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Porsche 997.2 GT2 RS

24 hours in Land Roverville

Knoydart is a unique community in the UK. Separate from the main road network, accessible by either a two-day, 16 mile hike over mountains, or a foot passenger ferry from Mallaig.

It is often cited as the last true wilderness in the British Isles. There are 100 people, 35 Land Rovers - and Scotland's Best Pub. I spent 24 hours there.

911 Anniversary models

Cover feature for Total911 magazine.

The Time Capsule

In 1957 a farmer in Shropshire bought a Land Rover Series One.

Two years later, they part-exchanged it for a new Zephyr at Hughes Brothers, the Ford dealer in Llangollen. Hughes parked it up in their showroom, where it stayed for decades on display.

It was started regularly, and occasionally it went into the workshop for apprentices to work on, last being used in 1965.

Forty years later, my friend bought it out of a (very dusty) corner of that workshop. Today, in the days of very high standard restorations, it is a rare glimpse into a production-line specification Series One.

It has rare Della rear lights, original service stickers and the original factory grey seats. Rarest of all, it still retains its factory-finish paintwork, as applied in Lode Lane in August 1957. Thanks to being saved from years of direct UV damage, that paintwork still carries a gloss finish. It is a rare, reference car that demonstrates what is 'correct'.

 

 

 

Porsche 911 991 GT3 RS on the Isle of Man TT

Total 911 magazine

Ali Ray, Eat Local

Stills and video shoot with food and travel writer, Ali Ray for the Camping and Caravanning Cub.

Porsche GT1

For Total911 magazine, Donnington.

Cornwall Brand shoot

Brand shoot in Cornwall for the Camping and Caravanning Club.

Used in advertising, point of sale, online and show displays for the year.

991 Supertest

Porsche 911 991 Supertest, Wales

Last Defender drive

Drive Story taking a Final Edition Defender from Anglesey to Solihull, via Red Wharf Bay, paying respects to Maurice Wilks' final resting place and driving through Snowdonia.

At Solihull, we visit the original 1948 test track used by Series Ones - built over a World War II air raid shelter -  then drive on the Jungle Track, the off-road course in the factory first made for the launch of the 110 Land Rover in 1984.

Chris Packham (plus Itchy and Scratchy)

Cover shoot for Camping and Caravanning Club.

I originally planned (and set up) up a totally different shot before he arrived. Plan was to have  him in/near a tent framing the campsite behind, and dropping him into the ready-to-go set once he was free.

That all changed. Chris had to leave; it started raining - and you can't shoot a wet tent. This was taken in a hasty couple of minutes, next to my car, under a tree to avoid the drizzle. I grabbed half a dozen frames and sent him on his way.

It is one of my favourite shots. The symmetrical dogs are the final happy coincidence. Lesson is, you can plan what you like, but sometimes, you make something better when you have to.

911 Hibernation

Beach Hut living

Cover feature for the Camping and Caravanning Club

Commercial vehicles

Defender 90 50th Anniversary V8

Landscapes

Personal landscapes, snapped on my travels.

Holiday Homes lifestyle

Lifestyle shoot for Camping and Caravanning Club's Holiday Home marketing activity.

World War 1 vigil

Candlelit vigil at the National Memorial Arboretum, to mark 100 years of World War 1

People

A selection of my people shots, from formal to informal

911S Recreation

Frankenstein 964

Alan Hinkes at Malham

A walk and scramble around Malham Cove, Goredale Scar and the locale with Alan Hinkes OBE, the only Briton to have summited all 14 of the world's 8000m peaks.

Shot for the Camping and Caravanning Club, in stills, and a video interview.

Seaside Motorhoming

Porsche 997.2 GT2 RS

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Porsche 997.2 GT2 RS

24 hours in Land Roverville

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911 Anniversary models

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The Time Capsule

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Porsche 911 991 GT3 RS on the Isle of Man TT

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Ali Ray, Eat Local

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Porsche GT1

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Cornwall Brand shoot

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991 Supertest

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Last Defender drive

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Chris Packham (plus Itchy and Scratchy)

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911 Hibernation

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964 Cup Car

Beach Hut living

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Commercial vehicles

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Defender 90 50th Anniversary V8

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Landscapes

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Yorkshire

Holiday Homes lifestyle

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World War 1 vigil

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People

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Richard Attwood

911S Recreation

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Frankenstein 964

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Modified Porsche 964

Alan Hinkes at Malham

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Seaside Motorhoming

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