Let’s do more than Clap

by | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, The Big Dogs Blog

It amazes me how quickly the human animal forgets.  Only a few short weeks ago we were all out together, clapping, letting off fireworks and cheering for our NHS, then complacency sets in and the very strange becomes the norm and we move on. One of the constants in...

IS Olympus falling?

by | Jun 25, 2020 | Blog, The Big Dogs Blog

This is one of the things I dislike most about our industry, the chicken little style of reporting and sensationalism. Just like the sky isn’t falling neither is Olympus imaging closing!  What IS happening is the division is being put up for sale and in principal...

What a week that was a few weeks ago !!

by | Feb 14, 2020 | Blog, The Big Dogs Blog

I don’t know what it is, the aircon, the amount of bodies, London itself but Lesley, Lilly and I all always come back from one of the most important weeks of the year ILL… lol its just not fair! The start of the year always plays host to one of the most important...

What sort of person do you want to be?

by | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, The Big Dogs Blog

  I know I’m getting old but its becoming clear to me I’m getting soft!   The truth is I’m a reluctant mentor, it wasn’t something, unlike many others, I’d planned to do it was a simple evolution of being asked to speak, being asked to demonstrate, being...

Oh what a circus oh what a show

by | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog, The Big Dogs Blog

Well that’t it, The Photography Show 2019 has come to an end.I LOVE the show, its fabulous to interact with the “Photo public”, old friends, new friends and my trade partners.Firstly, I’ve got to say some really BIG thank you’sAs many of you know I’ve set myself a...