The Portrait: In the bag

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A review of the ThinkTank Retrospective 50 and Urban Disguise 60 camera bags. Read More...
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Photographing Elize

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A photographic encounter with Elize Rostant. Taking pictures while backed into a corner. Read More...
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Say hello to McIntosh

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Dressing Carnival model Sian McIntosh in shadows and little else for an ultimately unpublished image for the T&T Guardian. Read More...
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Clean-up man

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A consideration of just about the only still life work that I do anymore, photographs of branded detergents. Read More...
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The Queen

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A long overdue photography session with Athaliah Samuel brings me face to face with a very unique and interesting young professional on the rise. A discussion of technique and serendipity. Read More...
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Open wide

Messing with the panoramics. How I evolved an approach to really, really wide photos. Read More...
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Controlling your RAW

Why shoot RAW? Why convert to DNG? My own answers to some of these questions. Read More...
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Film: Cuatro Hero

Detail photos from a photo session with cuatrist Robert Munro reveal as much about the performer as his face did int he final story. Read More...
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Film: Walcott

A project with Derek Walcott two decades ago yielded a portrait of the poet and playwright that was reproduced many times during the 1980's. Read More...
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Photoshop: Metamorphosis

More film photography and early Photoshop work. Images for the Metamorphosis Dance Company and the approach I took to five years worth of posters created along with artist and designer Peter Shim. Read More...
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Film: Minshall - Donkey Derby

In a look back at some film photography, I explore the back story of a memorable photograph of Carnival bandleader Peter Minshall. Read More...
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Womanwise - Gabrielle Hosein

Shooting Gabrielle Hosein in broad daylight with strobe. Read More...
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Womanwise - Sarah Jane

Race driver Sarah Jane Gopaul takes me for a breathtaking ride in her hotrod car. Read More...
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Scanning film

Challenges and philosophical takes on scanning film. Read More...
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Womanwise - Lorna Henry

Behind the scenes of a Womanwise shoot with Lorna Henry. Read More...
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Womanwise 19

My second outdoor shoot with Kenisha Thom offers its own little challenges. Read More...
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Mining and refining photographic history

Some background notes on a project I began to restore old negatives shot by my father 50 years ago. Read More...
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Womanwise 18

Not strictly a Womanwise shoot, but a intriguing opportunity to meet and photograph a victim of a heinous crime who refuses to remain silent. Read More...
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Womanwise 17

Photographing Miss World 1986. It's a tough job. Somebody has to do it. Read More...
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Womanwise 16

This is what TT$70,000 worth of jewelry looks like. Read More...
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Womanwise 15

My first photographs of Lystra Cudjoe in three decades. Read More...
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Womanwise 14

Mystie Thongs, engineer and promoter is simply a joy to photograph. Read More...
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Womanwise 13

Photographing an Elite model. Oh this work is so very hard. Read More...
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Womanwise 12

Destra Garcia looks great with child. Another session with a worried subject turns out really well. Read More...
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Womanwise 11

A Womanwise shoot goes pear shaped. How I wrestled a difficult shoot to the ground and why it didn't matter anyway. Read More...
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Womanwise 10

Carolyn Pasea of Question Mark Entertainment overcomes her nervousness to pose for a daintily professional photo. Read More...
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Womanwise 09

Photographer's notes on a portrait session with copyright lawyer Allison Demas and her daughter. Read More...
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Womanwise 08

Photographer's notes on a family portrait session with Wendy Fitzwilliam and her son Ailan. Read More...
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Womanwise 07

Photographer's notes on a shoot with Dr Pat Mohammed at her Santa Cruz home. Read More...
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Womanwise 06

Photographer's notes on a photo shoot with Crystal Felix, singer and actress. Read More...
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Womanwise 05

Photographer's notes on a session with filmmaker Mariel Brown. Read More...
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Womanwise 04

Photographer's notes on a session with Dr Patricia Dardaine-Ragguet and the children at her school. Read More...
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Womanwise 03

Photographer's notes on a photo session with Marjorie Boothman for the Sunday Guardian Read More...
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Womanwise 02

Photographers notes on Womanwise 02, Sonya Wells, MTV film producer. Read More...
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Womanwise 01

Photographer's notes on Womanwise 01, with the women of HaHaHa Productions. Read More...
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Photographing Traditional Characters

A Viey La Cou shoot more than two decades was an exercise in location portraiture on a personal project. It is now a record of many traditional Carnival performers who have since passed on. Read More...
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Duke: In Memoriam

Photographing a calypso legend at Spektakula Forum. Read More...
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Channelling Penn for Pierrot

A photo shoot for my Gayelle project is an opportunity to channel the master... Read More...
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Theron theory

Photography of Theron Shaw for a CD cover. Read More...
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