Once again 2026 began with successes in the International Garden Photographer of the year; Gigi taking out highly commended for two images in the Breathing Spaces category and also Commended for her Tree Portfolio in the Professional Portfolio category in association with the Royal Photographic Society. For further details of our competition successes click on the Awards tab.
In February we headed to Yosemite in California for our third visit to add 'Winter' to our seasonal representation of America's most famous National Park. Our visit coincided with one of the worst winter storms California has ever experienced and the Park was closed while they removed deep snow and fallen trees. After several frustrating days staring out of the window of our Motel we eventually gained access and captured some nice images in the stunningly beautiful winter fairlyland. A few 'teaser' images are shown below but for full coverage please head over to the Yosemite Gallery.
March 2026 saw us in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) – more of a holiday than a serious photographic trip – although we did manage to photograph the high mountain tea plantations, the low-lying paddy fields and the gorgeous sandy coastline where the ‘stilt’ fishermen operate. We were fortunate to photograph many Indian elephant and a Leopard as well as a cross section of Sri Lanka’s huge bird population. For the full set of photographs head over to the Sri Lanka Gallery.
2025 had also started with the news that we had both been successful in the International Garden Photographer of the year competition with images awarded in several categories – Plants and the Planet, The Beauty of Plants, Wildflower Landscapes, and Trees, Woods, and Forests.
In May we headed off to French Polynesia in search of the locations where Gigi's Father was based during World War II. The photographs from this trip can all be found in the French Polynesia Gallery, but there's a few 'taster' images below.
On our return we discovered that we had achieved great success in two International competitions/exhibitions. In the Landscape Awards Gigi received two highly commended and three commended for her work and Robin received three highly commended and two commended. Meanwhile in the US in the BioImages exhibition of the Biocommunications Association Robin won the Award of Excellence and the Image of Distinction in the Natural Science category and Gigi won the Award of Excellence in the Personal Work category. For more details of our competition successes click on the Awards tab.
In August we headed across the "ditch" to New Zealand; specifically South Island, looking for mid-winter snow. Climate change was once again evident in the very poor snow coverage but we did manage to get some interesting photographs – there are a few below, but otherwise head to the New Zealand Gallery for full coverage.
During the year we continued with our commitment to delivering a number of presentations to international audiences via YouTube; examples being a talk to the Royal Photographic Society about Black-and-White photography and a presentation to the Biocommunications Association on macrophotography and conservation. In September of 2025 we featured in a live broadcast on Radio Architecture with a follow-up Podcast. Towards the end of the year we were both invited by Kingston City Council to participate in an outdoor group exhibition entitled 'Salt – Water – Rock'. The photographs were mounted as huge transilluminated prints on light boxes that could clearly be seen from the busy Nepean Highway (See below). The exhibition ran until 15th January 2026.
We hope you like this small sample of images from our trips (don't forget to click on 'show all') but as always please dive into the relevant Galleries – linked in orange above - for more beautiful images.
