Category: Creative Projects
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The Marco Polo of the Middle East
While I was travelling through Europe, people would sometimes smile and jokingly pass reference to Marco Polo, the medieval Italian merchant who brought home epic tales of Asia, now immortalised as one of history’s great adventurers, and whose experiences neither I nor anyone else stand the slightest chance of recreating in today’s world. While I […] Continue reading →
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341 Photos of Fully Loaded Touring Bicycles
The FLT gallery is a fantastic testament to the world of differences and similarities of bikes taken on tour. It’s a great page to pull up whenever I need some inspiration to get planning for my next trip, or just to get out there and ride. Continue reading →
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Cycling The Middle East And North Africa — A Photography Exhibition in Yerevan
While I realise that a great deal of my readers won’t be in Yerevan this Friday the 12th of March, I feel that it’s important to put the word out about my first ever photography exhibition — or any kind of exhibition, for that matter. Thanks to the Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, forty […] Continue reading →
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A Little Video About Cycling In Yerevan
My last post was an invitation to come along to one of the many global bicycle gatherings that happened last Sunday on the eve of the COP15 climate change summit in Copenhagen. I helped to organise a ride here in Yerevan, and I took my trusty video camera with me. I’ve been slaving over a hot […] Continue reading →
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An Original Idea For Your Christmas List
It’s not long until the festive season, with all the left-over turkey, expanding waist-lines, New Year’s Day river and lake swims, and endless lists of resolutions to look forward to. So I’ve just published a photography calendar for 2010. (Last year I didn’t manage this until February, so this year I’m getting organised early!) I’ve […] Continue reading →
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Images From Two Years On The Road
Travel offers enviable opportunities for developing creative skills such as photography. I’ve enjoyed taking these shots immensely, and I hope you enjoy viewing this whittled-down selection of what I think are my best snaps of all. [flickr]set:72157622428654633(square,18)[/flickr] Only the first few photos are shown here. It’s better to go and view the complete album on Flickr […] Continue reading →
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How To: Build A Bicycle Wheel In Ten Easy Steps
People fear wheel-building. None more so than touring cyclists. Nobody, apart from a tiny elite of skilled craftsmen in scattered bike shops across the world, should dare impinge on this secretive world of mechanical artistry. But we all have a capacity for art, don’t we? Could it really be all that difficult? I had a […] Continue reading →