Checkout my new blog, the luminosity blog

Much as I love blogger, I think it's time to move on to fresh pastures. I seem to have reached my image quota and to increase it would take much registering and faffing. there's too much such bureaucracy in this world as it is, so I shall from now on be writing a new blog called 'the luminosity blog,' which is attached to my main website, www.fionacampbell.biz. I look upon it as a small step towards growing up, something which has been on my to do list for a while. See you there!

Stop Press!

I'm delighted to have been given 'Special Mention: Very Good to Excellent' in the International Photo.net competition 2009 for this photograph of a bride in a forest glade.

winter survival guide

For the first winter since I don't know when, I don't feel depressed! I think it's the snow which makes for more light. I'm not good with long gloomy winters. The other things which are making this winter more bearable are a) love b) Diana Henry's cookery book, 'Roast Figs and Sugar Snow,', c) sledging on a proper sledge almost daily and d) the prospect of a week of winter sun in February. I know it's not eco friendly, but I can't get through the winter without it. Morocco, since you ask.

The Fiona Campbells are coming

It may interest you to know that there are at least five Fiona Campbells currently working in the media. I am not fionacampbell.co.uk, nor am I photocampbell.com These are two other photographers and film makers. Nor am I the beautiful blonde Fiona Campbell who seems to be a model. There is also a mysterious Fionacampbell.com who owns that domain name. Anyway, I would hope that my style and approach is unique and that you can tell an original work by me without needing the name. One day we'll all get together and call ourselves an institution!

weddings

Here are some images from the wedding of Nathalie and Eoin, two friends of mine who got married this August in a gloriously romantic wedding in Hertfordshire. You can view more on my website. www.fionacampbell.biz

Galilee

Heading up to Nazareth Village we witnessed the phenomenon of Israeli shepherding. Israeli shepherds lead their sheep and it is impressive to watch. The shepherd shown in this photo is actually an actor and the sheep didn't know him very well. Normally they follow their shepherd closely wherever he goes. Hence Psalm 21: The Lord is my Shepherd, he leadeth me. If you have ever felt coerced in life, this is a good concept to think about. Only the butcher uses dogs to drive his sheep in Israel.

Dreamy, trippy times at the Dead Sea

Visiting the Dead Sea was my son's favourite part of the holiday. There is something very spacey about the place, perhaps because of the low pressure. It was a buffer zone in our intense journey to Israel.

Bahai rainbow

After Sinai, my son Leo and I somehow found ourselves booking tickets to Israel. After staying with a friend in Jerusalem and chilling out at the Dead Sea we journeyed up to the Bahai gardens in the north, which I was to photograph for a picture library. As soon as we arrived a thunderstorm broke out and I simultaneously realised that I had lost my wallet. When I look at this photograph I can't help feeling that the staircase down is rather heavy, whilst the rainbow is light and pointing upwards. Almost as if the two were in contrast with each other. I was interested by the Bahai gardens, which are kept almost maniacally clean. We were lucky to have a private guide and made our way down the mammoth number of staircases. The gardens are stunning - any religion that creates a spiritual garden has to get some brownie points...