Marseille: the city of blue, fever and ultras
Postcards from France’s second city, a fascinating mix of immigration, rebellion and football.
Gods, ruins and street life: photos from 2019
From Kolkata streets to the Shropshire hills, from watching gods to warships: a selection of my photos taken during 2019.
The wonderful folklore of Bhutan
Crazy monks, strange creatures roaming the mountains, thunder dragons, flying gurus, and penis art. Bhutan is a little bit special and so is its folklore.
The church of bones and lost souls
In the old streets of Naples, there’s a small church of bones, mystery and cult worship – an offshoot of the Neapolitan Cult of the Dead.
In search of happiness – Bhutan to Glasgow
Do you want to be happy? Are you on a journey? The search for happiness and wellbeing has turned into lifestyle aspiration. But do we really want to be happy in the way we think we do?
Sunrise to sunset: walking Kolkata
Kolkata has been called a city of furious energy, the city of joy, a dying city. It is teeming, intense, broken and modern, old British empire and a stronghold of Bengali pride and culture. It’s crumbling and developing, wealthy and poor. It’s digested a tragic history but has a unique soul where it’s almost obligatory…
Is this the quirkiest town in Britain?
This town has an abandoned harbour, lost-in-time cafes, a train junkyard, old-world cinema and an astonishing annual fair. You’ve probably never heard of it (unless you live in central Scotland).
Protected! The goddesses of explorers and psychogeographers
Good news for the endless road walkers, night prowlers, urban explorers, psychogeographers, explorers, threshold stalkers. We have our gods and goddesses and we are protected!
Postcards from the Loire
Wildlife, chateau, borders – notes from walking one of France’s most beguiling rivers.
The agony and joy of the Great Scottish Outdoors
Awesome scenery and endless rain, joyful dolphins and ruthless midges, whisky and crisps for dinner – a light-hearted look at the despair, joy, agony and peace when you try to do anything in the Great Scottish Outdoors.
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