Photo Journal

 

Over the last few years I’ve found photography as therapeutic as cycling. Time spent alone or with friends and enjoying the process of capturing moments and having somewhere other of than Instagram to host them. Here you’ll find reviews, work rides with friends, travel and even things for the bike nerds among you.


A conversation with Simon Mottram founder of Rapha

Rapha - Am i still relevant

As Rapha celebrates it’s 20th anniversary am I still part of the plan?

Argonaut cycles

The ultimate custom bike brand.

Argonaut Supernaut RM3 custom carbon road bike in London's Kings Cross built up by VIA-Atelier.

Bike porn

The latest bike gallery from my work at VIA-Atelier in London’s Kings Cross.

Standert kettensage

Gravel Race from the folks in Berlin. Do we need so many cycling niches. Maybe we do.

Lisbon

An end of Summer escape and a chance to pick up my camera wander around and see is Lisbon lives up to the hype… it does!

Karl Kopinski

The artist behind the classic ASCND jerseys.

Bike packing italy

1000 km through Italy in February to catch up with old a new friends in the cycling industry. Q36.5, Luigi Bergamo, Pegoretti, UDOG and Brooks England

STANDERT PFADFINDER

The Swiss Army Knife of the bike world. My go to ride of choice.

Swissneyland

A look back at what used to be. Guiding in one of the most spectacular places in Europe

Bike builds

Work. Over the last twenty years I’ve worked in some of London’s best bike stores. Sigma Sport, Kinoko, Condor Cycles and VIA Atelier. This gallery showcases the brands and builds I’ve worked with and on.

THE SIMPLICITY & SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BELGIE & BREW

THE SIMPLICITY & SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BELGIE & BREW

THE SIMPLICITY & SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BELGIE & BREW

The importance of time spent with others is significant, especially for those who live alone, or work from home, or have had to manage home schooling etc. And equally the importance of taking a moment to step away from the noise, and find some calm in nature is not to be overlooked. The Belgie is a loop of 30km that winds across paths and commons locally, right on the doorstep of the M25 motorway and some of the busiest traffic in the country. But amongst the trees that surround, the noise softens, giving way to clarity and peace. Nature again making her presence known. If you look for it, you will find it.

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Festive gallery

Making the most of a bad situation. A few of us managed to ride, largely thanks to lockdown travel restrictions and social distancing. This year there was no work, unable to visit family and for the first time some “free” time to ride. A weird sense of wow we can ride more and oh shit only because 2020 sucked. Anyway, here you’ll see images from Nick Frendo, Peter Clarkson , Jonnie Bloor and Casper Gylling. Let’s hope 2021 enables more travel and improved social connections.

Toscana

Toscana

Toscana September 2020

A week long getaway, the only one of the year. My partner Oriana and I have have a long love of this place. The food, the wine the people. It’s somewhere I can see myself retiring to. Here’s why.

Denbies, Surrey.

Denbies, Surrey.

Denibies Vinyard

One of my favourite view points in the Surrey Hills. Every season the colours shift, most of these were taken in Autumn 2020 but there’s a couple from a scorching hot day in the summer.

Coal Drops Yard kings Cross

Coal Drops Yard kings Cross

Coal drops Yard

Kings Cross, home to my favourite restaurant Vermuteria. Transformed from an undesirable, unloved part of town you would generally avoid into a place I can spend all day.

The view from Ally Pally

The view from Ally Pally

Lock down London

Lock down provided an incredible opportunity to explore a traffic and a people free London. Not something you really want repeat but an amazing experience all the same.

Benjamin May

Benjamin May

People.

Don’t worry if you haven’t made the cut, this isn’t about favourites just some shots of people I’ve met along the way who in one way or another have had a positive impact on my life.