Stories Archives - Eye for the Light

The Power of Dance

The power of dance shouldn’t be under-estimated as a tool to transform our lives and build self-confidence. It’s used as a therapeutic tool. The movement is very liberating, as well as being good for health and fitness. For the photographer, capturing dance is also a challenge so through salsa we look at both.

Last of their kind – Ovahimba

The remote North Western corner of Namibia is home to the Ovahimba people whose origins ostensibly come from the Bantu somewhere in central west Africa. As a result of migrations they have come to settle in Kaokoland in Northern Namibia but are also found in Southern Angola.

Dinner with the Queen

Don’t you just hate endless social media posts of what people had for dinner? Well this is the story of a dinner with a difference after a chance meeting led to an exquisite taste experience with perhaps a touch of royalty thrown in

Legacy of War

Film maker & mountaineer Hans Ertl left a legacy with his inventions in photographing movement despite his involvement in the World War 2. His innovations still underpin the images of swimming and skiing which we see today

Toy Story

What is the connection between a plastic toy and the plight of so many species in the wild? Can the former help to save the latter or will rampant commercialism and human greed win.

The Wodaabe – Gerewol

The Wodaabe as well known for their unusual Gerewol ceremony where they choose a partner. Trevor Cole visits this festival to meet and photograph these otherwise reserved and modest nomads.

The last of their kind

The world is changing rapidly but for many indigenous people this means the impending end of their long-lived cultures and traditions. Trevor Cole starts a new series with a look at two tribes from North East India.

Same planet, another world -Gaza

The world is an angry place. Conflicts spill over into destinations affecting the travel industry but, more importantly, decimating people’s lives. Nowhere more so than in Gaza and Israel. Whilst western media report on what’s happening there, they do so whilst excluded from Gaza. Civilians are caught in the middle of the conflict. Feeling abandoned by the world, one Gazan describes life in a place without hope.

Photography with a conscience

Leica M6

We often hear people talk about responsible photography but there is more to it than what you do when you’re travelling or out shooting. It starts with your camera gear and considering buying in the secondhand market is an easy way you can make a difference.

Photography by design

Find a photographic style is something which usually takes time, but for Linda Wride it has developed from her love of art, shape and form; something which was present from a very young age and is now coming through in her images.

Celebrating difference

Melania Sinibaldi is a photographer with a different perspective on photography and the world around us. Her vision of the things she photographs is all about connection and communicating the feelings they evoke.

Capturing character in people photography

How do you make more than just ordinary portraits and people shots? How do you approach people photography on your travels to capture your subject’s character? Irish travel photographer Trevor Cole works with indigenous people around the world and here he give some insights to his approaches to capturing people’s character in his photos

Dinner or deadly – foraging for fungi

Nature’s larder is abundant with fruits, plants and fungi. In the woods you’ll find lots to eat, lots to avoid and many things with medicinal properties so it’s time to go framing for fungi. With a bushcraft expert, an adventure in autumn woodland proved to be a fascinating experience.

Podcast – Tiffany Coates

Some people are born for adventure and Tiffany Coates is one of them. A motorcycle journey to India started adventures around the world, many solo, and she’s now the world’s foremost female motorcycle adventurer. Here she talks to Newton & Coe about her life, how she discovered motorbiking and the many adventures it’s taken her on.

We’re fishing ourselves out of existence

With COP28 fast approaching, what is the real state of our planet now? Not the sanitised version which our politicians would have us believe as an excuse for their inaction, but the reality. In the third in this series on environment, climate change and conservation, Martin Hartley looks at the current state of our planet and how climate impacts are being felt today around the world.

Climate photography today

A tale of two oceans. Photography is at the forefront of documenting changes in our climate. Both the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans are important markers of both change and the rate of change. In the second feature in this series, Martin Hartley takes a look at the contrasting way these two oceans have been and are being documented.

Our planet – earth in focus

Martin Hartley is an adventure and expedition photographer. In the course of his work he visits some of the most extreme and fragile parts of our planet, often with scientists, anthropologists and climate journalists. For him, climate change is real and evident. In this series he examines the issues around climate, conservation and the people and environments affected by it.

Responsible Photography in Conservation

An Elephant silhouetted by the sun setting behind the imposing Oloololo Escarpment in Mara North Conservancy. Elephant populations are a conservation success story of the last 30 years. Although still lower than it was 50 years ago, the population is now increasing annually thanks for conservation initiatives. Despite this, it is important not to become complacent, as increasing populations lead to more human-wildlife conflict with elephants destroying crops and being pushed closer to settlements.

Travel and wildlife photographer Matthew Williams-Ellis talks about photographing wildlife in a responsible way in Kenya’s Masai Mara in support of the Mara Predator Conservation Programme