Adventurous photography
World renowned explorer, writer and photographer, Levison Wood, joins me on a walk through Battersea Park in London where he talks about embarking into new creative territories and shares his thoughts on being ‘enough’. I walk through Battersea Park, along the spirited churn of the grey and swollen Thames towards the location on the south… Read More
Nicky Chisholm uses adventure as a method of empowering and championing peri and menopausal women but also to contribute to important causes. She talks me through her mad pursuits to date and her latest goal, the ‘Coolest Marathon on Earth
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Yoga teacher and avid paddleboarder India Pearson talks to me about how she has adjusted her quest for adventure after having a baby
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When Hannah Stodel reached out to me, asking to contribute to the #makingwavesproject I was excited. Despite being born without her right lower arm, Hannah has notched up staggering achievements in the world of professional sailing – 4 x Paralympian triple world champion. 17 world cup gold medals. First disabled sailor to sail non-stop around Britain and Ireland…
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This post is part of my #makingwaves series – intrepid and inspirational women with an uplifting story to tell. “What? You’re saying you’ve actually swam the channel?” I exclaimed. “All of it? From Dover to Calais?” “Yes,” she replied. “Twice.” My mouth dropped open. She beamed modestly as I stood on the beach, gawping somewhat… Read More
This post is part of my #makingwaves series – intrepid and inspirational women with an uplifting story to tell.
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Experiencing an adventure festival through the eyes of a mum-of-three. I think it’s fair to say that I was in the minority at the Armchair Adventure Festival. A mum of three young children who’d hustled hard to grab a break in the adventure world. What was I thinking? I couldn’t have been further from shimmying… Read More
Mumventure is a concept I started talking and writing about eighteen months ago, before the pandemic turned our lives upside down. Personally, it’s close to my heart but professionally too, as it has also fuelled my outdoor photography brand. What is a mumventure? By definition, a mumventure is an exciting or unusual experience that a… Read More
I am an enthusiastic advocate of the #mumventure – that is, an adventure that a mummy has in the great outdoors after leaving the kiddies safe and sound with their daddy or grandparents for a few hours. It’s a chance for her to get out of her comfort zone, see what she’s capable of and… Read More
2019: the year in which Nature herself gave me a kick up the butt, I started writing again and my beloved photography business blossomed once more For me, 2019 was very much a finding-my-feet kind of year. My youngest child turned two in the summer, and there had been a niggling sense of ‘who am… Read More
We’re getting there! 100 miles walked out of 184… Yup, we were back on the river. It hadn’t been easy getting out – there were birthday parties and swimming lessons, grannies visiting and little ones with coughs and colds…but it’s always like that. With six children between us, the diary is always swamped. Trying to… Read More
OK, the Thames Path isn’t exactly the wilderness! It doesn’t compare to crossing the Bayuda Desert or ascending the peaks of Nepal, but this challenge has still pushed me and Victoria out of our comfort zone. There have been moments of tenuous map reading, the scaling of inhospitable fences after taking a wrong turn, cautious… Read More
What was it like travelling to Mauritius with my 22-month old daughter Lucy? This Easter, we took our three children to the other side of the world, to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. My husband works over there a few times a year, and so we were fortunate to stay in a… Read More
Things to bear in mind ahead of your outdoor photoshoot, based on my own experience I booked a professional photographer while on holiday last Easter and it was one of the best things I’ve done for our family. I switched from photographer to client. It was good for me to walk around in my customer’s… Read More
I’ve started walking the Thames Path.
Yup, all 184 miles of river, from it’s source in Kemble, near Cirencester
to Woolwich, the steel barrier which protects London from the North Sea’s high tides and storm surges…
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