Archive for December, 2010

A quick dash to the Karzai

A quick dash to the Karzai

Foreign jobs often drop out of the blue with no warning as happened a couple of weeks ago with a trip to Afghanistan as the pool photographer for British Prime Minister David Cameron.  Never having been to any war zones before (however securely protected), I was actually quite excited before going.  Knowing that I would [...]

Fees, fights, foes fumped

Fees, fights, foes fumped

Before I begin, I should explain my own experiences with fees and student debt.  When I was 17, I took a Foundation course in photo-journalism with my A levels.  On passing this, I applied for and secured a place on the next stage, the Pre-entry NCTJ Photo-Journalism course.  However, when I was told this good [...]