The Monochrome Cities returns for its third instalment with a birthday trip to London. If you’ve ever wanted to see London captured in glorious black and white, now’s your chance. Fujifilm’s Acros film simulation delivers the goods as always.
Due to a combination of post-lockdown malaise, Emma’s pregnancy and the early days of Evelyn’s life, it’s been a long time since we’ve been for a long family walk together. That all changed recently when we managed a first Sunday walk with Evelyn at just eight weeks old.
It’s taken well over 12 months but I’m finally able to share the next collection of images in my Monochrome Cities series. With the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, I was able to visit Manchester for the first time in almost six years and I found it lent itself to shooting solely in black and white. Manchester is a city full of colour, full of Victorian red brick buildings but when you strip that back you’ll find that the city’s soul still stands out.
Anyway, in this series, I let the pictures do the talking and so hopefully you’ll enjoy these as much as I do. For those who are interested in finding out exactly how to shoot images like this straight from your camera, check out my post on the Fujifilm Acros film simulation here.
The queen of all colours is black. Black and white photography is simple but full of soul. With no distractions, seeing a city in monochrome allows for the focus to be on lighting, on textures, on contrast. I’ve been shooting so much more of my… Read More »The Monochrome Cities: Melbourne
Well this is probably one of the strangest blog posts I’ll ever come to write on my travel blog. It involves absolutely no form of travelling whatsoever. We all know what a horrible and scary time this is with the Coronavirus pandemic across the world. … Read More »Isolation
The final instalment in my set of photos from visiting Walt Disney World and Universal Studios back in July and August 2019. This time we head around the world at Epcot; a park more focused on food, drink and education than high adrenaline rides. Not… Read More »The Best Photos of Epcot, Walt Disney World
Out of all the parks at Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom is of course the most iconic of them all. This is the classic Disney park, the beating heart of Walt Disney Word. This park has absolutely everything for those fanatics, the photographers and even those… Read More »The Best Photos of Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
In terms of rides to get your adrenaline pumping, this wasn’t one of my favourite parks at Walt Disney World. However, if you’re wanting to grab some classic Disney photos, this park is right up there. The main areas have a really cool 50’s vibe… Read More »The Best Photos of Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World
If I was to rank my favourite parks at Walt Disney World in Florida, Animal Kingdom would definitely make it on to the podium. Now let’s be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of Disney but there’s no way I could pass on a family… Read More »The Best Photos of Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World
For those that love Harry Potter, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando is the holy grail. The amount of work that has gone into the creation of the two parks is insane. You will feel as though you are within… Read More »The Most Magical Photos of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter