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A Right Royal Brawl – Kicking Some Ass-cot

Brawl at Royal Ascot, pictures by Ben Russell commercial photography services london

It was the first time I had covered Royal Ascot and it turned out to be a pretty eventful one. Defined by one fleeting moment – a fisty cuffs brawl between racegoers.

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HDR Photography – Novelty or Niche?

HDR, High Dynamic Range photography, london editorial photographer, london photojournalist

HDR or high dynamic range photography is a technique that combines at least three different exposure values of the same scene to create an image with a higher level of detail and a greater dynamic range than is possible from a single exposure.

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Assignment – Mock Oil Spill Highlights Concerns Over Proposed BC Pipeline


Activists occupy Enbridge’s office in downtown Vancouver, demanding the pipeline giant withdraw its Northern Gateway Pipelines application.

The action comes two days after an Enbridge pipeline running from Griffith, Ind. to Sarnia, Ont. spilled more than three million litres of crude oil into a creek leading to the Kalamazoo River in southwest Michigan. Full story here.

On The Edge


My girlfriend Lucy sits near to the edge of a cliff in Parksville, Vancouver Island.

Although her position appears precarious the perspective is greatly exaggerated by shooting with an ultra wide angle lens on my full frame Canon 5d.

Greenpeace ‘Oceans Campaign’ Assignment

Photo shoot – Greenpeace hangs longline from Costco roof to highlight need for ocean protection.

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Photos © Greenpeace / Ben Russell