essential explorations

05/07/2016

This still cracks me up .... Surely it's done the FB rounds by now ... It Crazy Horse music too.?

19/04/2016

Balance ....

17/04/2016

What better reason to travel ...

16/04/2016

Breakfast never tasted better https://www.facebook.com/BBCSurrey/videos/10153817289950412/?pnref=story

27/03/2016

Passport holders - we're seeking stories - PM us ...

04/07/2015

CUBA CUBA CUBA - October and November 2015 - take your pick - Photography Tour and Competition lead by Julie Lovegrove ... showing you the best of Cuba over 12 days ... http://www.essentialexplorations.com/cuba/october2015/

It’s not just Havana, but it’s the entire country, the largest island in the Caribbean; locked in an era of the past. That’s incredible isn’t it? In 60 years, nothing progressed except a communist regime that kept its people educated, kept them poor, but also kept them honest! As we study the remind…

11/06/2015

Absolutely priceless - DOG LOVERS BEWARE - SOME OF THESE MIGHT CRACK YOU UP (Thanks Stephanie Crawford) http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/06/30-perfectly-timed-photos-of-dogs/

Timing is everything – especially when it comes to a priceless photo!

11/06/2015

Who's to say you cannot be what you want to be ...?

11/06/2015

Oh dear - just what we DON't want - but looks like we're going to get it ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/11664090/Airlines-set-to-reduce-size-of-carry-on-luggage.html

Passengers face having to pay to check more bags into the hold as major airlines consider plans to cut the carry on allowance

09/06/2015

Half way through 2015 - a reminder of what Getty Images recorded in 2014 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AEsCjalSBc =73

Relive 2014 with the most moving images of the year in news, sports, fashion and entertainment - as well as the anniversaries we commemorated and the people ...

30/05/2015

Photography as a journey ... http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_burkard_the_joy_of_surfing_in_ice_cold_water

"Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit," says surf photographer Chris Burkard, as he explains his obsession with the coldest, choppiest, most isolated beaches on earth. With jawdropping photos and stories of places few humans have ever seen -- much less…

27/05/2015

What's going in in Cuba ... http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/26/us-american-cuba-travel-tourism-increase

Americans circumvent tourism restrictions by visiting via other countries as Cuba sees 14% rise in tourism worldwide from January to May

14/05/2015

Photographers who take their art seriously and like to have a shot in different competitoons - here's the results of the winner's of this years Lens Culture Portrait Awards.
Keep them in mind for next year :-)

https://www.lensculture.com/2015-lensculture-portrait-award-winners

Announcing 38 winners and finalists of the LensCulture Portrait Awards 2015 photography competition. Discover photographic portraiture in the 21st century and the talent behind them.

22/04/2015

What's Damien Lovegrove been up to? https://instagram.com/damienlovegrove

I find people fascinating and I endeavour to make them look fabulous in photographs. Official Fuji X photographer.

21/04/2015

Pretty spectacular shadow and light result ...

24/03/2015

Absolutely astounding photos - thanks for share Yulia Khouri
http://higherperspective.com/2015/01/29-photos.html?utm_source=cleo

These pictures display the amazing diversity that can be found within the human race. They remind us that we live in a world where happy and sad coexist. S

12/03/2015

Important advice for travellers flying to their destination : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OISGykO6Z7U

Rhod Gilbert on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow in Edinburgh. Originally broadcast on 07/06/09.

10/03/2015

Love this - Helen Perry - you are one talented lady - the feelings you express cause of your photography, and the images that result from your feelings - pure magic:-) Yulia - she got you down girl!
https://helenperryphotography.wordpress.com/2015/03/07/yulia/

200 dresses and over 200 pairs of shoes housed in a bedroom converted into a wardrobe. A 5 metre sculpture of Mother Earth in a Ukrainian town with her face on it, performer in her own one woman th...

03/03/2015

Damien Lovegrove was in Japan a couple of weeks ago at the Fujifilm Conferences (where they invite their Ambassadors to give feedback on their new product releases - among other things). Clearly asked not to give names of people or references in his presentation, there are a bunch of photos he's included that were taken during his two tours with us last years. His last trip back to Cambodia is July 2015 (and we're also taking him to Cuba - Oct/Nov 2015). Some good descriptions here of how he does what he does ... a little techie for the non-photographer perhaps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZMYMnMb6f8 (PS: It's in English with Japanese subtitles).

CP+2015富士フイルムブースに登壇されたDamien Lovegrove氏のステージトークショーをご紹介します。

28/02/2015

Loving your blogs Helen ... So rewarding to watch your awe and you did get some corker shots. Thanks for being with us x x x

Climbing down from the minibus I heard the thunder of small feet. I look up half expecting arms outstretched, hands cupped, but these children are not asking for anything from me. They stop abruptl...

24/02/2015

I expect these would be good value - FREE coming out of MIT. Here's their photography subjects ... http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-topic/ =finearts&subcat=visualarts&spec=photography

MIT OpenCourseWare makes the materials used in the teaching of almost all of MIT's subjects available on the Web, free of charge. With more than 2,200 courses available, OCW is delivering on the promise of open sharing of knowledge.

20/02/2015

Love this - thanks W***y Foo - Photographer, Marketer, Technopreneur
http://blog.getnarrative.com/2015/02/33-most-perfectly-timed-photos-will-take-your-breath-away/

These 33 hilarious perfectly timed photos show how a photographer has to be in the right place at the right time. These funny photos will get you going!

12/02/2015

Hi Everyone,

It's Damien Lovegrove's last tour to Cambodia this July 2015; it will be another "alive" and passionate photography experience!

If you want to browse the itinerary brochure, just PM me above and shall send out as soon as ...

18/01/2015

Calling all photographers out there - have you seen this: http://www.wired.com/2013/12/shinichi-maruyama/ -492282

Time-lapse photography has the unique ability to reveal hidden dimensions to even the most familiar forms. Take for example Japanese photographer Shinichi Maruyama's nudes, which capture the human body in a way we've never seen before.

17/01/2015

Hey, thanks for share Helen Perry - my Dad was a photographer and did get dementia, and loved to browse his old photos : http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29596805

A little-known photographer's collection spanning from the 1930s-1960s has found a new use.

11/01/2015

A link to Helen's blog and her photography with Charlotte Dekarczyk. Can't post them here because of the FB no-nipple rule: https://helenperryphotography.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/inspired/ -104

My travels in Cambodia were not all about sight seeing. In reality, I'd had a lifelong dream to visit nearby Vietnam but didn't know much at all about Cambodia. However, when I learnt that the enor...

21/11/2014

Photographic History Lane ...

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19/11/2014

Banks need a reality check and maybe this is a step in that direction ... http://www.stophiddenfees.co.uk/ #

This is your chance to help change the law. For decades, banks and brokers have overcharged consumers in foreign exchange. It's time for this to stop.

11/10/2014

Damien Lovegrove put up the Siem Reap sessions with Casandra at http://www.prophotonut.com/2014/10/09/cassandra-siem-reap-sessions/

Follow the link to see the other 30 shots in this set… Cambodia is such a fabulous country I’m heading back there in 2015 to run one more photographic tour. Put 20th to the 31st July 2015 in your diary and email Blaise or Linda for more details. Hurry though as places are selling fast. Please feel …

25/09/2014

A history lesson - it fills me with awe and goosebumps http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29245289

Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the remains of a vast medieval city - new archaeological techniques are now revealing its secrets.

25/09/2014

Check out Damien's latest Cambodian gallery at his blog: http://www.prophotonut.com/2014/09/24/bethany-shadrack-kep-sessions/

Photographs of Bethany & Shadrack in Kep and the surrounding mountains of Cambodia taken by Damien Lovegrove

05/09/2014

Part 2 just released ... amazing shots by Damien at his blog. http://www.prophotonut.com/2014/09/05/cambodia-part-2-temples/

A photographic tour of the temples at Angkor in Cambodia.

04/09/2014

A must read and a must view - and it's only Part One : http://www.prophotonut.com/2014/09/04/cambodia-part-1-kingdom-wonder/

The photographs and stories of Damien Lovegrove as he explores Cambodia in 2014 with his Fuji X-T1 camera kit.

04/09/2014

Some interesting Cambodian jungle photography (with no photoshop other than the text)