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18th January 2012
Have you got you free Facebook Moo Cards yet?

Did you know that Facebook and Moo are giving away free business cards at the moment? The cards are based on the new Facebook Timeline profile template so you need to have one of those but apart from that there really are no catches at all. Here's how it works: Go to your personal profile […]

17th January 2012
Camilla Speirs on Eventing Nation

Eventing Nation has published an excellent article which features Camilla Speirs and her preparation for the London Olympics. Camilla Speirs - Looking forward to London All but one of the photos are mine!

4th October 2011
Lauren Shannon on Eventing Nation...

...with some images of mine to illustrate the points! Lauren Shannon on Eventing Nation

3rd October 2011
Horse Of the Year Show 2011

Yes, it's that time of year again: HOYS is upon us. Extended this year to six days to accommodate the inclusion of the Final of the Express Eventing 2011 series, the Horse of the Year Show is the pinnacle of the showing year. This year in addition to some media and agency clients I am […]

12th June 2011
The Ardingly Inter-Hunt Relay

A number of people have been in touch asking where they can find images of the Inter-Hunt Relay during the South of England Show at Ardingly. The site you want to visit is E.S. Photography who were the Official Photographers. They had a photographer on each side of the course for every round over three […]

22nd May 2011
Royal Windsor and The Duke of Edinburgh

Last week I had the enormous pleasure of working for E.S. Photography, the Official Photographers for the Royal Windsor Horse Show and the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo. It was an exhausting week, working some days from 7am until 11pm, but rewarding in terms of experience and the competition we got to see. One of my […]

20th May 2011
My 2p

I'm writing this post for the many people who come to my site each day having searched for (or followed a link to) My 2p . My 2p was a blog. It no longer exists. I started it back in 1998/1999 (yes really) and it shared the same domain name that now hosts my equestrian […]

26th January 2011
PR images for an eventer

A few months ago I was flattered to be approached by a top young eventer, Gaby Cooke, who wanted help with some images for her new website. The commission also gave me some input into the design of the website because Gaby was keen for her site to be a little different. In the UK […]

5th January 2011
From digital image to canvas

Mike Todd has posted an interesting account of how he turned a digital image he licensed from me into a very nice piece of artwork.

21st December 2010
Equestrian photos in the snow: ponies and horses

Snow has caused havoc here in the UK over the last few weeks. We don't really expect it before the New Year so to get considerable amounts in November is very rare. It does, however, present wonderful photo opportunities.

19th October 2010
How to take pictures of Horses: 11 tips from a professional

Tips for how to take pictures of horses from a leading professional, including camera settings, timing, leg positions, different gaits and focusing skills.

14th October 2010
Horse of the Year Show

Last week I was lucky enough to be asked by one of my media clients to cover The Horse of the Year Show for them, a real treat. Despite changing venue and structure of the years HOYS is still the pinnacle of many people's equestrian year. It is, after all,  where the championships are settled, […]

1st June 2010
Fox Hunting horn ringtones for iPhone/Android

Whenever I change phones I always end up having to transfer my fox hunting horn ringtone from old to new, only to find that the format of the ringtone doesn't work on the new phone. Horse and Hound's website used to have a page from which you could download the hunting ringtone in different formats […]

24th May 2010
The Rutland Cup and a few thoughts on photographing polo

The four-goal Rutland Cup, hosted by Rutland Polo Club (surprise, surprise) marks, for me, the proper start of the polo season here in the East Midlands. It also means trying to remember a little about how to do polo photography! As I travel around different venues doing what I do, which is basically equestrian photography, […]

22nd March 2010
What is this Photoshelter thing?

Photoshelter is the online service which underpins my website. As such its branding occasionally appears on email enquiries and some Google searches for me or my work. I hope to explain a little here about what it does and why I use it. The photographer who wishes to publish his work online has a plethora […]

18th September 2009
The Countryside Alliance Fashion Show

A few months ago I was asked if I would shoot a fashion show for the Countryside Alliance as a favour to a friend who helps to organise such things. Of course I said yes! The venue was the wonderful Kelmarsh Hall in Northamptonshire, a stunning stately home which provided the perfect surroundings to show […]

20th February 2008
Quorn Hunt Photos 2008-present

I have Quorn Hunt photos from early 2008 to the present day, organised by season (October through to March). The Quorn Hunt traces its origins to a pack of foxhounds established in 1696 at Tooley Park, Leicestershire, by the youthful Thomas Boothby (1677–1752). Its present name comes from the village of Quorn, also known as […]

12th August 2003
Doctor Slang

Here is an amusing report on the BBC about the dying art of doctors' Slang. Are you GPO? or NFN perhaps? Doctor slang is a dying art Is doctor slang on the wane? The inventive language created by doctors the world over to insult their patients - or each other - is in danger of […]

7th May 2001
New arrival

Zinnia Margaret Morgan was born at 8.05am on Monday 7th May 2001 and weighed 5lbs 14 oz. Although four weeks premature, Zinnie is doing well and will only be kept in hospital for a few nights for observation. Mother is well, Father is in shock. Commentary will return in a few days.

30th March 2001
Moved to Greymatter

A few test items to finish the month. As you can probably see, Greymatter is now running this site (I thought the day Blogger was down was a good day to start) and seem to be making a good job of it.Archives can still be found here.Now I just need to do some work on […]

30th March 2001
Greymatter Test

I must give this test a title This is a test.... (and as it turned out I stayed with Greymatter for a while then settled on WordPress.)

12th November 2000
Over the Sea to Skye

Been away for a few days on the lovely Isle of Skye, where cookery writer Claire MacDonald and her husband Godfrey threw one hell of a party for the wedding of their daughter Isabella to Sky Sports' Tom Eveling. They had a beautiful day for it yesterday, ending with a magnificent sunset as the guests […]

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About Nico

I am an equine photographer, website designer and hosting provider living in Lincolnshire.

I work with clients who are sole traders and others which are FTSE companies. They are equally important to me.

If you need commercial photographyeditorial photography, event photography, lifestyle, equestrian or wedding photography, then I can help you, with over 30 years experience in these areas.

I also teach photography. I mentor photographers with a range of experience, from beginners to working professionals and run an equine photography course which gives members access to articles about the business of equestrian photography.

I have a varied set of skills, having worked for well known web design, SEO and analytics companies in parallel to my photography.

I design, host and maintain websites for clients as varied as farms, interior designers and equestrian centres, as well as for bloggers and sportspeople, including many riders.

I am the Public Relations Officer for the Midlands Area Point-to-Point Association, a role which utilises my PR and social media skills to promote horse racing both online and in the National press.

If you think that I could be the right person to help you, whatever your project, then please get in touch and we can discuss what you need and the ways in which I can help.

You can find out more about me here.

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