Fathers Day 2020 and Joelinton scores for NUFC runs to my position a celebrates in a Fathers Day style helping me to bag a good few National newspaper images.
You never know what will happen covering sport so always be ready.
An image from a series I have shot for the Hilton Garden Inn, Karbon Grill next to the stadium of Light, Sunderland. One of the advantages of getting this job was the ability to taste some of the food and I can tell you it taste delicious.
The two goal-scorers as Blyth Spartans beat Hartlepool United in the FA Cup second round tie at Victoria Park
I was lucky enough to photograph Mark Allison aka "Run Geordie Run" for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation today as he prepares to run the world. Launching his attempt at Trinity House, Newcastle pictured with an antique globe from the 1850's
This is a shot from Sunderland Ladies v Doncaster Belles League match and I hope it shows that the elite Women's game is just as competitive as the men's, with Sunderland player Rachel Furness taking no prisoners
Spencer Turner after being surprised by Newcastle players Steven Taylor and Adam Armstrong image shot for the Premier League via Getty Images
Sculptor Emma Stothard with the newly commissioned Auckland Boar which visitors to Auckland Castle can find when exploring the Great Park attached to the Castle. We had a great time installing it to its hiding place
The recent ODI at The emirates Durham ICG gave me my first real taste of international cricket, It was a great experience and the Press team from the ECB really looked after all of the photographers very well, in fact many sports could learn much about PR by watching how they do things. England had a horror of a day but I must have been doing something right as I was published in the Daily telegraph, Daily mail, Mail online and the Daily mirror, take a look through my updated sports gallery for some of the results.
Kevin Keegan held a dinner last week at the Lancastrian Suite in Dunston hosted by MJK Sportsevents the former NUFC player and manager was at his best entertaining over 600 guests. The main man sat until the early hours signing autographs and we provided 300 signed mounted shots to the guests at the event
While certain sections of society have to go through the same daily routine, I find myself thanking a greater being for allowing me to work at this profession. The Gateshead Post, a newspaper long since closed down by accountants who said it wasn't profitable enough, gave me a grounding in my chosen career and from then to now every day has been different. I feel very lucky to have experienced the thrills and emotions that come with doing a job like this, meeting people along the way who shape your life and give you the benefit of their knowledge. As I progress with this website I hope to use this blog area to share some of those emotions and funny stories as they unfold. The image attached here of the Gateshead Angel is a picture I took after a pre-season reserve game at Gateshead stadium where NUFC traditionally take on Gateshead FC, the light started to come in as the game came to an end, so after quickly editing some action pictures for my colleagues I rushed to the Angel where I was duly rewarded with some staggering red skies.