Review: Inov-8 X-Talon G235
FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT: I use a fair bit of Inov-8 kit. It’s simple, it fits, and it works well in the UK hills. I have neither been paid for this review, nor been given the shoes by either Inov-8 or Accelerate. Okay,…
The Mind’s Eye, Writings on Photography and Photographers by Henri Cartier-Bresson
A collection of writing by the epitome of the reportage photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson; The Mind’s Eye, Writings on Photography and Photographers. Henri Cartier-Bresson is perhaps(anyone else for Robert Doisneau?) the most influential photojournalist the world has ever known. A co-founder…
On Reviewing
Doing reviews? Freebie time for me. Ah, yes, well; no. For now certainly, no freebies. Everything I’m currently reviewing here, I’ve bought. With my own money. Yes, even that frighteningly expensive vest and that huge Jean Gaumy book. The kit…
REVIEW: Mountain King Trail Blaze Poles
Trekking poles, we know they can help whether uphill or down. We also know they’re often designed by Captain Complex; heavy, bulky and slow to set, or light and beyond flimsy. All this of course means many of us leave…