A proper one at that. I spoke at a really lovely event recently for young Dorset and Hampshire based photographers. Titled: Developing Nicely YPCC, I was nervous about speaking but once I got going it seemed to flow and the work carried over the moments when I was a stattering shambles of a presenter. Though you best judge for yourself. I do enjoy this stuff, always say yes, then try to figure out why over the course of the few months I have to get my material together, then panic the night before and realise what I should have done. The main highlight was being featured in the same arena as the gob-smackingly brilliant artist Stephen Gill (here), so inspiring. Thank you Chris Francis and everyone who sorted this out. I like you a lot.

Digi click thru here for the new Fly issue. Photographically, it's a chuffin belter. The words are funny too. Do you like Fink? I do. He's not in The Fly unfort, but he is here of course.

After a day of recce'ing locations, Ben Homewood found this hillside beauty so we jumped at the chance to shoot Best Coast with such a view. The Fly saw them play 4 times out there, and it was great to be stateside, stomping about in blazing heat on a mission to eat BBQ meat and drink bottled beer. SxSW was a musical bonanza but the sight of Snoop Dogg playing on a stage crafted from an enormous Doritos vending machine was a nudge too far for me.

Some of them used to be in Joe Lean and The JJJ, but let's not hold that against them. Cool guys (hence the blue tone, done with a blue colorama on a bounceboard) and a great sound. No need to Google Toy, here ya go.

Just the best shoot with Graham. Illustrated his own backdrop with a fanciful mindfart doodle, and then was also up for shooting the portrait series himself with a cable release. More about that here. Just a great opportunity fully optimised really.

Nice to see a nice shot used nice and big. Nicely.

Should say that on his business cards. Was so wrapped in what Vint Cerf was saying I almost forgot I was supposed to be shooting. Launching Life Online, with Virgin Media, I felt truly privileged to be in the room with this guy, who was humourous, erudite, wise beyond belief but completely able to talk to normal folk like me. Incredible, honestly.

You don't need teeth to eat our beef. That's a motto that says everything about the restaurant, the food, the attitude, the area. It's earthy, you can buy beers opposite and bring em in, and the music and general experience was the best that I had in Austin. There, I've said it.

I guess a favourite aspect of SxSW was not walking for miles with a furnace on my back, but actually sitting in the dust watching some really fucking good bands every now and again. Here's one: Crystal Antlers. Absolutely rocking.

Brainer Magazine is very lovely, have a squizz here. Mo Kolours is a thoroughly decent chap too, more of his craft here. Ringflash, 3 different coloured colorama, cool guy, nice outlet. Mo Kolours - done!