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A life still in motion

Observations, photographs and creative experiments from a life still in motion.

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Travel Places, people and the view from elsewhere Life Ageing, relationships and staying human Creativity Writing, music and making something new Wellbeing Trying, resisting and trying again

What is Swanalong?

Creating the next chapter

Swanalong is a personal journal about moving through the world with curiosity intact. It brings together travel, photography, music, writing, wellbeing and the occasional uncomfortable question.

Selected observations

Stories worth starting with

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Photography

Kiribati

When I mention I am heading to Kiribati for work, most people say they have never heard of it. I usually describe it as […]

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Photo Journal

Looking is another way of thinking.

Street corners, island roads, shadows, strangers and the ordinary moments that become interesting when you stop long enough to notice them.

Enter the photo journal

Creative life

“You do not have to be great at creating things for the act of creating to be worthwhile.”
Making space to create