The first 'proper' family holiday! Our two girls on a plane for the first time, visiting a different country, and best of all, sharing it with some wonderful friends. Smack bang in the middle of wedding season we took a week sunning it up in Portugal. With a villa booked and cars hired, six adults and about 246 kids (7 in reality), spent the week in the pool and exploring the south of Portugal....

Last night I headed up to Haytor, in Dartmoor National Park, to get a clear view of the Perseid meteor shower. It was pretty much perfect conditions, with a clear sky, little wind and even double figure temperatures...

The abridged version of how I ended up camping on Dartmoor...

I had just completed and sent off a wedding collection and I had an urge to explore. A few ideas went through my mind, some street photography maybe, a quick train trip somewhere possibly, however I ended up popping to a nearby camping shop picking up a tent and sleeping bag and headed off across the moors.

This week is a celebration of sorts. It's the anniversary of me going full time into the business of wedding photography. It's three years ago today that I quit my previous job and in turn pursue a career in photography...