Vicious Attack Ends Photoshoot!

June 5, 2019

But for about an hour we had a great time in one of the most luscious botanic gardens I’ve ever visited. It’s a large park with a river, foot bridges and exotic plant enclosures peppered throughout. It’s also home to the most relaxed and friendly squirrels.

In the Shadow of a God - Lijiang, China.

March 27, 2019

Lijiang is not too unlike Dali, charming cobbled stones lining the streets of old towns full of ethnic charm, delicious local food, craftwork and souvenirs. It doesn’t have the stunning range of street food that Dali has but it has great ethnic restaurants with unique and tasty dishes. And an unusual dual open waterway system, one canal for household water for washing and one to supply toilets. I do hope that kid I just saw peeing into the waterway was using the correct one. Just a little reminder you’re still in China.

The Inland Sea - Dali, China

March 13, 2019

Dali is most famous for its street food (covered in a previous blog here) but Er Hai is its main attraction. It presents a nice break from the hustle and bustle of the old towns. Although still quite busy the calming effect of the waterfront is instantaneous and welcome. As the sea is so large there are plenty of locations to seek out along the shore. Circumnavigating the circumference is a popular two day drive but we picked only two spots to linger.

Egg Coffee

January 13, 2019

I’m just back from a tip to Hanoi, Vietnam and I drank more egg coffee than is good for me, or even several mes. The traditional coffee of Hanoi is a delicious blend of a strong sweetened coffee with whisked egg yolk and condensed milk on top.

If you dont want to fly to Hanoi just to try egg coffee then you can look for a nearby Vietnamese restaurant or make it your self at home. Just click here for the simple recipe.

Merry Christmas

December 20, 2018

Merry Christmas everybody. I hope you have a great winter break wherever you are.

Glamping in China

June 3, 2018

…when my wife discovered a little get away in the woods (it's a bamboo woods of course) I hesitated. However when she showed me the luxury accommodation (from a futuristic tree house to A frame huts) with all mod cons and a nearby coffee shop with excellent cappuccinos…

Jan 7, 2024

Happy Chinese New Year.

So we decided to embrace the difference and see if we could, like our original mission statement, produce something a little different: inject a little laowai feeling into it and offer an alternative view of CNY. And so far the reaction has been exactly what we were hoping for. We’re already taking bookings and lining up shoots. And it’s been described by our clients as ‘cool’ and a ‘very foreign look’ at CNY. We’re happy with the diagnosis and hope to share images of our clients shoots in the near future

Dec 7, 2023

This year for our famous Christmas shoot we went with a warm home environment. As usual we used our own family for the example photos. It was a family by the fireside Christmas with a little present opening and tree decorating. But also a chance to capture the beauty of your children with portraits in the classic Rembrandt style.

Jun 1, 2023

Children's Day

Like the recent Easter photo I wanted to capture a very vintage image of childhood for Children’s Day. I think I missed the mark a little with the Easter shot but got a lot closer to genuine looking vintage photo. We already had the rocking horse in the studio for a Christmas shoot from a few years ago. This one was fun as as the horn was very loud Hermione had a great time during the shoot and it shows in her expression.