Paul Steele

The FOTO8 Summershow 2012, the UK's only open-entry, annual photography show is centred around the premise that our photographs can provide compelling and powerful ways of seeing the world and create debate over what makes a great photograph.

Images from crumbling Syria to...

After landing in Baku, I discovered one thing straight away: Azerbaijan is an incredibly hospitable country. This realization put a bounce in my step as I considered the days of discovery ahead.

Azerbaijan is surrounded by a diverse range of countries, from Iran in the South to Russia in the...

The beautiful Island of Sark in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, itself part of The Channel Islands, has a little neighbor just off its shore that has been hidden from the public eye for many years. The private island of Brecqhou has now been opened to the...

Iceland boasts a singular landscape punctuated by hot spas, geysers, mountains, glacial lakes and rivers. Outside of Reykjavik, where two thirds of the island nation's 320,000 citizens live, sits nearly 40,000 square miles of pure nature waiting to be discovered. In the summer, the sun keeps this country...

Rising over a thousand feet straight up from the flat red desert of central Australia stands Uluru, a sandstone megalith that embodies the history, mystery and culture of the Outback. To see it first hand -- I can tell you-- is a spectacular treat.

The sun spends its day...

I love my travel and I love my photography. On a personal level, I always try to experience the best of both. Seeing the world with different eyes and a renewed sense of wonder...

There are many different ways to travel and so are there many ways to explore places...

Away from the beaches, away from the pool and away from the bars. Tenerife has so much to offer those that want to get out and hike or see nature in very unique ways. All on one Spanish island. All these hikes, climbs, activities and experiences are only...

This is the latest post in our series, TwitterPowerhouses, which focuses on the contributions of people who've helped to expand, influence, and redefine how we view social networking.

We agree with the words of author Nina Krebs: "A woman with drive and commitment to make something happen doesn't do well...

Guernsey, in the English Channel, sits 30 miles from the north coast of France and 70 miles from the south coast of England, self-governing but maintaining its loyalty to the British Crown.

After spending a few days there, I quickly found out that this was a remarkable hiking...

On my last post I showed my experience of a variety of adventures during a winter visit around Norway from bottom to top. Well, another man who has been over there recently is Professor Brian Cox, who incidentally comes from the same town as me:

Norway in winter may sound cold and bland to many people but as I have found this February it is very far removed from that with a whole wealth of activity, exploration and experiences to be found there.

Thanks to a social media competition 'Norway, Your Way' by...

The debate rages on as to why the iconic glaciers atop the highest freestanding mountain in the world are disappearing. Some say climate change, some say human intervention stripping away at the unique rain forest surrounding its base. The truth of the matter is that the glaciers upon Kilimanjaro's summit...