Welcome to my profile.

 

As you can see on my photo stream, I am a very keen semi professional photographer. My main interest is in landscapes of all types, with coastal being my favourite.

 

I tend to shoot seriously at the golden hours of each day around sunrise and sunset, just because the light and colours are normally so much richer. Of course at certain times of the year that means some very early starts and late evenings out, but the rewards can be so worth it.

 

Achievements:

Published in the Outdoor photographer of the year book 2016

Commended in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2020

Published in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year2020 volume 13

Flickr TOP 25 images of 2020

Shortlisted in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2021

Highly Commended in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2022

Commended in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2022

Published in UK Landscape Photographer Of The Year book 2022

Published in Black + White photography magazine Nov 2022

 

My current camera equipment.

Nikon D850

Nikon D810

Sigma 70-200 F2.8 sport

Sigma 14-24 F2.8

Tokina 24-70 F2.8

Tamron 70-300mm F4

Tamron 150-600mm G2 F5

Nikon SB 700 Flash

Vanguard VEO 263AB Tripod

 

Kase Neutral density graduated filters

Kase Neutral density full filters (6 & 10 stop)

Kase Reverse graduated filter

Kase Polariser

 

I hope you enjoy viewing my images and reading about my exploits in the pursuit of them.

 

These are all copyrighted images with all rights reserved. Please don't use

any of these images on websites, blogs, Facebook, or other media without my

explicit permission.

  

View my photos at bighugelabs.com

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Testimonials

Steve images are outstanding and inspiring. His style is recognizable in each of his images. He uses the color to let the observed to fell the beauty of the subjects he captures with his camera.

January 22, 2023

Une magnifique galerie pleine de rêves et de poésie.

December 11, 2021

A wonderful gallery! I stumbled over to Steve's photos and I just kept looking and looking, Outstanding sunsets and sunrises and very enjoyable to view. Flickr is neat when you can view photos from all over the world. Great job Steve.

September 22, 2020

Un passionné qui prends la peine de faire de belles images j'adore quand on se donne du mal !!!! un grand bravo l'artiste !!!!!!! belle galerie, un exemple !!!

August 21, 2020

Steve is such an inspirational photographer, I love all of his work, a real credit to this photo sharing website.

April 12, 2019

Some absolutely stunning images Steve, beautifully taken and cropped, inspirational!

February 28, 2018

To me, photography is never just about the end result - it's about all of the effort goes into that final result. Steve's work is testimony to the amount of effort he puts in - the crazy hours and harsh conditions that see normal people safely tucked up in their beds. But Steve's work is not just about the photography,… Read more

To me, photography is never just about the end result - it's about all of the effort goes into that final result. Steve's work is testimony to the amount of effort he puts in - the crazy hours and harsh conditions that see normal people safely tucked up in their beds. But Steve's work is not just about the photography, it's about the warmth and humanity behind his careful explanations and the time and effort that he takes in offering support to the work of other photographers. His work is everything I love about photography - passion, dedication, humility and a never ending quest to develop his skills even further. He is a true credit and inspiration to this wonderful pastime.

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February 16, 2017

I have not words to describe how I like your work. Every photo is a piece of art. As a landscape lover myself, your work has been a great motivation to continue improving my shots. Keep the excellent work and I will follow you for ever. Thanks for sharing.

October 10, 2014

Sophisticated photographer always i enjoy his beautiful sense in the photography..

October 13, 2014

Steve has a beautiful and diverse classical landscapes album of consistently high quality here at Flickr. What I like most, alongside his continued support, is that because he shoots at golden hour very little post processing is needed; the resulting images are always natural looking with the fine light and hues only p… Read more

Steve has a beautiful and diverse classical landscapes album of consistently high quality here at Flickr. What I like most, alongside his continued support, is that because he shoots at golden hour very little post processing is needed; the resulting images are always natural looking with the fine light and hues only possible in this time window. Keep up the excellent work, Steve. Kind regards Em.

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October 30, 2016

Hello my wonderful friend Steve, Your photos are absolutely amazing! Every one of them is a masterpiece! I love viewing your photostream because it is always a joy to look at! You have an eye for seeing amazing landscape shots! As long as you continue taking photos I will always view them! Keep up the great work!

November 22, 2012

When I added Steve as a contact it was because I really liked what I saw. Then over the past few months I began to love his photos. I find his PoV and post proceesing to be outstanding and I keep asking him to post a short tutorial on how he gets that awesome look. I am even more amazed by the fact that Steve pretty mu… Read more

When I added Steve as a contact it was because I really liked what I saw. Then over the past few months I began to love his photos. I find his PoV and post proceesing to be outstanding and I keep asking him to post a short tutorial on how he gets that awesome look. I am even more amazed by the fact that Steve pretty much only uses a regular 18-55mm lens yet shoots better photos than some of the pros I follow:) It really is never the equipment but always the photographer. Steve has become one of my favorite photogs here on Flickr and elsewhere! Keep it up...love your work!

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November 7, 2011