Photo 'A' Week - December 2002

Week 49

Thousands of students  marched through London in protest against any plans to increase tuition fees.

See full story here

Nikon D1 / 28-70 2.8D AFS

> Later in the week I found myself in Birmingham Prison for a story on overcrowding.

See full story here

Leica Digilux 1

Off once more to feed those hungry ducks and Lydia is splashing through the puddles in her new Wellington boots.

(below) Back home we risk a painting session.

Nikon F100 /Nikon 28-105

Week 50

^Playing with Phoebe at the SMM carol concert.

<The local Christmas tree is now in place.

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< Nikon F100 /Nikon 28-105

Lydia helps put

the decorations on

our own tree.

Nikon F100 /Nikon 28-105

Week 51

A quiet week at work in terms of assignments but I did bump into David Attenborough and David Bellamy in the corridoor of TVC and managed to get a quick 'head' shot of each.

Nikon D1 /Nikon 28-70 2.8D AFS

^ With Christmas and upon us we decided to run a story on 'how to make a cracker'.

See the full story and pop up guide here.

< The Star Trek Experience opened in Hyde Park and I went along to shoto a 'vox-pop' with a reporter.

See the pop up window within this story.

Nikon D1 /Nikon 28-70 2.8D AFS

Lydia at a local garden centre and below being chased by a scary mob of snowmen!

Leica Digilux 1

Week 52

It's Christmas Eve and the first present is opened with Mum.

Leica Digilux 1

On Christmas

morning, a

few presents

at home and then it's off to Nanny's.

Nikon F100 / 28-105

Christmas dinner and pressies at Nanny's with Jay and Lydia playing below.

(Nanny, Mummy, Lydia, Daddy, Sally, Jay, Alan and Susan, Grandad, Gran, David and Claire, Gt Nanny).

On Boxing Day the gang descended on us, here is Lydia with Great Nanny.

Nikon F100 / 28-105

Then on friday Grandpop and Grannie Annie came down.

Nikon F100 / 28-105

Off to see Great Grandma in Surrey with other members of the family.

Leica Digilux 1

Four generations, Lydia, Daddy, Gran and Great Grandma.

Leica Digilux 1

Lydia shows off her

photographic

skills.

Leica Digilux 1

^ Off to see Santa with Lydia's friend Eleanor, and below the whole gang. Olympus Mju-1

Lydia ready to go out to a party with Teddy, her trusty sidekick.

Olympus Mju-1