Alpenglow lingers over Kantega Peak, Gokyo Valley, Nepal

Olympus OMD EM1 Mkii, 40-150mm f2.8 lens, 1/125s @f4.0, ISO 200

Monday, 15th July, 2019

It has been a fallow couple of years for Summit Photographs: the complications of a nasty bicycle accident in 2017; a less than easy time at the hospital and ongoing problems with my back that limited my ability to get out into the mountains, all contributed to a loss of enjoyment in, and motivation for, photography - something that will be experienced by every photographer at various stages of their career.

Plans to rebuild my website stalled as I fell out of love with photography, but over the last year I have been working with Dai Williams of Cardiff based, Concept Studios to build a new website. On reflection, I decided to stay with the familiar name of Summit Photographs despite a widening portfolio beyond just mountain photography. Dai has done a superb job of tailoring the website to my needs and, I am sure you will agree, giving it a clean look that brings out the best in my photographs.

My cameras have not lain completely idle however and occasional forays into the mountains have been rewarded with a number of excellent images to add to my portfolio. Several of these can be seen on the New Images page of the website. In this age of visual overload it is easy to be seduced by the myth that volume equals quality. Ansel Adams memorably said that twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop and we would do well to remember these wise words. Most competent photographers can produce technically sound images on demand but it is a much greater challenge to produce what Colin Prior called authoritative images: those that genuinely capture the essence and beauty of a place. It is these authoritative images that I strive to achieve and that the website has been built to display.

I hope that you enjoy the photographs on display here. If you have any questions or would like me to cover a specific topic in a future blog then please get in touch via the Contact page.

There are still a number of galleries to add and new images to be uploaded so check back regularly!