http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog Portraits, projects and pursuits Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:57:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Andy, Summer 1990 A brief glance at these snappy threads, and it's no surprise that 19 years on, Andy is a mover, a shaker and a trend-setter in the fashion world. Andy - a key member of the famous Winchester School of Art football team Some people look back at their youth with ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/40th-birthday/shandys-40th/ The whole crew The Dog's 40th: it was a night none of the residents in South Woodham Ferrers will ever forget - mainly because Scott boomed out thumpin' house tunes until well after 3am. Del-boy, Mark, Scott and Andy: Germany 1995 Happy times - when we all had a lot more hair. Scott, Rob, ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/40th-birthday/scott-the-dogs-40th-birthday/ Growing your own fruit and veg... it doesn't get more exciting that this does it? Spuds, pumpkins, courgettes, peas, beans, garlic, onions, parsnips, carrots, cucumbers, fennel, blueberries, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, rhubarb... Bronny and I decided this year to transform the garden into our very own allotment! (BTW if anyone from Waltham Forest ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-garden/queen-elizabeth-road-allotment/ Mibila Village Clinic. The word 'Handenu' painted on the front means 'be healed.' Three years ago, I became involved with a project to provide primary healthcare in a remote region of Zambia, in southern Africa. Jon Witt and Barry Ilunga. Their vision made the clinic a reality. My friends Jon Witt and Bishop ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/projects/mibila-village-clinic/an-update/ Rob flanked by Mark (left) and Scott (right) There are few people more inspirational than my friend Rob. He's been an inner-city school teacher for over ten years and had a tremendous impact on numerous young student's lives. But as they - and Rob's colleagues are all acutely aware - much of Rob's ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/ginola-and-rob/ The Flitch, The Mayor, Town Crier and Louise from 'Over the Wall': an everyday scene in Great Dunmow Ever since that famous day in July 2008, when Jeff and Erin won their Flitch Trial in Great Dunmow, people have been asking, 'What happened to their Flitch?' (Click here to learn more about ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-flitch/thanksgiving-flitch-hog-roast/ 'What's a Flitch?' .... 'I don't know, but lets come back in four years and compete for one.' Some time in the dim and distant mists of time... March 2004 to be precise... Chris Collins, and self-styled 'directional savant,' Jeff Dotts, got lost en-route from Heathrow Airport to visit me in ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-flitch/the-ultimate-flitch-u-mentary/ In day of un-paralleled drama, Jeff Dotts and Erin Albers brought home the bacon, by winning their Flitch trial in Great Dunmow yesterday. After appearing on BBC Radio 4 and then BBC Radio Essex, by the time most people have just started to enjoy their morning coffee, Team Dotts-Albers had to ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-flitch/they-won/ Team after first in-country training meal (full English) Team Flitch O8 has arrived safe and sound in the UK. Tomorrow, facing the glare of the TV cameras, radio microphones and the probing questions of the press, one of these couples will run the media-gauntlet, and once on the main stage, compete for ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-flitch/team-flitch-08-arrives-in-walthamstow/ Money can't buy these tickets Its the final countdown! There's only a few short days left until the contest of contests! When true-love competes against bacon, to prove an absence of nuptual transgressions, and a surfeit of hugs and kisses. For centuries, the good folk of Great Dunmow, have placed five worthy couples in ... http://www.mburtonphoto.com/photography-blog/pursuits/the-flitch/hotest-ticket-in-town/