The Petroleum Spirit | Fuelled by passion

Lockdown Library #1: The Camper Van Bible

NewsApril 10, 2020

One of the curious consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown is that all of a sudden lots of people have popped up on my social media timelines saying they have more time than they know what to do...

A video Triumph!

NewsApril 5, 2020

To showcase my latest work for The Automobile, the Triumph TRS cover story, I’ve created a short social media video to bring my photography to a wider audience. Plus, without the need to commute or do the...

On the cover and on the shelves (sort of)

CarsApril 2, 2020

One of my first photoshoots of 2020 has made the April cover of The Automobile magazine. Unfortunately, with the UK currently on a permanent state of lockdown due to the Coronavirus, it seems highly...

Cars

New work: Aston Martin DB2/4

January 29, 2020

Here’s a sneak peek at some new work that will be hitting the newsstands shortly. It’s a 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 and it’s, well, proper...

Cars

One of the family (who just happens to live in the garage)

July 22, 2019

One of the (admittedly very few) downsides to combining your work and your passion is that it’s very difficult to completely switch off; there’s...

Events

A few words on the first Super Scramble in The Automobile

July 15, 2019

It’s been a little while since the event itself, but you can read my thoughts on Bicester Heritage’s first Super Scramble in the August...

Events

A brief walk around the Goodwood Festival Of Speed

July 10, 2019

Last year’s Goodwood Festival Of Speed was my first, and it was pretty daunting, to say the least. The sheer size and scale of...

Events

Aston Martin’s Festival of Speed ‘moment’ in 360˚

July 8, 2019

In case you weren’t able to attend this year’s Goodwood Festival Of Speed, here’s a 360˚ video that puts you right there during Aston...

Cars

The Crescent: a colour conundrum

July 7, 2019

I recently shot the last surviving Crescent for The Automobile magazine. Usually, I'd process the images in colour as it's pretty rare for a...

Cars

I’m over the moon with this shoot

July 1, 2019

Apologies for the terrible lunar-based pun, but the photoshoot I did with a fantastic little (and I mean teeny weeny) 1914 Crescent has hit...

Events

A Supercharged Scramble

June 28, 2019

Last weekend saw Bicester Heritage hold its first Super Scramble – a ‘bigger. bolder and more action-packed’ big brother to the tri-annual Sunday Scramble...