John Gilbey
@johngilbey
Science and SF writer, Photographer, Guardian Country Diary, SciFoo, TEDx, Geek-without-Porfolio, LaunchPadAstro, Professional survivor, FBCS, FRSA, Grandfather...
This is where I live. Yes, I'm incredibly lucky. My house is in the picture if you look closely...
I have a book review in the current issue of Amateur Photographer, about the excellent new edition of Frank Hurley's "Endurance" photos - published by the Royal Geographical Society @rgs.org and Riverside Press. I highly recommend the book...
Drought in the Cambrian Mountains of Wales, 30th July 2026, towards evening.
I must go back to San Francisco and capture images of some more classic locations...
There's nothing like a good whiteboard... This example was captured in the wilds of Silicon Valley...
And some Mid-Western bars wouldn't look that out of place in the Valleys...
A very happy July 4th to all my friends in the USA. Hope I'll be able to visit again soon...
And don't forget that you get to take part in the now famous iOSDevUK conference photo!
It is a little warm in the UK and the rest of Europe at the moment, so here is a cooling image of some glaciers, fjords and ice floes on the east coast of Greenland...
As it's Friday, how about a bit of brutalist architecture to round off the week...?
Sorting through images today to go with an article... I may include this one...
Buttercup season in west Wales - an image from a few years ago, in early June.
It is! And is only a short bus ride from here... As well as ospreys, there is much of this sort of thing...
Just the right time of year to wander through beech woods carpeted with wild garlic flowers. Brush gently against them and enjoy the amazing aroma!
That moment when you realise... The photographer's assistant has his own agenda...
Well, it looks like I've reached 4000 followers here so maybe I'd better reintroduce myself. Welcome! I'm a writer and photographer based in Wales. I write SF and science pieces as well as specialist technical articles - and the Guardian Country Diary. I have a book out - which looks like this: