I'm on the Map!
If you have been keeping up with us you would know that we were recently commissioned to take some high resolution images of the Strand Mural. A big dynamic map of Portsmouth painted by the Art and Soul Traders. In return Mark, the man behind it all, offered to paint John "Pinky" onto the wall. Southsea has had a naturist section of Eastney beach since 1944 and Mark did make a joking comment about needing to paint someone naked on the beach. Of course Pinky, with his sense o
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Bug Expo 2026 Images now available!
They creep and they crawl, they skitter and they dash some have 6 legs some have 8 and even some have far too many to count. Bugs, from the smallest little isopod to the giant millipede they are all around us. Many stay hidden away from us but for those of a like mind, bugs have made it into the house as a pet in much the same way people keep fish in a tank. On Sunday we were official photographers for our second bug event of the year. The Bug Expo at Horsham. The first time
john douglas
Jun 30
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Extra Extra! Read All About It!
Last week we made a blog post regarding a meeting between the Lifeguard services and that we were invited to take pictures of. This morning we woke up to news that we have been published in no less than three news stories online. The News, the only local newspaper and website for Portsmouth, The Daily Echo, which covers the south coast, and Yahoo News all have a story about the lifeboat gathering and have included full credit to us for the images. We must stress however, th
john douglas
Jun 10
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Coming Soon To A Mural Near You!
I have been commissioned to take some high resolution images of the Strand Map Mural in Southsea. The painter has been a friend of mine for some times and we have worked together, although on slightly less favourable circumstances, which led to my images being published on the front page of Portsmouth News! We met up last night and discussed what was needed and we talked terms. The payment for the images will be my likeness immortalised on the map itself! As we talked about
john douglas
Jun 4
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Operation Secret Coastguard!
A couple of weeks ago we worked at the Overlord Show in Denmead. The man who secured us the job, a drone pilot himself, got in touch with us just a couple of days ago and told us he has another job for us at Gosport but it was a hush hush job. All we knew was it was something to do with the Coastguard, where to be, and what time to be there. Nothing more. At the appointed time and date we stood waiting with Ian and we were given a little more information. The Emergency Servi
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Jun 3
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Bournemouth Bug Show 2026 - Images Now Available!
We had an amazing time at the Bournemouth Bug Show! So many weird and wonderful creatures to see. We even came home with a few. It was lovely to speak with the stall holders, they were full of knowledge and showed a real passion for their trade. Please do download any images you like, for free, all we ask is please keep our small watermark on, and when sharing on socials, please give us a mention.
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Jun 2
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