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A rare glimpse of barn owls hunting in daylight
SILENT but deadly – that would be the situation for any kind of rodent hiding in the daffodils. […]
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Not your everyday springtime photo
BACK to the 1980s and springtime at Cricket St Thomas, in Somerset; I was commissioned to come up with an unusual spring picture. […]
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The Kingfisher – royalty of British birds
THE Kingfisher is by far the royalty of British birds – beautiful colours, including iridescent blue feathers, and a unique way of catching food on our waterways. […]
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‘They didn’t come funnier than Jethro’
OF all the celebrities I’ve met and photographed, they didn’t come any funnier than Cornwall’s very own comedian Jethro. […]
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Army cadets show smiles all round for the Queen
IT was smiles all around when Her Majesty The Queen visited The Wyvern Barracks in Exeter. […]
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Camera shy Kivu always a favourite to photograph
IN over 20 years of photographing the animals at Paignton Zoo, one of my favourites was Kivu, the Western Lowland Gorilla who hated the frosty weather but braved the cold to forage in the frost for his favourite food, corn on the cob. […]
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A symbol of remembrance and hope for a peaceful future
ON a deserted beach or in the country’s capital city (above), poppies will forever be the symbol of remembrance. […]
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Meeting Britain’s most famous magician
THE first thing famous magician Paul Daniels said to his Marine Theatre audience was “You’ll like this… not a lot, but you’ll like it”. […]
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The pocket pigs that started it all
SOME of the LymeOnline readers would have experienced the tiny micro pigs at Pennywell Farm in South Devon – it’s where they originated under more than one name, such as micro pigs and pocket pigs. […]
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Meeting singer Noel Harrison – a highlight of my career
IF you can recall the Steve McQueen film ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ from the 1960s, you may remember the film’s theme tune ‘Windmills of Your Mind’ sung by Noel Harrison. […]
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Capturing quick-moving swallows in action
WITH the sound of chirping birds above me I was delighted to witness a family of swallows waiting for the parent bird to pop a captured fly in their mouths. […]
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Sophie – one of the best royals to photograph
SOPHIE Countess of Wessex was the VIP guest at The Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO) at a posh hotel in Torquay. […]
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Meeting an Olympian with a Lyme Regis connection
IN 1997 Great Britain’s famous Olympic woman’s long jump champion returned to her home city of Wells, in Somerset, where I was to meet up with her for a small photo shoot. […]
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Photographing Falklands War commemoriations
THE Falklands War 25th anniversary commemorations in central London, with former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher standing out among the military personnel and royalty in her bright pink ensemble. […]
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Capturing cricket legend Ian Botham on the fundraising trail
PICTURED above, England cricket all-rounder Ian Botham, now Lord Botham, walking through Devon on his second 874-mile marathon for the Leukaemia Research Fund, from John O’Groats to Land’s End. […]
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Comparing cameras with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
HAVING a chat and chuckle with political legend, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Denis Healy, was a privilege and a great opportunity to talk cameras. […]