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So much of life seems to be about a pretty bland level of comfort and security these days. In fact, if you listen to the news or get sucker-punched by advertising, that is almost all that is seemingly on offer. Sanitised experiences; Just Eat, Netflix, Costa, Sky … live your best life through Instagram, but settle for mediocrity and homogenisation in reality. ‘Treat yourself, you deserve it’ the adverts bleat on, but sitting down in Extremadura with Samir, life couldn’t have felt any further away from that. It was near midnight by the time we rolled the tape, on the...

Making parts for the Large Hadron collider, ultra high-spec Formula 1 engineering for Mercedes, top-flight boilie production and running your own company, alongside angling within an incredibly limited time frame on some of the countries toughest pits, aren’t usually things that fit very neatly together, but for Tom White, that is his norm. Read on for an insight

The title for this piece is an old proverb, cliché maybe, seemingly obvious yes, but it couldn’t be more fitting for Roy. Roy has faced some serious difficulties in his life, like many of us have, but he found the way through. Testament to his openness, he has shared some of that with me, and I can now share it with you, for which I’m incredibly grateful. I’ve been speaking to Roy on a personal level for years now, exchanging photos, voice notes and videos here and there, sharing in his journey the modern way – the buzz of captures,...

We speak to Timmy on a regular basis, about everything from counting macros and food prep, to cameras, to carp, to camping trips with the family - not only is Timmy a ninja in a little inflatable armed with a handful of tigers, but he's one of carp fishing's true good guys as well! Flick the kettle on, and enjoy the words and pics