Claire LawrenceMay 72 minPhoto Story: Golden Springtime"The tree in the distance, standing alone like an island in a yellow sea, seemed an intriguing focal point..." This time of year sees...
Claire LawrenceApr 92 minPhoto Story: Past Glory"This is Kenilworth Castle in 2022 - what must this view have looked like in the castle's heyday?" My blog posts have been few and far...
Claire LawrenceFeb 52 minPhoto Story: Old Den Haag"I can't even begin to imagine how many people have walked on these cobbles and no idea what sits behind that door." It's been quite some...
Claire LawrenceDec 22, 20212 minPhoto Story: Autumn Hideaway"I moved on and found this calm stream with the sunlight bathing the water, framed by trees on either side that still contain some...
Claire LawrenceNov 24, 20213 minReturn to Den Haag: One Year Later"After exactly a year, travel restrictions have lifted enough for me to be able to do it at last!" Finally, the time came around! You...
Claire LawrenceOct 16, 20213 minPhoto Story: Lakeside Evening"The temperature of the early evening was cool but the atmosphere had a warm peacefulness to it when I took this photo" After such a long...
Claire LawrenceSep 26, 20213 minMy Photo Walk in London with the Leica Akademie"One of the workshop leaders encouraged me to take more portraits and helped me approach a couple of true Londoners having a cigarette...
Claire LawrenceSep 11, 20213 minThe Beginnings of My Den Haag Photo Book Project"I find that the colour red emerges quite a lot in my street photos and this photo will be part of a set of others from the city centre...
Claire LawrenceAug 29, 20213 minPhoto Story: Reflective Lake"In a way, the simplicity of this picture is what I like about it. The smooth, symmetric reflectiveness of the water and the bright...
Claire LawrenceAug 15, 20214 minMy Photography Journey So Far (And Some of My Favourite Shots)"I started taking photos just for fun but I'm also enjoying building my portfolio and seeing how far I can take my photography." Lots of...
Claire LawrenceAug 1, 20213 minPhoto Story: Broadway Tower"I happily passed an hour or so here, taking various shots and angles and making the most of fewer people wandering around. The clouds...
Claire LawrenceJul 17, 20213 minPhoto Story: Garden by the CastleI stepped into the garden through the arched gateway onto the patio of a flower-filled English garden
Claire LawrenceJun 13, 20213 minPhoto Story: Trail to the Past"28 years later, the castle hasn't changed. I've changed more than it has..." At last! Summer seems to have arrived! The lockdown,...
Claire LawrenceMay 8, 20213 minPhoto Story: Hometown BluebellsWhat did I really learn? That there are beautiful corners of my hometown that I took for granted or perhaps didn't even believe in...
Claire LawrenceMay 1, 20213 minPhoto Story: Mill on the Hill/Sundown SundayThe vastness of the countryside rolling away felt refreshing and liberating. I had time to just admire the sun for a while as it dipped...
Claire LawrenceApr 25, 20212 minDen Haag: City, Culture, Life - My Street Photography CollectionThe collection is now online on the website - look out for photo stories about the collection coming soon!
Claire LawrenceMar 28, 20213 minMy street photography camera: Leica Q2Now this is not a cheap camera by a long mile, but that said, it is so worth it for the quality and in fact, quite a bargain...
Claire LawrenceFeb 14, 20213 minHow I'm Surviving Lockdown"This picture makes me think of where we are now: on a long winding path that we can't see the end of, but there is surely a destination...
Claire LawrenceFeb 7, 20213 minPhoto Story: Lockdown Escape"Here we are in the midst of a winter lockdown, anxious about when life will return, yet there is hope - a warm light will emerge and...
Claire LawrenceDec 21, 20203 minPhoto Story: The Lantern of WarwickshireThis part of the castle was that "lantern", where Elizabeth would once have been able to look back at me from those windows...