A morning with Dryad

One of the greatest things about being a photographer is the array of people you meet and the exploration of new pastures that come your way. Today was no exception.

The weather wasnt going to cause any major concerns today as the loaction of the day were Caves! I am blessed to live in one of the most beautiful rural and coastal parts of the country, the Gower Penninsular. A place of outstanding natural beauty, Gower is best known for its wind swift beaches, varying in their type but one it's lesser known gems are the network of caves that run throughout the cliffs of the coast. I had the pleasure of exploring two caves on Gower this morning to produce a series of images for local Bushman Andrew Price in promotion of Dryad.

Andrew Price is a Gower local and established Bushcraft and a true outdoors man in every sense of the word. Andrew runs his own Bushcraft Business in the name of Dryad Bushcraft and has been offering a wide range of outdoor experiences over the last 5 years. 

We set out on a sunny morning, thankfully, and made the precarious walk down to the first stop Bacon Hole Cave. To a man who spends most of his days wandering the country this was a mere stroll but sadly I am not gifted with the tread of a mountain goat and the walk certainly got my heart pounding. The first cave was a welcoming sight, the walls decoarted with etchings and markings dating back many thousands of years. There are rumours that there is even an ancient sacrifical altar towards the back end of the cave, very spooky. However this cave was astonishing and provided a wonderful backdrop for photographs, being aided by the seeping natural light, we made some great images.

By torch light the walls come alive and the scrawlings of the past surround you as your eyes adjust to the light. Andrew studies these findings which give an insight to the previous occupants of the cave.

We then made our way to Mitchin Hole another daunting scramble for a soft stepper like myself. This cave was breath taking. The cathedral like space inside almost lost us inside. Some 40 feet in height, maybe even higher, I stood in wonder as Andrew gave me a potted history or archaelogical digs from yesteryear. Not a bad mornings work I would say. 

The biggest thank you goes out to Andrew for reminding me the beauty of my work and teaching me about my local history.

If anyone would like to try out Bushcraft or share in Andrew's passion for all things wild and wonderful, contact him on the Dryad website. I will make you this promise you will not be disappointed.

New Advert

This week we took out our first distribution advert. We chose the Bay magazine based in Swansea and will hopefully see an audience of approx 10,000 viewers. The lovely people at Bay were most helpful and did a lovely job with the graphic design element. 

Big thank you to Lesley and Simon.

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The Flower Girls

Here are a few more images of the pretty little flower girls who I had the most fun with. It's important that children feel relaxed and can be themselves in front of a camera to really show their lovely little personalities. I love working with children as you never fully know what you're going to get.

The Bridesmaid's Day - Introducing Cherry

We have had sun for over a week now and us Photographers have to take the window of opportunity and use the crisp light and dry weather as it can disappear as quick as it came. Caroline (who you previously saw in the engagement shoot) has been planning a special day with her adorable little flower girls in which they can dress up one more time, run around the beautiful Craig-y-nos Country Park in the Brecon Beacons and for us to capture a beautiful set of images.


We were lucky, the weather remained, the children had lots of photo fun.


The oldest flower girl Cherry (a whole 5 years old) was a dream to work with. Here is one of the images we captured on the day with many more to follow. Watch this space.

Happy Engagement!

I had the most fun photographing two very happy couples over the last couple of months. I ensured that I spent time with the couples to understand their interests and personalities so their images were true to them. I used a series of locations around Swansea and Gower and we had a lot of fun along the way.


Sam and Tim are getting married in a beautiful Colchester setting and are creating a vintage dream for their special day. We wanted to keep their look vintage too.

Matthew and Caroline were three weeks off getting married so this was a practice run and made our shoot that much more exciting. That our both from the South Wales valleys and love all things rural, the woods were the perfect setting for the shoot.