Getty Images

I received a Flickr mail tonight saying that the Getty Images team has noticed my work on Flickr, and is pleased to offer me an invitation to enroll with them. They selected 7 of my photos for inclusion in the programme which is a partnership they have with Flickr for an invitation-only service for Flickr members to license their photos for commercial use.

My images for sale can be found here.

The 7 they requested are a random collection of images from Whitby, the Galapagos Islands, Menorca, Sri Lanka, Marrakech and Zurich. A couple of them are below.

Whitby - North Yorkshire, UK

Jemaa El Fna - Marrakech, Morocco

 

PhotoPlus May 2013

In the UK we have a lot of choice when it comes to photography magazines and to be honest they are all pretty decent. I've bought several of them over the years depending on what they were featuring however the one I turn to the most is PhotoPlus. It is a Canon only magazine by Future Plc who also publish Digital Camera, N-Photo (the Nikon equivalent to PhotoPlus) and Photography Week (an iPad magazine).

I received an email out of the blue about 6 weeks ago from the team at PhotoPlus asking to use one of my images in their 'Inspirations' section of the magazine. Needless to say I was very pleased. You can see it in the May 2013 edition which is out now.

You can see the original image below much larger on my Flickr stream.

Also you can check out more images from my 'Faces of Sri Lanka' series on Flickr.

Perk of the job

As someone with a keen interest in photography, leaving my previous company 18 months ago to work for ILFORD Imaging, one of the oldest names in the industry, was a bit of a no brainer. One perk of the job was getting an invite to the opening of Genesis, Sebastião Salgado's exhibition starting in London on April 9th.

Salgado is an 'ILFORD Master' and has used our Gold Fibre Silk paper for all the exhibition prints. He is one of the true modern legends in photography and for anyone with an interesting in travel, reportage or black and white photography his work is inspirational. To be going to the opening night of an exhibition that will be seen all over the world is very exciting!

Below from the Natural History Museum for those interested in going:

The world premiere of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis unveils extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities by this world-renowned photographer.

Sebastião Salgado: Genesis
11 April - 8 September 2013
Waterhouse Gallery

Ticket prices £10 adults, £5 child and concession, £27 family
Free for Members, Patrons and children under 4

Nat Geo Traveller

I'm pleased to say that one of my images was featured in the April / May 2013 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK Edition) which went on sale today.

Focus on Imaging 2013

I've just been to Focus on Imaging 2013 at the Birmingham NEC. I had a great day manning the ILFORD stand chatting to customers and showing off our great new papers. I did manage time for a quick wander. I've been eyeing up a Kata bag and some Lee Filters so it was nice to check them out although they remain on my wish list for now!

Marrakech

I'm just back from a short trip to Marrakech. I had visited before back in the summer of 2007 in the days before I was into photography and it was somewhere I have wanted to return to. The first time it was approx 55 degrees C most days so not so exactly exploring weather and I knew the photographic potential of the place! However I must admit I found the photography a bit of a challenge!

Don't get me wrong there is plenty to photograph but the lighting can often be difficult in the souks or narrow alleyways so you have to use a high ISO which means the images are not as clear or as sharp as I would prefer. Also I love photographing local people. There are so many great characters and faces throughout the city but nearly everyone I asked for their picture flat out refused (or wanted more cash than I was prepared to pay)!

I hate having my picture taken so as much as anyone I understand that this is completely their right (and is why I always ask if taking a picture of a specific person) but it is quite disheartening to miss out on so so many great shots! It just furthers my admiration for pro photographers who come away with such amazing shots. Still I think I got a few keepers I'm pleased with so check out my Flickr set and let me know what you think.