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Part 1 of “Photographing Ningaloo in A Fortnight” published in BSOUP (British Society of Underwater Photographers) quarterly magazine “In Focus”. Part 2 is scheduled to appear in next edition.

A week of diving in the south of France with world renowned underwater photographer Kurt Amsler on his “Super Plus” wreck photography course, based out of Les Lecques, near Marseille.

Completed “The Sealions of Green Head” article for UWP (Underwater Photographer) Magazine. Article scheduled to appear in November edition.

Assignment to capture underwater photographer/teacher Martin Edge’s tuition sessions for Sport Diver magazine and also for Martin’s website.

Selecting images from south of France and Martin Edge course for articles and website. Compiling Martin Edge article for publication in Sport Diver magazine.

Two dives under Swanage Pier in Dorset with a newly qualified diver. A chance for a few images

A visit to the annual “Visions of The Sea” underwater photography and film event in London

A visit to the Antibes Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous Marine in the south of France

New Ja-Universe website launched featuring many new images and articles. Regular updates to follow the site launch.

“The Sealions of Greenhead” article published in UWP Magazine.

Selecting more images from France and the UK for the website and planning next articles.

Planning two new Portfolios – “Guitars” and “The Path” – to be worked on between now and the early part of the new year. Look out for them on the website in 2006.

New images from France and the UK published on the website.

Some initial work completed on “The Path” portfolio. Also, we’re planning 2006 trips including Florida, Bahrain, Hawaii and the South of France

Pt. 2 of “Photographing Ningaloo in A Fortnight” published in BSOUP (British Society of Underwater Photographers) quarterly magazine “In Focus”.

Press releases regarding our website launch sent to a selection of travel, scuba diving and photography publications.

A new camera on order. More about this later.

A weekend visit to Le Touquet in France. A chance for some continental photography.

Article writing – a few commissions to work on, plus preliminary ideas for the subject of building a photographic website.

A day trip to Bournemouth – a clear and cold winter’s day. Managed to shoot a few films – a selection of colour & B & W.

A visit to the monthly BSOUP (British Society of Underwater Photographers) meeting at the Imperial College in London

New Nikon D200 arrives.

First tryout of the new D200.

 A visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, based in Manama. Our trip included a visit to the unique desert motor racing circuit at Sakhir for the first race of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was a good chance to get familiar with our new Nikon D200.

Selecting images from Bahrain, the UK and France for the website

A trip to Swanage in Dorset. Another chance to use the new Nikon D200.

Depart for Florida, bound for some diving adventures.

A visit to Crystal River in Florida for Manatees and freshwater springs.

A Dive in the “Living Seas” aquarium at Disney’s Epcot Centre. Unfortunately, no cameras allowed!

Diving with the It’s a Dive team at Key Largo, mainly inside the John Pennekamp Marine Park.

A quick visit to Key West and a seaplane trip to the incredible Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park.

A liveaboard trip to dive the Dry Tortugas National Park leaving from Fort Myers Beach on the “Ultimate Getaway”.

A visit to Ginnie Springs in north central Florida.

Selecting images from the Florida trip for the website and articles. Jeremy nursing a nasty ear infection picked up in the Dry Tortugas!

Good news. Our much anticipated Subal housing for the D200 is now in stock at Ocean Optics in London. Hoping to collect it in mid June.

Zoo photography at the Marwell Zoological Park near Winchester.

A trip to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Article writing based on Florida experiences.

A weekend visit to Brighton. A chance for some photography on the Sunday

 Collected our new Subal underwater housing for the D200 from Steve Warren at Ocean Optics in London. Earmarked a second identical housing so that we can both dive using the same equipment

Some more “zoo photography” at the Cotswold Wildlife Park.

A four day course in the south of France with world renowned underwater photographer Kurt Amsler concentrating on fisheye techniques. Remaining time spent at Les Lecques and visiting the towns of Bandol and Cassis.

A visit to the Goodwood Festival of Speed near Chichester.

Headed Southwest on the R1200 GS down the A303 to Exeter and then onto Dartmoor including Chagford and Princetown: then Plymouth and across the Tamar to Looe. Returned via Plymouth, Bigbury on Sea, Salcombe, Kingsbridge, Slapton, Dartmouth, Kingswear, Paignton, Torquay, Teignmouth, Dawlish and Exeter.

Collected second Nikon D200 and a 10.5mm fisheye lens.

Collected second Subal D200 housing and a “Magic Filter” from Ocean Optics in London.

A visit to Wales on the R1200 GS – visiting Bishops Castle, Newtown, Rhayader, Elan Valley & Devils Bridge. A few images to show for it.

Ears seem better so what better than a camera tryout under Swanage Pier in Dorset. It was pretty murky but a few interesting images using the fish eye lens.

Second of a series of articles about building photographic websites is published in the BSOUP “In Focus” magazine.

A dream realized. Collected my long awaited BMW R1200 GS Adventure for motorcycle touring. Expect some motorcycle touring photojournalism in the future!

First trip on the motorcycle, with the Nikon D200 in tow. Rode to Sidmouth in Devon and then along the spectacular coastal road to Portland Bill, taking in towns and coastal villages of Beer, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Bridport, West Bay and Abbotsbury.

Pt III of “Building a Photography Website” submitted to the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSOUP) for the “In Focus” magazine.

A weekend trip on the motorcycle, this time to stay with a friend near Ludlow in Shropshire. Two routes – up via Bristol, the old Severn Bridge and then the Wye Valley, Monmouth, Hereford, Leominster and then Ludlow. Saturday spent visiting Church Stretton and the moorland of Long Mynd. Return journey via Worcester and the… Continue reading 8th – 10th September

Heading “down under” – destination Eastern Australia.

A new lens arrives – a Nikon 12-24mm wide angle.

A stint at Coffee One in Warminster, sketching out my plans for 2022.

A “blow the cobwebs” walk at the RSPB’s Ham Wall Reserve on the Somerset Levels near Glastonbury.

A train journey to London for an overnighter, to Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart perform at Ronnie Scott’s.

A return trip to Plymouth, riding south west with sun in my eyes on the way down. The objective was website content writing and some other writing based work.

A visit to Worcester, for the purposes of writing (mostly website content).

A visit to see Darren at Elevate to discuss the new website project. In principle, we agreed to proceed

Overnight at Chatham ahead of Zac’s first karting event of 2022 at Buckmore Park consisting of a test session and team event.  Zac raced well, but the team’s result was hampered by black flags. I shot a few images of the action.

A visit to Stockbridge to visit Kudos Coffee (great cheese toasties, tea and coffee) followed by a walk in the meadows behind the town.

A visit to Globe Cottage in Weymouth, working on various writings, taking in a visit to the RSPB’s Radipole Lake reserve.

Another visit to Globe Cottage in Weymouth, continuing on with various writing projects.

A visit to Portland (experiencing Storm Eunice), then some planning for the year ahead with Fuzz, and a visit to the RSPB’s Radipole Reserve.

A visit to Chatham for Zac’s Club100 first round. A decent day for him.

A wet ride through the South Downs to the unique Trading Boundaries venue, to see stunning guitarist Jan Akkerman perform with his band.

A ride from Fletching into London via Forest Row, East Grinstead, Croydon, Norbury, Streatham and Brixton to meet Amanda, and to catch Robben Ford and Bill Evans perform at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in Soho. The following day, a ride back west to home.

A trip to Northamptonshire with Zac, staying at Weedon, close to the Whilton Mill Kar Circuit where Zac’s 2nd round of the Club100 series was hosted.

An overnighter in Weymouth with Amanda, and being joined by Fuzz and Tonya – our last weekend of owning Globe Cottage after our decision to sell. On the Sunday, Fuzz and I visited Church Ope Cove at Portland in search of an early Large Tortoiseshell, if any had survived. We didn’t have any luck, but… Continue reading 19th – 20th March

Up early-ish for ride down in great weather to Portland, to meet Fuzz. Or aim for the day was to repeat our 2021c sighting of the Large Tortoiseshell, which had been seen a few days previously. It wasn’t to be, but we had a decent day, and I shot a few images. Afterwards, I headed… Continue reading 26th March

A day of riding around the Isle of Wight, which was a missing part of my UK and Ireland coastline motorcycling project. In England, my final section following this day would be from Penzance to Plymouth. Then there’s Scotland…including the islands! The day consisted of a ride from Burley to Lymington, then catching the Isle… Continue reading 27th March

Butterfly Conservation Cumbria publishes Jeremy’s story about selected trips out to seek and photograph the UK’s butterfly species.

An overnighter in London, staying at Kensington. Time spent included a re-visit to the Natural History Museum, and a first time visit to the V & A Museum. The evening was spent at the Albert Hall for the Psychedelic Furs, supported by Jah Wobble’s Invader’s of the Heart.

A stay at the fantastically located Sea Shanty accommodation on the undercliff of Branscombe in East Devon. On the ride down, I visited Fuzz at Payhembury, and then met Amanda at Branscombe. Amanda and I visited nearby Beer, Seaton, Sidmouth and Exmouth, and on the 17th Fuzz and I travelled down to Aish Tor near… Continue reading 15th – 22nd April

Catching up on various notes and admin following the Branscombe visit.

Photographing early season butterflies at Battlesbury Hill – captured a few Green Hairstreak and a freshly emerged Duke of Burgundy Fritillary.

A ride to Devon to collect Fuzz for a visit to the Meeth Quarry Nature Reserve in North Devon. Had a good day, and further chance to capture Wood White images.

A last minute overnighter with Amanda, staying in Clevedon, overlooking the Bristol Channel. The weather was cool and either overcast or raining. Our drive to and from took us via the Mendips, the highlight being Cheddar Gorge.

A solo visit on the R1200 GS Adventure to Bentley Wood to the East of Salisbury, aiming predominantly for the Pearl Bordered Fritillary. I had good sightings, but not good photography, as like Aish Tor back in April, they were hyperactive and skittish. I probably saw 10 or more specimens. On a related note, I… Continue reading 7th May

A walk up to nearby Battlesbury Hill, guiding an interested friend, to see and photograph the Spring butterflies. A good day for photography, capturing Duke of Burgundy and Marsh Fritillary action, plus a few other species. Also, I met an interesting enthusiast called Mark who’d travelled down from Chesire for a couple of days in… Continue reading 8th May

An overnighter in London, to catch the band Tool perform at the 02. Awesome performance.

An update call with Ryan from Elevate, progressing work on the new website.

A visit to Northern Ireland on the R1200 GS Adventure in search of sightings and photographs of the Cryptic Wood White (I’d rescheduled this trip due to poor weather). The trip involved a ride up to Liverpool and an overnight stay, followed by a ferry crossing to Belfast. From there, I headed to Portadown for… Continue reading 11th – 16th May

A ride to Southbourne in Bournemouth for a quick family get together (Joan, Amanda’s mum had rented a house for the week), then from there, a ride up to Corby for an overnight stay ahead of a visit to Fineshade Wood, part of the Rockingham Forest, for the Chequered Skipper. On the first day it… Continue reading 20th – 22nd May

A return trip up to the East Midlands, this time with Fuzz, again staying on the outskirts of Corby. We had a successful visit to Fineshade Wood, getting sightings and photographs of the Chequered Skipper, our target species. Afterwards, we turned our attention to finding the Black Hairstreak, visiting Glapthorn Cow Pasture a few miles… Continue reading 26th – 28th May

A visit to Cumbria and Lancashire with Fuzz in search of the Mountain Ringlet and Northern Brown Argus, with an outside chance of an early Large Heath. We based ourselves at Kendal Though the weather was originally forecast to be excellent for the entire visit, it became a bit mixed by the time we were… Continue reading 1st – 5th June

A solo visit (i.e. without Fuzz) to the Knepp Wildlands in Sussex in search of the Purple Emperor, which was successful, including a brief “grounding”. I managed a few images before it took flight, but the purple sheen wasn’t evident from the angle of shooting. Nice early morning ride through the South Downs to Knepp,… Continue reading 18th June

A visit to North Shropshire with Fuzz, staying at Shrewsbury. The purpose of our visit was to find the Large Heath at the Whixall Moss site which was successful, and the culmination of our 3-year effort to find all UK species of butterfly (all bar a bit of “tidying up” as Fuzz described it). We… Continue reading 22nd – 24th June

From Shrewsbury, a solo visit to Fermyn Wood in Northamptonshire for early (and grounded) Purple Emperor. I followed Fuzz’s suggestion, and got my encounter and images, surpassing the fleeting “grounding” at Knepp the previous week. Weirdly, I had the place to myself.

– A morning at the Clay Pigeon Kart Circuit near Yeovil for Zac’s Club100 racing, followed by a dash to Stratford in East London (difficult due to no trains) for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

At Silverstone for our annual pilgrimage to the Formula 1 Grand Prix

Overnight at Sittingbourne in Kent for Zac’s Club100 Kart Series round at the Bayford Meadows circuit

A “heatwave visit” to Bentley Wood in search of the Purple Emperor. I got sightings, though no photographic opportunities. Got a confirmed Essex Skipper sighting, which are almost identical to the Small Skipper. Back at home, I photographed a pair of mating Skippers on one of our flower beds – at the time of writing… Continue reading 10th July

An image of a Mountain Ringlet taken on Irton Fell was chosen for display in the Cumbria branch sightings gallery for June 2022. Submitted images were judged by the branch as the most appealing for the preceding month. Here’s the link; https://www.cumbria-butterflies.org.uk/gallery/

A visit with Fuzz to Portland, visiting Tout Quarry and Church Ope Cove. Our target was the Lulworth Skipper, which we saw and photographed. There were plenty of other species as well.

A visit to Alner Gorse Butterfly Reserve with Fuzz, looking predominantly for Hairstreaks (White Letter, Purple and perhaps an early Brown) – we saw all three, plus other species such as White Admiral and Silver Washed Fritillary.

An overnighter in London, catching legendary bassist Marcus Miller with his excellent band at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

A successful and enjoyable solo visit to the Alners Gorse Butterfly Conservation Reserve in Dorset, where I was able to see and photograph both the White Letter Hairstreak and the Brown Hairstreak. I met some interesting characters as well, who were doing the same thing; it was shame that Fuzz wasn’t there, but when I… Continue reading 23rd July