Strike action hits North Devon over planned Government Pension plans

Photo by North Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop 30/11/11. A public sector worker shows his support outside North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple during nationwide strike action protesting over planned Government changes to pensions.

North Devon Food photographer gets baking in time for Christmas

Homemade rustic mince pies are so much fun to make, bake and photograph. They look great and have a beautiful texture that food photographers just love and when you are done you can reward yourself and eat one or two - just don't get caught. All photos North Devon food photographer Guy Harrop

Hungary's winter markets boost travel image sales for North Devon photographer Guy Harrop

Traveling around Eastern Europe at winter can be fun and very, very cold. Budapest at Christmas is beautiful and the smells are divine - Spicy gingerbread men, hot mulled wine, paprika smoked sausages, wooden hand made crafts and figures. Wooden chalets selling hand crafted goods and beautiful smells in the festive cold air, traditional loud folk music and bell ringing. This year has been a good year for stock images with several sales alone this week from Winter markets photographer Guy Harrop has visited in Eastern Europe. 

North Devon photographer Guy Harrop catches up with Clovelly Herring fishermen as they prepare for their annual herring festival.

Clovelly fisherman Stephen Perham whose family have been fishing for Herring for over 200 years pulls in the days catch on an early morning tide, North Devon. He is a 5th generation herring fisherman and his fish will supply the annual Clovelly Herring festival this weekend which attracts thousands of people each year to the old smugglers village. The fishing village originally worked over 80 herring boats employing over 200 men, today, there are just 2 boats fishing for herring. This season has been exceptionally good with boats landing record numbers.

Crowds welcome home Royal Marines soldiers as they parade through Barnstaple

100's of people cheer and wave flags as soldiers from the Commando Logistic Regiment parade through Barnstaple Devon. The Royal Marine Regiment based in Chivenor, North Devon paraded through the town to mark their safe return from Afghanistan with his Royal Highness Prince Philip taking the salute along the route. Photo by North Devon Press and PR photographer Guy Harrop 17/11/11.

Big Ballet image scoops another International award for North Devon Photographer

North Devon Photographer Guy Harrop is celebrating after winning a Silver award in the FEP (Federation of European Photographers) European Professional Photographer of the Year Award 2011 for one of his images of a Russian Ballet company touring the UK.  Guy's entry depicting Big Ballet stars getting ready for their performance at the Landmark theatre in Devon helped him win a silver award in the reportage category of the competition.  The prestigious International competition attracts entries from the world’s top professional photographers and this year, 2011, received over 2,000 entries from over 20 countries worldwide Guy who works across the Westcountry for his client base is regularly published both in regional and national press. This win adds to his tally of over 5 International awards in the last 3 years for his photographic work with images taken from both in the UK and abroad. “It is great to be recognised Internationally for my work and to win an award in such a prestigious competition is just fantastic news. This year has been great for me as I have watched the business grow, taking on more commercial PR for leading businesses, both across the region and nationally”, said Guy.  For more images and contact information please visit  www.guyharrop.com or   tel: +44 (0)7866 464282 or +44 (0)1271 850317http://www.guyharrop.com

Barnstaple photographer Guy Harrop catches the last of the autumn light

In between corporate PR jobs, North Devon photographer Guy Harrop has been out on Exmoor chasing the light. At this time of year, the light is beautiful. Both moody and warm, we are lucky in North Devon to have such beauty on our doorstep.

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Puffins play and gather food for North Devon PR photgrapher Guy Harrop

North Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop spent a couple of days following puffins and finally got lucky. Puffins are colourful stubby little birds and with the right photo kit can make a couple of good photos. They are very quick and do not sit still too long so keeping an eye constantly around you, as you are waiting for them to hunt for food and come back during nesting season becomes second nature. Guy was also lucky, as 2 previous visits had been uneventful. Said Guy, " I don't really take nature photos too often. You usually have to have a bit of time on your hands and wait a while for something to happen. But when it does it can be so rewarding and worth every minute". Guy regularly supplies International stock libraries with his images which are available worldwide.