This little blackbird was so tame, I got right up unbelievably close to her. It was such an intimate moment and no need to break out the telephoto zoom. Okay, so she might not be as flash as some of the birds with blue feathers I saw every day in Nepal but she has big eyes and I like her. It’s been two years since I’ve seen an English autumn. I feel like I’m swirling in colours every day and I love it. I intend to spend as much time as possible opting outside, painting, explo

Hi there! This is essentially a photo essay to describe the almost indescribable boat trip that I took up the Amazon River. I had so much time to spend gazing at the water and watching the clouds drift by. Hence the many arty, expressive close-ups I took during those four days. Read more about the actual experience here. #villages #explore #wildlife #Amazonjungle #art #selva #solotravel #Amazon #photo #lighteffects #lighting #peru #sky #unusual #river #Photography #backpacker

NO.10: This mural in Uruguay illustrates the long fought over history of its ports, alluding to its colonisation by the Spanish and Portuguese and its subsequent independence in 1825. NO.9: The colourful rooftop of my hostel in Arequipa, Peru. NO.8: By the Rambla riverside walkway in Montevideo, Uruguay. An underwater jungle to liven up the cold, concrete walkway. NO.7: A mural on the wall of my hostel in Huanchaco, Peru. It looks like a modern take on the ancient engravings

It muggy and my t-shirt clings to me as I pedal my bicycle around London. Shards of dust gather and sting in my eyes. I can only imagine how my lungs must feel. The buses that I squeeze past belch out grimy, sweltering heat. Everything is grey: the concrete streets, the sky that threatens rain, even most of the people trudge greyly through the clammy air. When, on another unusually warm September afternoon, I read about a bar that has just developed a novelty menu of cocktail