Officers Mess play the Sgt's Mess

.I spent a day with my old Battalion the Welsh guards up in London, and this is the start of a long project over 24 months covering them as the deploy to Afghanistan and come back and will be trooping there colors on horse guards in June 2014. And all bean well there might be a book coming from it.

This was there last day before they go on leave and the Guardsmen were having there Christmases dinner and all the officers serve up the dinners and then it was off to the rugby pitch , were the officers Mess play the sgt's mess.

Wet and windy on castle martin firing Ranges.

Well I joined my old Bn the Welsh guards, down in Castlemartin firing ranges and is was nice and wet, good training conduction's,where you think they will be in Afghanistan during the summer with temperatures well into the 50's.

project Welsh Guardsman

Well it all starts on Monday I am off to castle martin as sp coy and No. 2 coy are there for a week,on the rangers AS PART OF THERE PRE DEPLOYMENT TRAINING. AND Matt the mortar platoon commander has asked me to come along and do some photography. The last time I was there was to photograph the Germans and there MK II leopard tanks,a long time ago.

This is the start of a long term project to make a photographic book of the Welsh Guards in Afghanistan.

HFM London

Went up to London to day for a meeting with Dan Jude the Deputy Editor of HFM had a good chat and might get him to come out with me to Afghanistan in March when the Welsh Guards deploy, Also he is interested in the Cambrian Patrol photos to do a peas, Glad to be back in Wales London is too much hassle.

Sinpers Course

Well winter is here and I have started my next project to keep me out of trouble and that is photographing the snipers instructors course which is running over November.

Trip to Afghanistan.

Well I have time on my hands and looking at going out to Afghanistan and if anyone reading this is looking for a photographer to cover there tour of duty there or just to come out and do some photography just let me know. Thanks.

Cambrian Patrol 2011

Well I spent this week going up and down to Brecon photographing this years Cambrian Patrol. I was hopping to spend all of the week there but had to cut things short due to work and I need the cash. But still was Abel to get some good photos. And they were all happy to see me.

Night out on Sennybridge training area.

Spent a could but dry night up in sennybridge last night with 4th regiment Royal Artillery. with there L 118 light guns 105 mm also thy had some mortars with them. As they are only firing on charge 1 there was not much of a flash but the mortars made up for it in the end.

Liyba Inside the regime's brutal prison system

This prison was built inside a ammunition compound just outside the town of Ajdbiya, 5 km into the desert. A prison inside a prison. The cells had one small bared window with no bed or toilet and the size was only 1.5m by 2m. Not even enough space to lye down in. The walls had graffiti from the prisoners telling there story.

FHM

Well I am in FHM and I which thy would let me photograph some of the ladies.

Back from Lidya

Got home on Saturday after spending 10 days in sunny Libya. Not verey happy with the photos as they would not let the press to the front line . I tried and got arrested and tried again on my last day and got about 10 Ks from the front. But never mid they will al be used for stock. One thing I have lured is to get in fast when something like this happened's before they all get organized ..

Trip to Libya.

Well it has bean going on log anuff and I think it is time for me to get out there and take some photos. Plans going well and will be working with Annibale Greco a Italy editorial photographer and hopefully one other.

Time to catch up.

Well I must admit that I have bean quite lazy with my blog and it is well time I caught up. From my last blog I have spent the start of new year up in Brecon photographing the Platoon Sgt's course which lasted 8 weeks but go some nice photos and was Abel to restock on my compo.