Hello. I'm Stewart Ayrey. I like to think of myself as a photographer, but then I have grand ideas sometimes. I have just upgraded to a brand new Canon EOS 6D - loving the full-frame. I also own a Fender Strat, a mountain bike and a lovely wife and two sons. I have recently moved from North London to the quiet of the Chipperfield in the West Hertfordshire countryside. For somebody who almost exclusively takes photos of the coast - its miles from the sea. I need to find some other subjects and photo themes.

I adore the landscapes of North America and especially Iceland. There is just something about these places which inspires and in some cases intimidates. Equally I love stark urban landscapes or abstract modern architecture.

One thing I really dislike about Flickr is the excessive graphic comments, nice but still little better than spam. Please don't give my images naff awards!

I have a lot of Flickr contacts. Recently I have started to classify some really great Long Exposure / Minimalist photographers as Friends. Not necessarily because they are my actual personal friends, but just to make it easier to find their images - which I am increasingly obsessed with. If only Flickr would have some way of sorting contacts, like Google+ circles, into different groups and/or genres.