the trek chronologically starting with a hair-raising flight into Juphal, the trek to Phoksundo lake and then to the remote Kagmara valley over the Kagmara La. The story has been beautifully written by Annie Leeson, who together with Luke Everson were with me for the duration. Huge thanks to you both and also to Jane Poretsis at Himalayas Magazine for giving this feature such extensive coverage. Get yourself a copy in the UK at WHSmith and throughout Nepal and Asia. You can download a PDF of the article here.

SA Mountain Magazine

The Ama Dablam assignment I worked on in Nepal for The North Face last November has been published in South Africa Mountain Magazine this month. See the full series of images here.

Action Asia 'Hot Shot'

This image – which I took in November while on assignment for The North Face in Nepal – has gone into the March/April 'Hot Shots' section of Action Asia.

Making a difference

NSI (Nick Simons Institute) is an organisation working in Nepal with a mission to train and support rural health care workers. They work in direct collaboration with a growing number of hospitals throughout the country. NSI really is making a difference in a country that really does need the help. It’s a compelling story and one that needs to be told with pictures as well as words. They invited me to travel to remote hospitals throughout Nepal to capture some of moments that tell these stories. It's been a fascinating journey for me to work with NSI during the last four years and see first-hand what it means to be a rural healthcare worker in Nepal. NSI are exhibiting a selection of these images in Kathmandu in March. Here's a sample of the exhibition.

Miel de Botton

It was a privilege to be invited to photograph Miel de Botton performing for a fundraising event for Maggie's (Cancer support) which was hosted in the Great Hall at St. Bart's hospital.

Skiing in circles

The Sella Ronda in Italy is a skiable circuit which encompasses four regions within the Dolomites. A network of modern high-speed lifts and groomed pistes encircle the entire Sella Massif, some 5km across, in a loop that totals 40km.

No one to go with? No problem.

Trekking Partners is a fantastic new enterprise in the Himalayas (and beyond) bringing together all those lonely hikers that wish they could be sharing their experience. The concept is simple, join up with someone else's trip or start your own. Now the word is getting out in Kathmandu the website is quickly gathering momentum. It's especially useful if you're looking for similarly intrepid trekkers wanting to explore less beaten paths. It's also promoting safe trekking, as it's never a good idea to go wandering around in the mountains alone. I've been working with them on the design side of things a little and also to bring some of my photography to their advertising and website. Here's a few of the posters. And check out the site trekkingpartners.com

First look – The Last Resort

My shots go onto a new series of flyers for The Last Resort in Nepal...

Base Camp portraits

This is a style for a series of portraits from various expedition base camps in Nepal. I want to show the harshness of the environment in their faces. This is a work in progress, see the full series so far »

A bird's-eye view

A couple of aerial assignments recently have given me the opportunity to see London from above. Having spent 25 years seeing it from the ground, it's exciting to see the city in a new dimension. To add yet a further dimension, I've used a tilt-shift effect with some of these images to create a selective focus effect.

Great Himalaya Trail posters

My photography gets used on a new series of posters to promote the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal. They will be distributed to tour agencies and throughout Nepal.

CHRISTIE'S auction of National Geographic images

CHRISTIE'S have listed two of my images in an online auction of National Geographic prints. About the auction: For this exclusive, online-only sale (July 19-29), Christie's and National Geographic have selected 125 iconic pictures in celebration of National Geographic's 125th anniversary.