writer • editor • photographer
Paul Bloomfield
  • Home
  • About me
  • Portfolio
    • Writing >
      • Features
      • Books
      • Web
    • Photography >
      • Indian Himalaya
      • Iceland's Westfjords
      • The original Orient Express
      • Hiking in Switzerland
    • Editing
    • Commercial projects
  • What I can do for you
  • Contact me

Photography


Trekking the Indian Himalaya   •   Sailing Iceland's Westfjords   •   Orient Express  •   Hiking in Switzerland

Stepping back in time: a historic hike through Switzerland
150 years ago, an intrepid northern lass called Miss Jemima Morrell wrote an account of possibly the first package walking tour of the Bernese Oberland. These photos follow the same route – enjoying the same epic vistas and warm welcomes. Articles in the Guardian and Wanderlust carried some of these pictures.

Independence days: sailing Iceland's Westfjords
Images of life aboard a small boat exploring the isolated Hornstrandir reserve in the far north-west of the country, learning the meaning of Icelanders' obsession with independence. Many of these shots were printed alongside a feature in Wanderlust travel magazine.

View the full gallery
Picture

All afford the Orient Express: across Europe by rail
Before the luxurious Venice-Simplon service brought the connotation of luxury to the service, regular scheduled trains were threading their way between Paris and Istanbul – the real Orient Express. These images depict a rail journey on the original route, via Strasbourg, Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade, and accompanied an article in Wanderlust.

View the full gallery
Picture

Teatime for the soul: exploring Himalayan villages in India
Photographs captured to illustrate a feature in Wanderlust travel magazine on trekking between remote villages in the Kumaon region of northern Uttarakhand state.

View the full gallery
Picture

This is just a small selection of my published photos. You can enjoy more of my images in Wanderlust, The Independent, BBC Countryfile Magazine, greentraveller.co.uk and other magazines, newspapers and websites.

If you'd like to chat about a possible feature commission, with relevant images, get in touch.

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.