Lost Carmarthenshire no1

These are first in a series of lost places in Carmarthenshire. Places & buildings that have been lost to time & long forgotten by most of us. Many sites we pass everyday but we never seem to stop and take a second look.

The first in the series is an old observation post St Ishmaels, Ferryside, built in 1940 to watch for the threat of Nazi invassion.

There are many other reminders of the war in this coastal area due to the close proximity to what used to be the ammunition factory at the now Pembrey Country Park.

The Action Plan!

After winning the battle of the bands in August The Action Plan came to collect part of the prize they won, a photo shoot with myself. Being a typical night on the streets of Llanelli it rained! Not being put off we carried on, did the biz & had a great time doing so. My mate Jeff Davies came along to lend a hand & to hold the lighting stand, cheers guys for a wicked night.

The calendar that never was to be!

I was commissioned by a local gym to do a calendar girls style calendar of the guys at the gym for charity. Unfortunately head office thought it didn't fit in with their image so it never got to print. Still we all had a blast doing the shoot, maybe next year?

& I was looking forward to the ladies edition!!!!

Barcelona

Yes it was that time of year again when Jay & I went off for a few days with no kids. This time it was to sunny Barcelona. While Jay had a quick nap at the apartment I headed off to the beach & snapped a few surfers doing what they do best.
We had a wonderful relaxing time soaking up the sun & seeing the sights.


No trip to Barcelona would be complete without a visit to the awesome dancing fountains.

Steve's close encounter

Out & about yet again on a dark night in Llanelli. This time messing about with off camera flash & a laser pen. Don't try this at home children!!!!-)

Ben

Out & about with my mate Ben showing him the in's & out's of off camera flash on a wet evening in Llanelli.

The Lights Are On But Nobody's Home!

Mucking about with painting with light at a remote farmhouse in Glynneath.

The image is made up of 5 separate images layered together in Photoshop.

By the canal

Still blasting away with my speedlight off camera. This time a little (approx 1 mile) closer to home by the canal in Neath. Jay is such a real pleasure to photograph, thanks darling xXx

Under the bridge

What better place to try out my new wireless flash kit on a sunny Sunday afternoon but under the local motorway bridge.

Battle of the Bands 2009

It may not have been on the scale of The Global Gathering or Escape into the Park but the energy from the bands was just as big! Llanelli's first official battle of the bands took place at The Metropolitan & the place really did rock! Gphotography sponsored a prize of a photoshoot to the winners. The Action Plan were the worthy winners & I'm looking forward to working with them in the near future. Why not check back & see the results here.

Pontardawe Festival - Sunday

Back again to Pontardawe but Sunday was different to Thursday's rock out. No electric guitars, no Mohican's & no sunshine! It was a true folk festival & in true British tradition it rained!

Martyn Joseph

Pontardawe Festival - Thursday

It may not be the biggest festival in the world but in it's 31st year the Pontardawe Festival rocks! It's a mainly folk festival so it was sightly different for from Escape ot Global but never the less I enjoyed the experience. Thursday night saw The Bami Killers & The Last Republic play the main stage.

Karl Morgan

Up & coming Swansea singer song writer Karl Morgan approached me to take some new profile & PR photos. After an exchange of e-mails a shoot was arranged. We hooked up in Swansea & I took him to a disused social club in a choice area of Swansea. As you can see from the resulting images the location was a winner, Karl thought the photos were too. I'm looking forward to working with Karl again so watch this space.

Global Gathering, Saturday

Saturday & back at Long marston airfield for day two of 2009's Global Gathering. The sun was shining & the bass was pumping @ Europe's no1 dance festival. Some of the worlds top DJ's inc Eric Prydz, David Guetta, Judge Jules & Carl Cox were here to keep the party going. Saturday's headliners were veteran ravers Orbital.

Jay @ Global

Orbital

The main stage while Orbital entertain the masses.

Global Gathering, Friday

The highlight in the Gphotography year is Europe's largest electronic music festival, The Global Gathering. 2009 is the 3 year in a row we have been asked to cover the festival. As usual it's a two day event with this years headliners on the Friday being The Prodigy & Pendulum. An awesome event was made a little more special this year as it was G's birthday.
Pendulum

Utah Saints

The Prodigy

The Prodigy