Rapid Escape

Horseshoe Bay > Earls Cove > Saltery Bay > Powell River > Comox > Nanaimo > Horseshoe Bay. 24 hours, 4 ferries, 245km and 11 hours 48 minutes of cycling, 2 burritos, 2 coffees, 2 Mars bars, 1 bag of gummies, 1 Coca-Cola, 8 litres of water and one body of water (Strait Of Georgia)…

Between The Eyes: Jordan Manley’s #dailywalk

In November 2012, Jordan Manley, a very well respected action sport photographer and filmmaker, suffered a concussion that severely changed his life. The concussion was such that Jordan was unable to perform even quite simple tasks without triggering his symptoms. Recovery for this kind of injury, which is effectively brain damage, means resting the brain…

MBR Cover

In 2011 2Flat’s photo-whore/scribbling-dribbler Seb Kemp accompanied Jordan Manley and Rob Story on a trip through New Zealand for a Bike Magazine assignment. It was a fantastic opportunity to watch two professionals work up close and to roam through New Zealand’s South Island singletrack. Two years later and one of the shots from the trip…

Deep Summer

The Deep Summer Photo Challenge is a high point of the Crankworx festival. This year I was part of Jonathon Hayward’s team that also included Dylan Sherrard and Paul Stevens. We didn’t win. We did have fun though. Dylan Sherrard just posted a lovely report of his time at the event on Pinkbike.com.

Trans-Provence

I’ve been away in France recently covering The Definitive All-Mountain Bike Race, the Mavic Trans-Provence. 350km, seven days, 10,000m ascending, 15,000 descending, 26 special stages. These are the stats that count but which don’t capture all the colour and character of the event. The above shot is by Sven Martin and was taken on day…

Still imagery

I haven’t taken photos for many years. Even when I did take a lot of photos I couldn’t profess to being very good; I just like documenting the rare moments where my creativity and eye intercepted beautiful scenes or good lighting or just plain luck. Recently I have been carrying my camera around with me…