Painting With Shadows

Anniversaries and Celebrations Family Man Food Photography

Festive wishes

Home Baking treats seem to be the dominant force in the Ayres household at the moment. I’ve just had one of Meg’s gluten-free "iced g...Read More

If there is a God I'm doomed Photography

Edible Jesus

Occasionally my photography leads me into strange areas I would never have considered venturing. Yesterday, for example, I was photographing...Read More

Published in the book, No Words

I might have mentioned the website 1x.com a couple of times in the past. It’s an inspirational site, full of the most amazing photos. Par...Read More

Website Updates, Apple, Flash and Frustration

I’ve been spending the last few days updating my website – kimayres.co.uk – not that you’d notice a huge amount of difference. At first g...Read More

Nature Not Portraits Photography

Twigs and Droplets

A few weeks ago, I went wandering out into the Autumn fog with my camera (see A Few Autumn Photos ). It wasn’t foggy today, but it was cri...Read More

Galloway Photographic Collective Photography

Launch of The Workshop Gallery

The Galloway Photographic Collective was launched earlier this year – 7 local, professional photographers (including me) coming together to...Read More

Cover Photo Miscellaneous Photography

My Photo on the Front of a Book by a Bestselling Author

It’s true! Victoria Hislop , bestselling author of The Island (over a million copies), The Thread and The Return has a new book out calle...Read More

Authors as Characters Photography Wigtown Book Festival

John Hegley, John Keats and a Stick of Celery

John Hegley is a poet, musician and comedian. Known for his dry, laconic style he’s also quite big on audience participation, getting the c...Read More

Down's Syndrome Photography

Portraits for a donation to Down's Syndrome Scotland

This Saturday (17th November), I’m going to be taking fast, fun portraits for a mere £10 donation to Down's Syndrome Scotland , at the C...Read More

Mill Sessions Photography

Masayuki Kino at The Mill Sessions

Back in September, one of The Mill Sessions I was able to attend featured world class Japanese violinist Masayuki Kino. Being a small ven...Read More

Echelon system now probably monitoring all my activities

US Elections - how the results of my poll differs from the rest of the media

As America goes to vote today, the polls put the race between Obama and Romney as... pretty darn close. Which I found surprising, as over ...Read More

Authors as Characters Photography Viva La Photoshop Wigtown Book Festival

Debi Gliori, Tobermory, Cats, Controversy and Photography

Debi Gliori is a children’s author and illustrator with at least 75 published books to her name, the latest of which is called The Tobermor...Read More

Nature Not Portraits Photography

A Few Autumn Photos

When I got up this morning I couldn't help but notice it was damp, cold and foggy outside. The damp and cold bit is very unappealing, ...Read More

Anniversaries and Celebrations Family Man Fatherhood

Pumpkin Carving

For the 3rd year in a row - which now makes it tradition - my son, Rogan, has joined me in carving a pumpkin for Halloween. He's prett...Read More

Anniversaries and Celebrations

46...

...is a fairly nondescript number. It’s not the halfway point between 40 and 50; it’s not the answer to life, the universe and everything; i...Read More

Visitors

Clothes are strewn about the house with little thought as to whether they have been worn or not. Yells and screams puncture all too brief ...Read More

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