They call me… the Banner Man. — A few months ago, I had a blast working with Dr Mehmet Yildiz on re-branding the ILLUMINATION family of Publications. You can read about that project in here.

A necessity in today’s world of online writing. — Lately, I’ve been scrolling the internet, reading lots of articles online, through various websites. And I have to say, it’s been a horrible experience. It seems everyone from the humble mummy blogger to the award-winning journalist is littering their work with ads. …

Leica being Leica… again. — Leica recently announced yet another 50mm lens. As if the world doesn’t have enough of them. Although, to be fair, this one has a unique selling point of a superfast aperture, at f0.95. Even though I shoot with lenses that were built before I was even born, I still love…

Will Google set a new trend, or was this a big mistake? — When it comes to design, Google is the cream of the crop. Their design team is like no other, and has always stood out from other companies. Not only does Google Design create beautiful and revolutionary design, but they also give so much of it away. In…

And what they all have in common. — Since the revamping of the Stats page on Medium, it’s easier than ever to organise your stories by how much they’ve earned. I held off for a while. But today, the curiosity got to me. I pushed the red button, and now there’s no going back. I can’t unknow what…

I think I finally have the answer. — For the past few days, I’ve been catching up on editing photos. You know how it is. It’s easy to shoot hundreds of images when you’re out and about, but not so easy to organise and edit later on. I found myself disappointed in many of the images. They’re just…

Your phone has so much life in it. It’s just being stifled. — For more than 5 years now, the OnePlus 5T has been my only phone. It’s a fantastic phone that I keep recommending to people, even though it’s now been discontinued. It performs just as well as it did when I bought it. It’s fast, smooth and doesn’t have any weird…

A few weeks ago, George turned 1-year-old! My little baby is becoming a fine young man indeed. He certainly acts like the king of the jungle. That jungle being my garden. To find out the date of his birthday, I needed to ask the owner, who had him at birth. …

Don’t miss a single photo opportunity. — When it comes to photography gear, there seems to be an endless list of must-haves and recommendations. Some photographers even go as far as to say you need this exact list of items to be in with the chance of taking great photos. Advice along these lines…