Blog - Anthony Baines Photography

(Left) Sony A7CII and (Right) Panasonic Lumix GX9, each equipped with the zooms I normally use It was back in 2019 that I wrote up some thoughts about my Panasonic Lumix GX9.

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Two London Air Ambulances (G-LAAA and G-LAAB) on the ground at RAF Northolt.

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Black-crowned night heron takes flight I have recently returned from a second visit to Lake Kerkini in Northeastern Greece.

The river at Lechlade in summer: pollarded willows vigorously regrowing with Lechlade Church in the distance I have blogged previously about exploring the seasonal nature of the Thames at Thames Head and also the so-called “alternative” or “ultimate” sour…

Last updated: 10 May 2026 The Thames Project is my long-term photographic response to the River Thames: a personal portrait of the river in the early twenty-first century, from its seasonal source in the Cotswolds to the estuary beyond London.

Marlow Bridge The last few blogs have had quite a few references to the River Thames.

Pre-dawn sculler We recently had an overnight stay in Cookham.

Water squeezes through the rocks in a wall at Seven Springs.

Rocks marking the spring at Thames Head and the Thames Head stone: (left) dry state, October 2025; (right) wet state, January 2026.

Dalmatian pelican landing, Lake Kerkini.

The Crow Stone on the beach at Southend-on-Sea with cargo ships on the Thames at low tide in the distance, crossing the Yantlet Line.

Image stabilisation test.

Sliema creek seen from Gzira.

Temple Island about an hour after dawn.

Surreal creatures, Folkestone 2025. iPhone 14 Pro, with the Even Longer app The Folkestone Triennial art festival is on at the moment.

I've mentioned previously that one of my earliest experiences when I bought my very first camera was just going walking with it in London in the company of a friend.

Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II (G-SEXX) at Headcorn.

RAF Wedgetail and the Red Arrows Last month was the Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 (RIAT2025).

Half a second of lapwing flight.

Sparrowhawk at Alan McFadyen’s sparrowhawk hide I spent last week in Scotland aiming to photograph wildlife, mainly from hides, in the company of my friend Phil D.