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View across the village of Volavje to the Julian Alps mountains in the west. Volavlje is a small village in the hills east of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Slovenia

Christmas Sunset over the Slovenian Mountains

I spent Christmas Day in a lovely region just outside Ljubljana where you can get a fabulous panoramic view of nearly all the Slovenian mountains. For the first time in many years we actually had a white Christmas, albeit sparse but still white and Christmassy!

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Sunset at the church of Saint James in the little village of Hrase, near Medvode in Gorenjska, Slovenia, with Mount Storzic of the Kamnik Alps peaking through the clouds behind.
Favourite photos

Afterglow

On the run up to sunset this evening, it hadn’t seemed like it would be anything great. Thick black cloud dominated the western horizon and the light was quite cold. However, given that the cloud layer was quite patchy I held out some hope.

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Lake Bled castle and church of Saint Martin with the Karavanke Alps behind during some soft morning autumn light, Slovenia.
Photography Workshops

Slovenia Autumn Workshop Report

Bad weather should never stop a workshop. It’s an opportunity to show just what you CAN photograph & how best to utilise the conditions. On mu Slovenia autumn workshop, we did just that.

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Gondolas at dawn with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Stories

Sleepless in Venice

Getting up for dawn and sunrise in summer is always hard because it’s so early. But on a recent trip to Venice in Italy, getting up wasn’t the problem.

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The fairytale cottage in Srednji Vrh village with the Julian Alps behind, near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Slovenia

The fairytale Cottage – A scouting trip

Located in northern Slovenia, near to Kranjska Gora, is a location known as the Fairytale Cottage. I went here on a scouting trip the other day as I plan to include this location on my autumn workshop this year, which will be five days instead of the usual four.

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Afternoon view across Lake Bled to the island church of the assumption of saint mary and hilltop castle, Slovenia.
Photography Workshops

Spring in Slovenia Workshop – Trip Report

My recent Spring in Slovenia photography workshop was a great success, and we had some lovely conditions too. After a week of late spring snow in the high grounds, we were treated to some beautiful snowcapped mountains and fabulous light.

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