Baby Great Crested Grebes in January

by Henry Szwinto Photography | 20th Jan 2025 | Uncategorized

Baby Great Crested Grebes in January?

These HUMBUGS have hatched very early with the first being reported on January 8th. Normally you wouldn’t expect to see them until mid April. I was even planning to go to see them as a venue when I am running my “ART OF NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP” in May. There’s a good chance there will be a second brood by then but there are other pairs of Great Crested Grebes resident so I expect more broods to be around at that time. In any case I have a packed schedule for the 3 day workshop with plenty of flexibility. After all nature works to it’s own calendar.

Photographing Architecture

by Henry Szwinto Photography | 3rd Dec 2024 | Uncategorized

Architecture photography is not my usual subject but that’s only because I live in the New Forest rather than a city. When I do go to the city, good architecture is something a really enjoy seeing and photographing what I see there is still basically the same as my other work. It’s all about light, composition, form and texture and this was enough for this photo to win the Kimber Coates Architecture themed competition at Southampton Camera Club yesterday.

When we visited Kristiansand recently we went to the Kunstsilo which translates as Art Silo. It is a huge old concrete grain silo in the old dock area and the conversion to the Art Gallery has embraced the brutal concrete structure it is housed in. The two staircases were superb and I probably spent more time photographing and looking at them than some of the exhibits. This photo for me was a really good photo in colour but I think the monochrome is better. Certainly the judge liked it.

The Yellow Jersey Rides into Bordeaux

by Henry Szwinto Photography | 21st Jul 2023 | Uncategorized

“The Yellow Jersey Rides into Bordeaux”

Congratulations to Jonas Vingegaard and Team Jumbo-Visma.

Celebrate his win with a “Toast”. In this case a Glass of White Wine as he rides into Bordeaux on the 7th July 2023. I took this photo roadside in Bordeaux as the peloton approached the city towards the end of the 7th stage of the 2023 Tour De France.

Timed to perfection Jonas is right in the centre of the lens formed by the wine in the glass.

“The Yellow Jersey Rides into Bordeaux” is available as limited edition Acrylic Glass prints or Matt finish Dibonds in 3 different sizes and in Landscape or Portrait format.