For several years I worked as a volunteer ranger at Hinchingbrooke Country Park and documented the workings of the park photographically. I have now restored these photographs, having sat dormant in my archive for many years.

Pinhole cameras are experimental mark making machines which can be used to create unique photographic images and teach students and people interested in photography all about rudimentary optics and how cameras work. This article is my personal and professional journey through the world of pinhole cameras!

Artificial Intelligence is developing at an astonishing rate and as a creative I have been forced to explore its implications for my creative workflow and how it might change the creative industries. Join me on my initial journey using Adobe Firefly (Image 2) AI to generate a range of creative (and slightly quirky) images.

Adobe has recently introduced a series of power neural engines for restoring and colourising old photographs. In this brief guide, I delve into the techniques and processes for colourising old black and white photographs using Adobe Photoshop’s Colorize Neural Filter.

Adobe recently introduced a series of powerful neural engine tools for restoring and colourising old photographs. So, are my days as an image editor numbered and am I about to be replaced with a machine? Find out more in this article where I explore Adobe’s new neural engines in Adobe Photoshop CC.

Buying your first vintage film camera can be a daunting task because there are so many different cameras, each with there of advantages and disadvantages. In this simple guide I explore some of my own experience with vintage film cameras.

The Second World War was the photographer’s war; camera technology had developed and photographers were able to get closer to the action. Here we explore some of the best photographs taken throughout the war by documentary photographers and photojournalists.

I’ve always admired photography’s ability to capture moments in our past and how these captured moments form an intrinsic part of our memories and recollections of events and bygone places. Recently I revisited the town of my childhood and explored it through photography, recalling many long-forgotten places.

Over the years, I have had the pleasure and experience to use and own a range of different cameras, both film and digital. Here I explore some of my favourite cameras and the experiences I had with them.

Learn how to restore old photographs with these quick tips and techniques for basic image restoration in Adobe Photoshop. Recently I have been doing a lot of image restoration and have restored several old photographs taken on the decks of HMS Ausonia during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Still shrouded in secrecy, much of what was done at Orford Ness still has yet to be revealed. This once super-secret Cold War military base is now a nature reserve with a unique biotope and the perfect abandoned space to photograph!

Featured work by students in my Skillshare class Beginner’s Guide to Retouching Old Photographs in Adobe Photoshop, which explores photo restoration techniques in Adobe Photoshop.

Explore photography’s journey through the Twentieth Century as it developed from ‘Victorian novelty’ into the smartphones and modern media we use and take for granted today.

Learn how using colour filters when taking black & white photographs can dramatically enhance the overall quality of your images.

An early pioneer of colour photography, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky documented Imperial Russia, capturing a world we are so used to seeing only in black and white.

From Jewish refugee fleeing fascism in Hungary to becoming one of the greatest war and documentary photographers of the Twentieth Century.

Modern photography owes much to the Victorians who invented chemical photography, pioneered its early techniques and genres.

Despite technology’s insatiable hold, black and white photography has a special place in my heart and is something which I keep coming back to over the years.