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Le Jaonnet Bay – an Annual Pilgrimage

Why do I keep returning here each winter? See my latest photos from Le Jaonnet and read my thoughts about this alluring bay.

Stepped rocks help lead the eye into this pamorama at an outcrop of rocks in L'Ancresse Bay, Guernsey.

Why Do I Always Photograph Rocks?

“Dan, your photos are great, but why are they always pictures of rocks?” Well, let’s look into that!

A re-shoot of an award-winning black and white photograph from 15 years ago. Stormy seas ravage rocks at Les Tielles, Guernsey.

Re-Shooting an Award Winning Photo

15 years on, I re-shoot a photo originally taken on film and won an award – did I succeed?

A tree with golden-yellow leaves stands out against the woodland at Fermain Valley, Guernsey.

Looking Back at Autumn

With winter now firmly in charge, I take a look back at my favourite photos taken throughout autumn 2018.

Dreamy abstract of an outfall pipe at Vazon Bay, Guernsey, with a square crop.

Shooting Ugly – An Exercise in Seeing

Sometimes the way we choose to ‘see’ can mean the difference between something ugly and something quite beautiful.

Snow partially covers the fields at Talbot Valley. Beast from the east - snow in Guernsey, February 2018

The Day Guernsey was Ravaged by the Beast from the East

Snow in Guernsey is quite rare, so when the ‘Beast from the East’ was forecast, I was ready for a busy, cold day of photography.

Island on Atuh Beach, Nusa Penida, Indonesia, at sunrise.

Atuh Beach – a Landscape Photographer’s Pilgrimage

A tale of adventure, beautiful remote beaches, cave temples and evil monkeys on Nusa Penida, Indonesia.

Black and white photo of a sand dune fence at Port Soif, Guernsey.

Port Soif Sand Dunes in Black & White

When is the right time to go black & white? I knew when I saw this scene that I would be shooting a monochrome image.

Waves crash onto Le Jaonnet Bay on the South coast of Guernsey, backlit by warm sunlight.

South Coast Season at Le Jaonnet

Winter marks my favourite time of year in Guernsey for landscape photography. Weather becomes less predictable, skies become more dramatic and the low sun moves south, exposing Guernsey’s south cost to beautiful light. This is South-coast season at Le Jaonnet.