On safari in the Masai Mara
The twelve of us who have been volunteering in Kenya for Kenya Connect for the past eight days have been whittled down …
The rooftop retirement party and the revelation of my Spirit Animal
It’s been a hectic week volunteering on a literacy programme in Kenya for Kenya Connect. I’ve had little time to process all …
Muthoki Country Lodge and a Grey-Headed Kingfisher
Muthoki Country Lodge has been our home in Wamunyu for the week, with luxurious tents and fabulous food. We have four-poster beds …
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, the National Bank of Kenya, and the Reading Road Rally
We’re out in Kenya Connect‘s Institution Bus on a road trip for the Reading Road Rally. It’s part of my volunteering in …
The boy who would only play with sand
Before I came to Kenya, my colleague Liz told me she had been to a special school on her last trip. She …
The water carriers
To many of the children here, being a superhero means carrying heavy jerrycans of water back to their home to help their …
An early bus ride into rural Kenya
The morning starts with an early Institution Bus ride to Kenya Connect‘s headquarters and we transfer to a four-wheel drive vehicle. Eventually …
Fifty people under a tree
Our volunteer literacy programme with Kenya Connect today is for a group of parents with children from 0 to 5 years old, …
The goat-sellers of Wamunyu market
We’re heading to Wamunyu Market on our way back to Kenya Connect’s headquarters building. It’s clearly an experience our Kenyan partners want …
‘I Love Trucks’ on a school visit in Kenya
My colleague Liz suggests I might like to read to the literacy class today. I’d love to. If only I’d had chance …
Birding back at camp
There’s very little daylight left after a full day volunteering in Kenyan schools, but I intend to make the most of it. …
My Kamba name is…
My English name is David, but everyone here needs to have a Kamba name. We’re amongst the Kamba tribe here in one …
Our first Kenyan school visit
We’re at Kenya Connect‘s Headquarters in Wamunyu. We’re preparing for our first school visit. I’m cutting out 60 Elmer the Elephants in …
Kenyan faces
There are many things to love about Kenya. The sincerity of the people. The lack of cynicism. The beautiful faces. Kithoto Women …
Basket weaving with Kithoto Women Group, Kyeengai
We are on the Institution Bus again, in rural Kenya, headed out from Wamunyu along dirt roads to Kithoto Women Group in …
Mr Bonface’s Curio Shop
We’re having a visit to Mr Bonface’s curio shop. It’s a gloriously arranged tin shack with a beautiful Zebra painting on the …
A visit to the Wamunyu Handicraft Cooperative Society
Our volunteering in Kenyan schools doesn’t start until tomorrow, yet we have a full programme of activities planned. One of our first …
Polenta
Polenta is a quartet of three fiddles and a guitar and I was delighted to be asked to photograph them at the …
“Biology is bigger than your bigotry”
Today’s post is another one on human biology and its misuse to support an ideology. If you’d rather look at my photographs …
A Sonnet in Remembrance (A Poppy Blooms)
I wanted to write a sonnet which could be sung on Remembrance Sunday. I’ve recently been enjoying using ‘artificial intelligence’ to create …
“Don’t use science to justify your bigotry”
Another viral post is still doing the rounds attempting to mislead people who have a poor understanding of biology into believing that …
The sad decline of Humanists UK and a very silly professor
How embarrassing for her that she has decided to promote such claptrap. Fancy a dog knowing more than a Professor of Public Engagement in Science.
Boomtown Fair portrait #6
This is the expression of a man watching the Copper Feel Cabaret, full of sequinned bras and feather boas.
Boomtown Fair portrait #5
Boomtown Fair gave me the chance to try photographing people. Here’s a woman from the Copper Feel Cabaret in her sequinned bra …
To those who say sex isn’t binary…
The definition of biological sex is simple. The Universal Biological Definition is that sex is the two evolved body types which produce …
Adult Human Female Athlete – a word from the Professor
I recently posted on my Facebook profile about the unfairness of men being allowed to compete in women’s sport, specifically pool. I …
Saint Marsha P Johnson and the birth of a religion
I realised quite early, as a child, that religion was all nonsense. It’s one of the benefits of being brought up with …
Boomtown Fair portrait #4
Some photographers say it isn’t ‘street’ photography if the person is aware of you taking the photograph. Others say it’s not truly …
Boomtown Fair portrait #3
I love watching the joy on people’s faces in a crowd.
The gate at Lustleigh Cleave
I’m a big fan of farmers. They’re an endless source of resourcefulness. Whether it’s emergency repairs, using recycled materials, or simple engineering …