July 2009 Archives

This week I got to see some sunshine in St Mary's on the Scilly Isles. The assigment was to photograph one of the Duchy of Cornwall's latest holiday lets, The Gate House. A charming cottage whhich sleeps four people. With interior design by Annabel Elliot I would strongly recommend this cottage and the Scilly Isles as a fantastic holiday destination. Easy to get to with regular flights from Newquay, Exeter and Bristol. Great light for artists and photographers.

This year I was honoured to be photographer for four of the Audi sponsored polo matches. The pinnacle event in this series was the Cartier at Guards Polo on 26th July 2009. A great match between England and Argentina.

I went to the Royal Welsh Show on Wednesday. What a day. Despite having loads of rain the place was packed with happy smiling faces. The arenas were a quagmire, but this only added to the fun of watching the Welsh Cobs with their handlers. There was certainly plenty to see for Countryside lovers and I would say one of the best shows I have ever been too (if not the best)

Charles Sainsbury-Plaice was honoured to be chosen as one of the photographers to cover the last Royal Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. The Royal Show will now become AgriLive and a separate Equestrian Event. The highlight for me was undoubtedly the final Burke Trophy parade of cattle, which I photographed from the top of the Merial Animal Health building with a 500mm lens.