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Overnight at the rustic Kokee Lodge. A chance to visit the Waimea Canyon lookouts, the Kalalau Valley lookouts and the Nualolo Trail.

A morning of diving on the south shore, visiting Ambers Arch and Sheraton Caverns.

A spectacular helicopter ride around Kauai with highlights including the Waimea Canyon, Na Pali Coast and Waialeale Crater.

An”orientation” drive that took us to Hanalei on the north shore.

Departing for our long awaited trip to Hawaii’s “Garden Isle” of Kauai.

Butterfly Conservation use an image of Zac with an endangered Marsh Fritillary taken at Cotley Hill at Heytesbury, near Warminster in May.

Feature writing based on experiences in the Egyptian Red Sea aboard the Typhoon.

Our “Lights, Cameras, Action” PDF feature about diving Hawaii’s Kona Coast gets coverage in UWP Magazine.

A visit to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on the R1200 GS. We stayed at Oxford overnight and were treated to an excellent wet race won by Lewis Hamilton. We got a good soaking on the way home!

Catching up on a few bits of feature writing.

We enjoyed a great week in Egypt aboard the Typhoon liveaboard, getting away from the madding crowds and day boats of Sharm el Sheikh. We visited Ras Mohammed, Anemone City, Shark & Yolanda Reefs, Jackfish Alley, the Alternatives and spent three days at Abu Nuhas diving the “famous” Red Sea wrecks of the Chrisoula K, the… Continue reading 21st – 28th June

Although we’re not regular entrants to competitions, we were pleased that both of our images reached “semi finalist” status in the globally renowned Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2007 Awards.

Jeremy has a  “last minute” trip to the Philippines, staying at the excellent Atlantis Hotel dive resorts in Puerto Galera (Mindoro) and Dumaguete (Negros). Expect these resorts to feature on the “must visit” lists of many a long haul dive traveller. Look out for the trip images later in the year.

Sport Diver Magazine publishes “Fly Dive” feature, about our experiences on boards the Spirit of Freedom liveaboard based out of Cairns in eastern Australia.

Our “Lights, Cameras, Action” PDF feature about diving Hawaii’s Kona Coast gets coverage on the Ocean Optics website.

 Completing & sending a feature, this time bound for the far east.

The BSOUP website publishes our “Lights, Cameras, Action” PDF feature about diving Hawaii’s Kona Coast.

Received a kind invitation from Brendan ‘O’Brien to contribute a “your story” feature for his new diving, underwater photography and photojournalism website/blogspot. We’ll post another item in this section when the story has been produced and published.

A visit to Jersey in the Channel Islands. The diving that we’d planned was unfortunately “blown out” due to the Bank Holiday weather and a pollution incident in Bouley Bay, so instead we visited Durrell Wildlife (Jersey Zoo), Gorey, Sorel Point, the German Hospital & War Tunnels and indulged in some circumnavigation of the island… Continue reading 23rd – 26th May

Catching up on some feature writing.

Jeremy & Amanda publish a PDF feature, based on experiences on the Kona Aggressor in Hawaii. It’s linked from the bottom of the Hawaii text page in the “Text” section.

A visit to Istanbul in Turkey, for the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix. We enjoyed the city and the Grand Prix, but it was surprisingly cold! Look out for some of the images later in the year.

“Shoot To Thrill Policy” is featured in the latest UWP Magazine.

First dives of the year at Portland, visiting the Dredger just outside Portland harbour and the Wreck of the Countess of Erne, within the harbour itself. The visibility was non existent, so photography was difficult to say the least, but a good chance to get back into it. Bloody cold, too!

A day out on the R1200 GS, ending up at Portland, and then to the western end of Chesil Beach near Abbotsbury. Should’ve been diving, really.

Ocean Optics publish story of “Shoot To Thrill Policy” on their “News & Events” webpage.

An Easter visit to the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.

News of “Shoot To Thrill Policy” makes it onto the BSOUP news page.

Dive Magazine arrives with Jeremy’s double page spread feature on the wreck of the SS Yongala.

Jeremy attends a John Clements speedlight course at the Nikon Offices in Kingston, West London.

Working on new commissions, this time destined “down under”.

A ride on the R1200 GS to Weymouth and then along the coast to Bournemouth via Studland. Stopped en route to check out Kimmeridge Bay, a place that I hope to dive when the weather warms up.

Working on a feature commission at home.

A visit to London with our son Zac. A few opportunities for some “grab shots” as we took a “flight” on the London Eye and visited the London Aquarium and the Science Museum.

Planning the diary for 2008 trips, doing a bit of research and generally getting our act together for a busy 2008.

The 2008 Aquapress Wreck Diving Calendar gets a good review in Sport Diver magazine. Jeremy gets a mention, too.

A visit to Ocean Optics in London to discuss a few ideas with Steve Warren and purchase some new strobe arms.

Working on article proposals – quite a lot to think about this New Year!

A quick visit to Lulworth Cove and a chance for a few photos. Hoping to dive in the cove sometime over the summer.

Dive Photo Guide publish their “Best of 2007” slideshow which features two of Jeremy’s images.

Weblinks established with Yongala Dive in Eastern Australia.

Copies of the new 2008 Aquapress Calendar arrives featuring two of Jeremy’s images.

Quite a few article commissions to work on this year. Check out this “Latest News” section during the year, to see what’s been published.

Our new “Shoot To Thrill Policy” brochure arrives from the printers. It contains a sample article and will be sent to magazine, newspaper and newspaper editors with a view of obtaining commissions.

The Suzuki Magazine arrives containing an article an images by Jeremy and Amanda, taken at Portland in October.

A visit to the final British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSOUP) meeting of the year in London.

A nice bit of news arrives in an email bulletin – Jeremy is now a featured photographer on the US based Dive Photo Guide website.

The finishing touches are added to a new brochure aimed at magazine editors showing a sample feature. It’ll be available in the New Year and focuses on our photojournalism work.

Another Sport Diver magazine cover! The January 2008 edition arrives featuring a split level image taken by Jeremy at Chesil Beach in October.

Two of Jeremy’s images, from Egypt and Corsica, are selected for the new Aquapress 2008 Wreck Diving Calendar.

Amanda visits New York to celebrate her sister’s 40th. A chance for a few images.

A selection of Jeremy’s images are published in the “contributors” area of the new Sport Diver magazine website.

A visit to the Westonbirt Arboretum in the Cotswolds . A chance for some “autumn colours” photography.

A short visit to the Norwegian capital of Oslo. A chance for a bit of photography.

Dive magazine uses an image of Martin Edge to illustrate a feature, taken in Hawaii.

Good news is received from Jason Heller of Dive Photo Guide, the US based international underwater photography website, that one of Jeremy’s images has been selected for the top ten of the Best of 2007 competition. The chosen image may be featured in the US Sport Diver magazine in January.

A visit to the annual Visions in the Sea underwater photography gathering in London.

Assignment article from Portland submitted.

On assignment at Portland.

Jeremy attends a useful Nikon speedlight course with John Clements in Kingston, London.

Jeremy’s images chosen in “Editors Selection” of the Dive Photo Guide website’s “Best of 2007” collection and competition.

The new Dive quest brochure arrives, featuring two of Jeremy’s images in the gallery section.

A last minute visit to Chesil Beach for a couple of dives – great conditions, not bad visibility. A few nice diver images to show for it. I rode down on the R1200 GS.

 Jeremy is now a featured photographer on the Subal website. Subal is the Austrian based manufacturer of our Nikon D200 Underwater Housings.

News of Jeremy’s Sport Diver Underwater Photographer of the Year 2007 competition win is posted on the Ocean Optics website.

Pt IV of “Building a Photography Website” is published in the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSOUP) “In Focus” magazine.

Two of Jeremy’s images are selected for the Dive quest website gallery.

The October edition of Sport Diver magazine is published, featuring an article by Jeremy about our experiences diving the SS Yongala in Australia.

Selecting images from France and Italy for the website, plus work on other website upgrades and updates.

News of our latest galleries from southern Red Sea is posted on the BSOUP website.

News stories in the Wiltshire Times and Warminster Journal about Jeremy’s competition win.

A visit to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, near Milan. We stayed in nearby Como, and found time to visit Belaggio, further up the lake. Lots of controversy all along the pit lane!

News reaches us that two images have made the final selection for the new Divequest brochure.

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

News of Jeremy’s Sport Diver Competition Win reaches the “This is Wiltshire” website, affiliated to the Wiltshire Times.

News of Jeremy’s Sport Diver Competition Win is posted on the BSOUP website.

Sport Diver magazine arrives announcing Jeremy’s Underwater Photographer of the Year Award 2007. The winning image graces the cover and there’s also a feature inside.

A short visit to the south of France, staying at Cassis, to the east of Marseille.

A ride to Wales on the R1200 GS to visit a friend who lives at Church Stoke near Bishops Castle. Route up via the old Severn Crossing, the Wye Valley, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow and Craven Arms. On the Saturday, we rode to the Lleyn Peninsula via Welshpool, Dolgellau and Portmadog. As most of the UK basked in… Continue reading 3rd – 5th August

It never ends! Ongoing article writing.

A ride on the R1200GS to Totnes in Devon.

More article writing to get on with, mainly about Australia and Egypt.

Selecting new images for the website, mostly from the Egypt trip.

Writing a short story about how the Sport Diver Underwater Photographer of the Year image was taken.

Great news from Sport Diver Magazine; editor Mark Evans calls with the news that Jeremy has won the overall prize for Sport Diver’s Underwater Photographer of the Year Competition 2007. The contest was to “Shoot the Cover” for the magazine. The winning image was taken at Cod Hole in Eastern Australia and features Amanda next… Continue reading 12th July

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

A visit to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on the R1200 GS.

A visit to the Egyptian Red Sea, aboard the Sea Serpent liveaboard based out of Marsa Alam. Areas visited included St. Johns, Fury Shoals and Elphinstone. It was a great week for photos, with Amanda’s clownfish image winning the on-board photo competition. It features as our August “Image of the month”.

Continued article writing based on Australia travels.

Article describing our diving experiences aboard the Kona Aggressor in Hawaii is published in Sport Diver magazine.

A short Bank Holiday visit to Scotland, staying on the shores of Loch Ness.

Selecting images for articles and the website. A lot to choose from!

Heading home with an overnight pitstop in Singapore.

In Cairns, the end of a great trip.

Dubious weather and a tsunami warning didn’t stop the Spirit of Freedom dive live aboard from leaving Cairns. An excellent trip with improving weather, we visited the Ribbon Reefs and the “world famous” Cod Hole before flying back to Cairns from Lizard Island.

Three nights in remote Alva Beach and two days to dive the Wreck of the SS Yongala. We were lucky with the weather. Several trips had been cancelled during the week before our arrival.

Overnight in Mackay.

The flight back to “Bundi” and a short (by Australian standards) drive to the fantastically named Town of 1770.