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I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • Burning Man 2013 – Beyond The Fire

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is how edits are meant to be. hundreds of shots, lots of diversity and a good choice of music. You feel that the person shot a lot of material and spent quite a bit of time editing.

  • Village Photography

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Google Plus, one of my muses, I saw that instead of Street photography someone suggested Village photography. I like the idea because villages are such an integral part of my life. Life in villages is a privileged one. Every time we go for a walk we cross people we do…

  • A move away from centralised “social networks” and “social media”

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFacebook engagement has declined since farmville distracted people away from conversations and towards mindless interactions with games, the sharing of tabloid content and emotional posts. These changes have had an adverse effect on social networks and the way in which we engage with people. I have noted a shift away from…

  • Will Marshall: Tiny satellites that photograph the entire planet, every day

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteUp to date earth imagery every day.

  • Birth of a regulator

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteBirth of a Regulator – Commercial Film for Apeks from Scarlet View Media on Vimeo.   I was curious to watch part of the process. i am more and more tempted to start diving again but I think without being too technical. I think I need to return to recreational, non…

  • A temptation to go diving.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt makes me want to go diving again. Now that summer is over the lakes should be better. Visibility should have improved.

  • First World War Via Ferrata and the tunnels dug by soldiers.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor two years I have been doing research to find as much information as possible on the topic of via ferrata. Visiting the via ferratas which date back to the 1914-18 war would be interesting. In this short video recording we see some of the tunnels dug in to the mountain…

  • Not everyone is happy living in the real world.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute  An advert for Air New Zealand, Boeing 777-300, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, horse riding, New Zealand’s landscape, the three or four passenger classes and of course bungee jumping.

  • Headlines and muted news sources

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have started to mute news sources that provide us with headlines that tell us how to feel rather than give us information about the content of the article. On Facebook the alternative would be to unfollow people I have met in person, friends. I prefer to mute news sources and…

  • Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration. From Gravitas Docufilms. Featuring George Willeman, Liz Stanley, Jan-Christopher Horak, Patrick Loughney, Leonard Maltin, Hugh Munro Neely, Robin Blaetz, Allen Daviau, Anne Morra, Michael Gates, Robert A.