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7 Apr 2026

From Squarespace to a custom site — how and why I made the switch

After several years on Squarespace, I've finally moved cjgwphoto.com to a custom-built site. Squarespace is genuinely go…

8 Aug 2021

So a couple of days later, I met up with Adam Burton again, this time in the heart of Dartmoor at 4:30am! We drove up to…

1 Aug 2021

I was recently given a gift to go on a workshop with the excellent Adam Burton. This workshop involved a sunset shoot on…

6 Oct 2020

The second half of the September 2020 photography challenge. I think I had a couple of duff ones in here - I certainly w…

30 Sep 2020

A second photo challenge of the year! it felt very strange taking all of these photos near home rather than some in Lond…

18 Apr 2020

The second half of my photos from this lockdown photo challenge. My kids were really eager to be involved in as many of …

11 Apr 2020

A ten day challenge over the Easter holidays and the setup for this was a little different to previous challenges. This…

5 Apr 2020

We’re living through strange times at the moment. The coronavirus has affected everyone and everything in the spring of …

14 Feb 2020

I enjoyed my sunrise trip into London so much in January that I was on the lookout for another morning of good weather t…

21 Jan 2020

I work in the middle of London and normally get to my office at around 8am. This time of year is a great opportunity to …

2 Oct 2019

Final week of the month. This is always a week of mixed emotions for me - exhaustion from trying come up with ideas for …

22 Sep 2019

I really feel like I got back into the swing of things this week. I felt inspired by a few ideas and was really excited …

15 Sep 2019

So now we’re into the second week and I have really found this hard! The themes seemed difficult to interpret for me and…

8 Sep 2019

Every year I take part in a photography challenge run by a local photographer in her facebook group. This is the same ph…