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Avid aviation nerd and photographer. Join me on my journey to capture aviation far and wide From that point on something gripped me and become my life.

Since I can remember I have always been fascinated with anything even remotely related to aviation. From it's history, the engineering and science, its art, its creativity and the way it has shaped and moulded the world into what we know today. I was taken to my first ever air show at 18 months old, on a family outing to RAF St Athan. Everything I did, everything i created was related to aviation.

In 1993 my family and I attended International Air Tattoo (now the Royal International Air Tattoo) after my father won some free tickets. This year, if anyone who attended will tell you, was not a good year with the mid air collision of two Russian Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrums. This didn't put us off though and have attended every year since then (bar 94 and 97) and have done FRIAT since 2007. In April 2016 I attended my first Centre of Aviation Photography workshop and have started doing more photography than ever before. This has not only kept my skill up but has meant that I have tried different subjects and techniques along with different editing as and when I get a bit of advice from fellow photographers. My plan for myself is to slowly go into other areas of photography and expand my ability. As you can probably tell, most is aviation, but I will start looking at model shoots and landscape photography. So this is my journey, filled with highs and lows, and I will try and show my failures to prove that it's not all perfect. Remember, most of the time you only see the final product, not the many failed images in it's lead up.

21/08/2026

17/08/2026

VMM-261 at Night

Thunder Over Michigan really pulled out the stops with the nightshoot this year. Never thought I'd get to photograph an Osprey at Night with engines on. This is a Marine MV-22 Osprey of VMM-261 'Raging Bulls' from New River, NC.

Great crew and they were over the moon with a couple prints I got to them. With thanks to Woodward Camera
And the Lab team for epic prints once again.

11/08/2026

Vietnam on film

Just got my negative scans back from Woodward Camera and man am I happy.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to be reminded of American Huey 369 event in South Bend, IN. Even though I took my digital gear I wanted to challenge myself and brought along my 1950s Yashica D TLR that shoots 6x6 120 film. I used Kodak TriX that expired in 1982, and also a roll of Kentmere 200.

The results im more than happy with, I just wish I'd had more time to take way more. Thank you to everyone that put up with me. Definitely need to do more of this again. Absolutely great event and I hope to get more next year!

06/08/2026

A Love Letter to the Red Arrows

I've been sat here for some time trying to find the words. Trying to accurately express the emotions surrounding what I experienced at EAA. The gratitude, the excitement and the realization that this team is the exact reason I'm the avgeek, avtog, avnut that stands before you.

For those of you that don't already know I was literally called Robert Red Arrows in kindergarten. I still remember the flight suit my parents bought me as a kid. The matchbox Red Arrow Hawks I had to play with. The Red Arrow theme birthday cake my mom made me. That impacted my life so much, and Id always make my dad chase down pilots for photos and autographs.

This all came flooding back when I saw those Red jets, Red Suits and the Blue suits together this year. I've tried to bring about this gratitude in my images, showing my appreciation for a team that has impacted not just me, but millions around the world.

It filled my heart with Pride that my home team got such a welcome, and an amazing reaction by Americans from all over.

7 year old me would not only be jealous, but would be amazed at the view I got during this.

Thank you to the RAF Red Arrows for giving me such a throwback, and thank you EAA for such a privileged time with them.

Elated!

04/08/2026

KABOOM!

A scene that could be from a Michael Bay Transformers film, and one of the most intense airshow displays ive seen to date. William Lewis Skip Stewart and Melissa Dawn Burns absolutely peak performance at EAA this year had insane scenes. Not only opposing solos, but pyro by Tora! Tora! Tora! Airshows timed to perfection.

This show blew me away, and man I hope this becomes more common!

03/08/2026

Medium Format Film

This year at EAA I decided i would utilize my 1950s Yashica D TLR camera for some very early morning work in Warbirds. The sun didn't shine through like I'd hoped, but it still came out better than expected.

Folm stock used was Kodak Portra 800, Kodak Gold 200 and Kodak Tri-X B&W. 120 film gives so much more detail than 35mm, but yiu are limited to 12 exposures per roll, and the Yashica D isn't great for moving objects for sure.

What do you think?

31/07/2026

Go for the planes. Stay for the people.

A term I've heard countless times in my short time going to EAA. And the more I go the more it rings true. And I've slowly started taking more photos of the people and friends I meet.

This year was especially poignant given the RAF Red Arrows were on their last tour date here. I was very privileged to meet the team, something I haven't done since I was a teen. I won't lie, I did fan girl just a little bit 🤏. I was given the opportunity to photograph them near the hot ramp and watch the display from a completely different perspective. To say I ended up emotional at the end of it would be an understatement.

Thank you to all those that made EAA Oshkosh 2026 memorable for so many reasons and I hope to see you in 2027.

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