Time is the unerring force in our lives, we think of it as definitive, absolute, and regular. We view time as the ultimate measuring stick, rigid, unfeeling, and universal. Hummingbirds, therefore, must operate in millisecond intervals, their lives tragically short according to our yardstick. But what is it truly like to exist in the hummingbird world?  We see them making split second decisions, avoiding collision at the final moment. They do things that are simply too swift for our brains to...

It began with a mildly selfish thought sometime just over a decade ago - wouldn't it be nice to look at some of these images I had made, printed and hung on the wall? The initial hurdle was choosing which image we'd choose. Why not do a calendar, then? In that case, there would be no need to whittle the selection down to one. A dozen of them, each month features a new photo - and so the seed was sown for what has become a sort of legacy. 2016 marked the first year of this now fixture on our...

'Tis the season for making collections, gathering images and creating portfolios - it is honestly one of my favourite things to do with the images that I have made over the past few months. In fact, sometimes I feel as if I have more fun putting these together than making the images in the field. Invariably, however, the unavoidable, intimidating task of culling appears on the horizon. While some of my most beloved images don't make it to the final collection, all this means is that I can...