Journal
I’ve made many mistakes over the years.Keeping a journal helps myself and others learn from them.It also keeps my parents up to date as to where I am.
26 August, 2019 Recording Cultural Genocide and Killing Sites in Jewish Cemeteries has launched
Mega chuffed to have been involved with this project, which raises awareness of the causes and consequences of genocide within Jewish cemeteries. Read in full...
21 August, 2019 Externalising the Archive – British Ceramics Biennial
Opening September 6th at The Spode Museum Trust Heritage Centre, this event invites guests to engage with the site's incredible and historically valuable collection of moulds. Read in full...
17 August, 2019 Tomskward, to Glory!
Today we travel to Tomsk. Not to be confused with Omsk. We've already been to Omsk. Now we're going to Tomsk. Different place, mate. Read in full...
18 July, 2019 NOvosibirsk show for us
Our show in Novosibirsk is cancelled and so, a day of relatively relaxed driving between cities awaits us. Read in full...
16 July, 2019 Krupskaya tour and new album
Krupskaya's first album in fifteen years releases next week, as does the start of our tour across Czech Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Dubai and Lebanon. Read in full...
19 May, 2019 Dépayser is ready for pre-order!
Dépayser, the second full length album from Black Metal band Nyss, is available now for pre-order on Avantgarde music. Read in full...
11 May, 2019 We must be OMSK our way!
Our first full day in Siberia takes us on a journey to Omsk, the fabled city of idiots. Read in full...
4 April, 2019 Happy birthday children
Will and Sassy turn one year old this week. They've come a long way since flying across my living room and spraying us with napalm shit along the way. Shitpalm, if you will. Read in full...
3 April, 2019 Did you know great white sharks swim through kelp?
Yeah well, they do. It's a fact. Great white sharks swim through kelp. We proved it, incase you were unsure. Read in full...
1 April, 2019 Tyumen, Welcome to Siberia
Today marks our venturing into Tyumen and with it, our official entrance into Siberia itself. Exciting times. Read in full...
30 March, 2019 Viktor Antonov
Between an occupied City 17, conquered Berlin and infested Dunwall, Viktor Antonov has crafted compelling worlds which seamlessly blend the fantastic with the bleakly real, and are among my favourites in gaming. Read in full...
25 March, 2019 Yekaterinburg is awesome
Today we visit Yekaterinburg, an incredible city which further challenges any preconceptions I had about what Eastern Russia would be like. Read in full...
17 March, 2019 A great white shark named Flag
Flag was a 4.5 metre great white shark, seen in both Gansbaai and Mossel Bay (South Africa) from 2007 to 2009. She was massive and terrifying. Read in full...
26 February, 2019 Nyss ‘Dépayser’ – Lighting a mixed media piece
Anna and I recently worked with Black Metal band Nyss, to light and photograph the mixed media cover artwork for their latest album 'Dépayser'. Read in full...
20 February, 2019 Great white sharks against cancer
Because not only are white sharks absolute bad asses who generally have no interest in killing humans, but they're actively helping us battle one of the most terrible diseases on the planet. We're welcome! Read in full...
16 February, 2019 Speed lighting – Quick, atmospheric lighting tests in Unreal Engine 4
I recently put together a small journal entry which explains some key lighting principles, demonstrated as predictably as ever with Unreal Engine 4. Read in full...
23 January, 2019 I could stay here PERManently, heh heh heh
Today we experience Perm and perhaps most amazingly of all – Alex singing on Rock Band. Step aside, Glenn Danzig! Read in full...
15 January, 2019 An introduction to lighting using Unreal Engine 4
Despite what my portfolio might lead you to believe, creating a compelling sense of tone, mood and narrative through lighting requires more than just chucking a load of blobs at the screen and hoping for the best. Read in full...
9 January, 2019 Hand drawing a great white shark tutorial
Since great white shark drawings are something I indulge in fairly often for fun/work as it is, I figured it's high time I tried to capitalise on the trillions of people searching Google for how to do the same. Read in full...
17 December, 2018 White Shark Research Priorities – Study and infographic overview
A few weeks back, I was suggested for creating an infographic for an upcoming great white shark research paper (I know right? No accounting for taste these days!). Said paper is now published and well worth your time (especially the infographic). Read in full...