Recently I tagged along with Leonie, on her brilliant, (wish I’d thought of it) project, to travel to the ends of all the tube lines. (I’m a rubbish Londoner, having lived here a most of my life, there are many parts I’ve never seen)

Throughout this year Leonie plans to visit the stations at the end of each tube line, un-reasearched, leaving discoveries to unfold through her lens once she arrives.

I love this.

We explored the Victoria line, running north to south for about 35 mins.

North was first – Walthamstow. We let the signs lead us to the William Morris gallery, who knew?

We mooch, drink tea and play under the only bit of blue sky we see all day.

A yellow wall calls me from across the road, we play some more.

Hop back on the tube to the other end of the line, it’s lunchtime and we’re hungry.

Disappointment that our planned destination is closed is quickly dispersed, with mason jars of drinks and the most delicious lunch at honest burgers. So glad there’s one in Soho!

Stuffed with yumminess, we mooch a little around Brixton indoor market… pretty tables ready to serve food, and pops of colour everywhere…

A joyful day of shooting with no mission other than to let the day unfold & capture it. Thanks Leonie…

Jeanine is one cool chick… photographer, writer, music lover and adventurer of the world. Her love story – the ups and downs of trans-atlantic romance is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard.

We had a play date with our cameras… and this is part one for my Women I Know series.

These girls, wow… where do I begin?.

Had it not been for my ongoing project – On My Parents’ Island, I may never have got to experience their magic & delightful energy.

I rolled up early on a Sunday morning to continue my exploration of the playground that is a “Parents’ island”. These lovelies showed me that pure joy can be found, whilst squealing, jumping, rolling and tunnelling under the bed clothes. It was a pleasure to witness.

Thank you for letting me peek into your world and remembering the joy in the simple pleasures. Gosh, this is why I love this project!

Wanna be part of my Island project? Drop me an email… let’s make it happen.

When I took these photos of our boys for a prompt as part of the Art & The Heart workshop, it stirred something inside me. I loved the intimateness of them and the essence of childhood they gave. Initially I couldn’t put my finger on what it was that made these portraits different from others I have of the boys. It’s was probably the monochrome palette & kinda film like feel, which is different from what I usually create. But there was something else… our boys are relaxed… there is a sense of comfort… so was it to do with the location?.

This got me thinking about how children feel & act when they are in their parent’s bed. I remember the comfort of it as a child. If I was ill, I would lie in there with the telly on, so cosy and warm… and Sunday mornings were spent around my parent’s bed, cups of tea, reading the papers and me hanging out with my Beano.

Children do behave differently in their parent’s bed. I see it with the photo sessions I do & with the time capsules I create. They turn it into a playground… jumping or making games in there and there’s sensory experience; the feel and the smell is familiar and reassuring creating a relaxed environment.

There’s also the scale of the bed against the child… a small newborn baby laying on the duvet, or a toddler lost in the pillows or an elder child stretched across the length… it shows that moment in time beautifully.

This place is like an island to them; to play, laugh, relax, have fun, be thoughtful & just be… I want to discover how different children react on their parents’ island.

I’ve photographed a few other children already for this project, which I look forward to sharing in the coming weeks. Today I’m also putting the call out to those who might be interested in having me photograph their children and how they explore their parent’s island.

The idea would be I would come and photograph (maybe video too)… exploring this idea and make a series out of it. Please contact me for more details or if you know a family who might be interested, please send this link to them.

Today Annie & Navid’s wedding is featured on Rock My Wedding. I’m blown away to be on there and I know that Annie is thrilled, as she poured her heart and soul into her magical day. Charlotte from RMW had seen my instagram shot of Annie in her Vera Wang dress and contacted me to say she’d love to feature it… so my love of instagram has grown even more!

A lot of the details and main parts of the wedding are featured over at Rock My Wedding. So I thought I would share my favourite images of the day, rather than blog the whole story of the wedding. Here are the memories I loved capturing. The in-between moments. The details that catch my eye. It was such an honor to be part of such an amazing day – getting married 4 times in one day, certainly celebrates love…

Thank you Annie & Nav. I wish you all the best for future xxx

Nothing quite like a beautiful bump and an adorable couple so excited about the arrival of their first child.

{More to come from this session}

I love photographing mamas-to-be…. capturing the beautiful form of the body and hearing all about the excitement as they wait for their new arrival. We talk birth and life with a new born…. It’s the start of an amazing journey and I adore being part of it.

This serene mama was carrying her second baby and we spent a lovely morning, hanging out in her gorgeous house just before Christmas. I visited again last week to meet her new baby girl, who was so tiny and absolutely perfect, and looked totally divine bundled up in her swaddle…. and the best part, I always get a cuddle before I go….

These are the moments to treasure.

This is the post I never finished before leaving for New York. This was meant to be a slide show of my favourite photos I’ve taken this year, but you know what, I made the slide show and I actually prefer the images to stand alone. I know I will be concentrating on moving images and putting photos together to tell a story more and more in this coming year, but 2011 was mostly about photos by themselves, so that’s what I will share here and I’ve updated my welcome video instead.

It’s been hard to select just a few from 2011… these photos mean so much to me as they tell the story I see and then like to tell…. the details, the memories, the connections, all with the colours and light that make me gasp as I press the shutter. Capturing these moments has be wonderful, thank you to all those that let me do what I love, I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings…

Oh my goodness, this little beauty had her baptism just before she turned one years old….. her parents were beaming. Happy birthday!