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24th January 2012
Official Isle of Wight Accommodation Guide 2012.
Over fifty of my landscape and lifestyle photos featured in the latest edition of the Isle of Wight's leading tourist publication.
 
16th January 2012
Advanced Photographer Magazine.
Feature article on 'creative still life' in the February 2012 edition of "Advanced Photographer Magazine" features my floral work with the lensbaby
 
5th December 2011
Oh My God! Squirrel.
My photo of a red squirrel getting ready for winter makes it to the front page of www.omgsquirrel.com
 
23rd November 2011
Sandown Town Council Website.
Windsurfing photo from NatWest Island Games features on front page of Sandown Town Council website.
 
18th November 2011
Photos published in IWCP.
Photographs from the 'EcoIsland House of Commons Global Launch event' printed in the Isle of Wight County Press Newspaper.
 
15th November 2011
EcoIsland House of Commons Global Launch event.
Working as the official photographer for the 'EcoIsland House of Commons Global Launch event' I covered the story of the day, travelling up with the EcoBus to London for the Champagne reception to launch the Global and national partners of the EcoIsland Partnership CIC and reveal the Implementation plan for the vision of a smart island!
 
1st November 2011
Shooting surfing with the Sigma 50-500mm.
Surf photography from Freshwater Bay with the Sigma 50-500mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM telephoto lens.
 
7th October 2011
CHIPS is the VB Picture of the Week.
Nostalgic Vertorama of Totland Pier chosen as the ventnorblog flickr group picture of the week number 74.
 
1st October 2011
Creating an Impact.
The Isle of Wight as a creative hub. Spotlight on design, print and photography in the October edition of Island Business Magazine.
 
10th September 2011
Feature Article in Photography Monthly Magazine.
Four of my photos and ten tips used in magazine feature article on 'successful low-light photography'.
 
5th September 2011
In Print: Magazine cover.
Compton Bay Vertorama used on the front cover of 'Island Business Magazine' September 2011 for Eco Island feature article.
 
24th August 2011
Wedding Photo gallery.
344 photos from the wedding of Graham & Loretta Gosden at Appledurcombe House, Isle of Wight, 20th August 2011 now published on my website.
 
20th July 2011
In Print: Newspaper front page.
Images from the NatWest Island Games used for International Newspaper.
 
2nd July 2011
NatWest Island Games photo galleries.
Full 7 day photo galleries from the NatWest Island Games 2011 covering EVERY sport as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.
 
25th June 2011
Ventnorblog - Picture of the Week.
'Climbing the Bokeh Tree' blogged after being chosen as VB flickr group picture of the week.
 
20th June 2011
NatWest Island Games 2011.
Jason Swain chosen as official photographer for title sponsor of the NatWest Island Games.
 
7th June 2011
Owls & Monkey Photo Blog.
Images from a photo shoot at the Owl & Monkey Haven on the Isle of Wight.
 
4th June 2011
HMS Bounty Tour. Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce.
Photos from the tour of the HMS Bounty organised by the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce.
 
24th May 2011
A Perfect Day.
Photo blog from a perfect day walking on the Isle of Wight.
 
5th April 2011
Blogged: Colony.
Californian surf culture blog features my UK surfing photos.
 
3rd April 2011
IOWPOY 2010 Shortlist.
Two of my landscape photos make the shortlist for the finals of the "Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year 2010" awards to be held at the Quay Arts Centre Thursday 7th April.
 
22nd March 2011
Flickr / Getty curator role.
I have been invited to be one of the first curators contributing to 'The Flickr Collection on Getty Images
 
21st March 2011
Published in "The Times" Newspaper.
Photo of the Langdale Valley printed as double page spread in "The Times guide to Spring", Weekend section (March 19th)
 
16th March 2011
A country lovers paradise!
Stock images of the Isle of Wight featured on new website for Ninham Country Holidays
 
7th March 2011
Published - TOY CAMERAS (Creative photos)
Six of my lensbaby images are featured in a new book about the creative use of plastic cameras
 
11th February 2011
It's a Boy!
Meet William, the littlest soulsurfer.
 
23rd January 2011
Freshwater Cricket club in India!
Dynamic cricket Vertorama used for billboard ad campaign by Olive telecommunications in India.
 
22nd January 2011
Professional Indemnity Cover.
Insurance policy from Simplybusiness.co.uk available to view online.
 
21st January 2011
Ventnor Town Council
Ventnor Panoramic photo wins ventnorblog competition to feature on Ventnor Town Council Website.
 
20th January 2011
120 moments in my life
Sit back and enjoy a video blast of 120 photos in 16 seconds. A high-speed hi-definition trip through my flickr favourites using pummelvision.
 
11th January 2011
The Official Isle of Wight Accommodation Guide 2011
Isle of Wight lifestyle photos featured in leading tourist publication
 
4th January 2011
Large Acoustic Paintings
Isle of Wight landscape photos featured on Sound-absorbing panels from new Swedish website www.Desenio.se
 
22nd December 2010
iPhoneography on bickr blog
'Like a fish needs a bicycle' iphone hipstamatic image featured on bickr.
 
16th December 2010
Capturing Magic (hour) at holoncom.eu.
My photo of the grasses on Tennyson Down at sunset entitled 'Golden Light at 'Magic hour' has been chosen for the new Dutch website holoncom.eu for their 'capturing magic' theme.
 
11th December 2010
In print. Isle of Wight Winter Landscape published in international calendar.
'Shooting landscapes under snow-laden skies... Looking towards the Needles, from Headon Warren, Isle of Wight, UK' featured in the snow-forecast.com 2011 calendar.
 
7th December 2010
Porthcurno wave photograph featured in DPE magazine.
'Empty wave at Logans Rock' gets a double page spread in the December 2010 edition of 'Digital Photography Enthusiast'.
 
23rd November 2010
'Porthcurno beach' shots featured on Toemail website.
"Toemail makes the world a better place one foot at a time.".
 
22nd November 2010
'Ladies Night' charity event at Readers store, Newport, Isle of Wight.
Photographs from the fundraising evening in aid of the 'Earl Mountbatten Hospice'.
 
18th November 2010
The official 'Isle Of Wight Winter Pocket Guide 2010 / 2011'.
19 of my photographs used in latest tourist publication for the Isle of Wight.
 
10th November 2010
In Print. Royal College of Art.
'Cumulus humilis' photograph used in design interactions 2009 publication from RCA.
 
2nd November 2010
Isle of Wight Monopoly.
Some of my photos used to illustrate Monopoly game board and box.
 
1st November 2010
isleofwightpictures.com website launched.
Isle of Wight photography website sponsors three squares of the new Isle of Wight edition of the famous Monopoly board game.
 
21st October 2010
Updated Wildlife gallery.
Recent photo shoot of Kestrels and Red Deer added to my wildlife gallery.
 
20th October 2010
Blogged. Ventnorblog and OnWight cover Readers gallery exhibition.
Framed limited edition prints available to purchase in Newport gallery.
 
12th October 2010
Prints on display at Readers gallery, Newport, Isle of Wight.
24 framed prints available to purchase in new gallery.
 
23rd September 2010
In print, my photo featured in Time Magazines 'Global adviser' travel article.
Photograph of the chalk cliffs at Compton Bay printed in 'Five Reasons to Visit The Isle of Wight' article.
 
20th September 2010
Published online, my photo used in www.Time.com travel article.
Compton Bay image used in 'Five Reasons to Visit The Isle of Wight' article on www.time.com
 
10th September 2010
UK printing and delivery now available for my photos.
New print partnership with Spectrum Photographic provides local print options for UK buyers in my photo galleries (read more about it in the Photoshelter blog).
 
6th September 2010
Images Inspired by the Island.
Article on Jason Swain Photography in the September edition of Island Business Magazine.
 
3rd September 2010
September Swells Photo Blog.
A couple of photo blogs posted on soul-surfing covering the first solid swell of the autumn, and the first since i got the Canon 7d.
 
11th August 2010
Published. Wonderful West Wight.
My 'Cirrus clouds over Compton Chine' photograph is used on the cover of the latest West Wight Landscape Partnership leaflet.
 
10th August 2010
IWCC Cowes week lunch 2010 on Island Business Online.
My cowes week photographs feature in slideshow on www.islandbusinessonline.co.uk 'The Business Magazine and website for the Isle of Wight'.
 
5th August 2010
The Artemis Challenge 2010 yacht race .
Gallery of images from the Cowes week sailing event.
 
4th August 2010
Cowes Week Lunch 2010.
Gallery of photos from the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Event.
 
9th July 2010
New look for floral photography website.
Site dedicated to floral & botanical photos gets a facelift with Wordpress 3.0 and the 'Widescreen' theme from Graph Paper Press.
 
5th July 2010
Round the Island Race 2010 Panorama Photos.
A series of massive panoramic shots from the Isle of Wight's big sailing event.
 
25th June 2010
Published. Freshwater Bay Seascape used by Penguin books NZ.
"Stormy Weather" used for front cover of "Island. A Story of Love and Death in a New Land" by Penelope Todd.
 
22nd June 2010
The J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race 2010.
Photo blog (part one) of the Isle of Wight's big sailing event, Colwell to Freshwater Bay, via Totland
 
18th June 2010
New look with Google fonts.
SEO photography micro-sites "wight landscapes" & "wight life" benefit from fresh look using the new google fonts api.
 
8th June 2010
Cricket photo gallery.
New cricketing photos on Freshwater Cricket Club website.
 
9th / 10th June 2010
System Upgrades & Planned Downtime 09-10 June 2010
PhotoShelter System Upgrade - Full Site Downtime for two hours.
START: 10:00 PM EDT 09-JUN-2010 (US Eastern Daylight Time; GMT -04:00)
END: 12:01 AM EDT 10-JUN-2010 (US Eastern Daylight Time; GMT -04:00)

During this time, my PhotoShelter hosted image galleries will be unavailable. This upgrade will bring several benefits including improved image search capability. Thanks again for your patience.
 
26th May 2010
Published. Isle of Wight Tourist Guides.
My photos feature in 'Isle of Wight Summer Pocket Guide 2010' and 'Isle of Wight Eating Out Guide 2010/2011'.
 
25th May 2010
Blogged. Top 10 ways to upgrade your morning routine.
Lifehacker.com and Lifehacker.jp feature Freshwater Bay landscape shot.
 
24th May 2010
New images in the Wildlife Photo Gallery.
Recent work featuring Owls & Red Squirrels.
 
17th May 2010
Blogged. Walk the Wight Moblog.
Ventnorblog pick up on my Walk the Wight iphone hipstamatic blog.
 
16th May 2010
Walk the Wight 2010 photo gallery.
My story of this years 'Walk the Wight' told in 18 images in a mobile blog created with the iphone hipstamatic app.
 
10th May 2010
New Lake District Photo Gallery.
A collection of Landscape photos & panoramas from the Cumbrian beauty spot.
 
21st April 2010
New Limited edition signed prints added to the collection.
Fine art Landscape photos available to buy as prints.
 
20th April 2010
Red Squirrels. More fun than shooting Surfers?
For the last few days, dawn patrol has been in my back garden with a red squirrel and my new Canon 7d, and iÕve been more excited about that than i remember being watching the action at Compton or Freshwater Bay.
 
14th April 2010
Limited edition signed prints.
New range of 16"x12" black & white fine art photographic prints. Available with either matt or glossy finish, on quality Fuji Pro paper
 
6th April 2010
Wedding Gallery.
Gallery of photos from the Wedding of Nick & Sarah Kearns at the Enchanted Manor, Niton.
 
31st March 2010
Blogged - Military Road Decision Given Longer By Cabinet.
Bus danger! shot used in article about the closure of the Military Road.
 
30th March 2010
New Facebook fan page!
The Portfolio of artist & photographer Jason Swain.
 
22nd March 2010
Exhibited - Go Wild on Wight & IWPOY 2009 .
My shortlisted entries can be seen in both the 'IOWPOY 2009 & "Go wild on Wight" exhibitions during April & May.
 
17th March 2010
Spring has Sprung!
25% off all photo products (prints, cards, canvases etc) in my spring 2010 promotion. Just use the coupon code 'SPRUNG' at the checkout to get your discount!
 
9th March 2010
Published - The Littlest Lighthouse.
"The Littlest Lighthouse" shot used in Daily Telegraph Editorial 30th Jan 2010 (via Getty).
 
8th March 2010
Blogged - Nuts. Red squirrel, Isle of Wight.
Red squirrel shot used in article "Recently retired? Fresh challenges on offer" at Ventnorblog.
 
25th February 2010
The official 2010 ISLE OF WIGHT accommodation guide.
Sixty of my landscape and lifestyle photos chosen for the 2010 Isle of Wight accommodation guide.
 
18th February 2010
What Digital Camera. Blogged.
'You should have been here yesterday' series blogged on whatdigitalcamera.com
 
18th February 2010
s0ulsurfing #19 in Flickr Explore list
New chart on Flickrmuseum.com lists the 500 most popular photographers on flickr
 
10th February 2010
You should have been here yesterday
Four new photo-blogs on soul-surfing website for epic swell event.
 
5th Februrary 2010
New home for 'Wight Surf History' exhibition of contemporary photography.
The 'wight surf history' project has secured a permanent place for the 'exhibition of contemporary surf photography' in the new 'Beach Bar' at the Sandpipers Hotel in Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight.
 
4th Februrary 2010
Photo selected for 'Magnificent Natural Landscapes' blog
"Every cloud has a silver lining..." chosen on the popular Photo Tuts+ website
 
3rd Februrary 2010
Wight coast & country cottages.
A selection of my coastal scenes used as stock photography on new tourist website.
 
29th January 2010
Wight Surf History website launched.
The www.wightsurfhistory.co.uk website is now live and the project is fully underway
 
22nd January 2010
Front cover of the Isle of Wight County Press Weekender.
'Portrait of a Psychedelic Surfer' used for 'wight surf history' story.
 
20th January 2010
Good waves bless the launch of Wight Surf History
Photo blog report about the launch of the 'wight surf history' exhibition and the run of good waves we've had around it.
 
14th January 2010
Wight Surf History - blogged
Ventnorblog reports on the Wight Surf History Project.
 
13th January 2010
Surf photography exhibition
The first event of the Wight Surf History Project, which aims to document and celebrate 50 years of surfing on the Isle of Wight is taking place in the Freshwater Gallery at Dimbola Lodge, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight from the 15th to 31st January 2010.
 
12th January 2010
Unusual 'Snow Wave' phenomenon on soul surfing blog
Beautiful images from the biggest snowfall on the island in 30 years.
 
8th January 2010
Blogged - Dude, its snowing out there
Comedy VW camper shot used in article "Advice for Abandoned Cars on the Island" at Ventnorblog.
 
18th December 2009
Print Prices cut in half!
Following the upgrade to handle sales in £ sterling, i've also cut print prices by up to 50%. Ordering prints is now quicker, easier and cheaper than before!
 
17th December 2009
Buy photos in £ sterling!
The e-commerce system on this site is finally upgraded to handle sales in £ sterling!
 
12th December 2009
"Big Wednesday" Photo Blog
Big waves hit the IOW, report & pics on soul-surfing website
 
3rd December 2009

System downtime @ photoshelter AGAIN!

PhotoShelter System Upgrade - Full Site Downtime on two days in december.
START: 10:00 PM EST 11-DEC-2009. END: 04:00 AM EST 12-DEC-2009 (US Eastern Standard Time; GMT -05:00)
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During this time, my PhotoShelter account which hosts my image galleries will be unavailable. This upgrade will bring new print vendors, updates to the fotoQuote rights-managed pricing calculator, a cleaner purchasing process, plus additional infrastructure for a faster, more powerful PhotoShelter. Thanks again for your patience.
 
22nd November 2009
3rd place in 'Isle of Wight Photographer of the year 2009'
'Rise Above Plastics, it all ends up somewhere' comes third in the 'IOWPOY 2009' competition.
 
17th November 2009
IOW POY 2009 - Shortlist
Four of my photographs are shortlisted for the 'Isle of Wight Photographer of the year 2009' competition.
 
17th November 2009
Photography Blog - Photo of the week
'Gull ballet at St Ives Harbour' chosen as photo of the week at photographyblog.com
 
6th November 2009
Dictionary of Image website launched
A place where words have their meaning defined through the process of image and typographic solutions.
 
2nd November 2009
Blogged - 'Eerie' featured on lifehacker
My 2007 'dictionary of image creation' "Eerie" is blogged in a feature on the 'ultimate halloween desktop' on the lifehacker website
 
29th October 2009
Re-launch of soul-surfing.co.uk website
A new look and feel plus the power of blogging engine wordpress behind the scenes as soul-surfing gets a total re-vamp
 
28th October 2009
Getty Collection passes 100 images
72 new images added to my Getty pages and the total passes 100, the sea and coast remain the dominant themes
 
26th October 2009
Blogged - Happy urban-acid wonky storm love friday
My "Wonky" image appears on the front page 'spotlight' feature of the UTATA website
 
26th October 2009
Professional Photographer Magazine
My "Light waves" image used in an advert for 'Canon Pro Photo Solutions' also in the October edition of Professional Photographer Magazine
 
2nd October 2009
Canon Pro Photo Solutions 09 - Amateur Photographer Magazine
My "Light waves" image used in an advert for 'Canon Pro Photo Solutions' in the October edition of Amateur Photographer Magazine
 
1st October 2009
New photo-shoot at Alum Bay Farm uploaded to wight-life.co.uk website
Portraits of the farmer with his new tractor added to the www.wight-life.co.uk slideshow
 
1st October 2009
New 'dusk' shots uploaded to wight-landscapes.co.uk website
A new set of Vertoramas of dusk at Totland Bay added to the www.wight-landscapes.co.uk slideshow
 
29th September 2009
Blogged - Steephill Cricket Ground
Photo of Ventnor CC's Steephill Cricket Ground used at Ventnorblog.
 
24th September 2009
Featured photographer for England in "flickr's places"
s0ulsurfing photostream chosen to represent England on the popular flickr Explore pages.
 
23rd September 2009
Altostratus translucidus - Reconnaître les nuages - L'Internaute
Image of 'Altostratus translucidus' over Freshwater Bay used in French online magazine article
 
18th September 2009
New 'wildlife photography' gallery added to this website
A new collection of images shot mostly at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey
 
17th September 2009
New 'ultra wide angle' shots uploaded to wight-landscapes.co.uk website
Long exposure & 'ultra wide-angle' Vertoramas of Totland Bay added to the www.wight-landscapes.co.uk slideshow
 
16th September 2009
iFolio iPhone App launched.
My photographic work is selected for the launch of the new iphone application which is available for FREE on iTunes and Apple Store.
 
6th September 2009
VB (Ventnorblog) Flickr Group Picture of the Week
"We come in peace... thats what they all say" Wide angle landscape of Compton Bay chosen as 'Pic of the week' at Ventnorblog.
 
4th September 2009
'Wight Landscape' slideshow feauterd on Isle of Wight accomodation website
A collection of my Island Landscapes to be featured on local website
 
1st September 2009
Isle of Wight & Cornwall galleries on canvas prints online website
Two galleries of my Landscape & Seascape work from the Isle of Wight and Cornwall are featured on a new canvas prints website
 
24th August 2009
More Getty Sales!
Royalty free sales of 'Into the Blue' & 'Shelter from the Storm'
 
10th August 2009
Photography Blog - Photo of the week
'Portrait of a Psychedelic Surfer' chosen as photo of the week at photographyblog.com
 
9th August 2009
Mom's Blog - Just me and my shadow
'Hop - shadow (a moment in time)' used for New Jersey Mon's Blog
 
8th August 2009
Kudai have Faith!
'Faith' used for new KUDAI CD art
 
7th August 2009
Moo business cards & discount code
A selection of 25 images used for new business cards & 15% discount on first order
 
3rd August 2009
Wipeout!
'Bodyboarding at Porthcurno' chosen for Magicseaweed.com 'Wipeout Feature'
 
1st August 2009
First wedding shoot
The wedding of Sally & Marcus
 
29th July 2009
Interior design collection added to floral-photography.co.uk website
Colour co-ordinated & themed sets of prints for interior design projects
 
24th July 2009
New 'Lensbaby Poppy' images added to floral-photography.co.uk website
12 new Lensbaby macro photographs added to the slideshow
 
24th July 2009
New 'Compton Bay' photoshoot uploaded to wight-landscapes.co.uk website
10 new 'ultra wide-angle' Vertoramas added to the slideshow
 
23rd July 2009

System downtime

Routine maintenance to the PhotoShelter website, Full Site Downtime (affecting my archives and e-commerce)
START: 12:01 AM EDT 23-JULY-2009, END: 03:00 AM EDT 23-JULY-2009
 
22nd July 2009
Newtown photoshoot added to floral-photography.co.uk website
New photos from Newtown nature reserve added to the slideshow
 
20th July 2009
First Getty Sales!
Royalty free sales of 'Turbulence', 'Big Wave Blues' & 'Lonliness'
 
18th July 2009
s0ulsurfing now on Shutterpoint.com
A few lifestyle and ocean images added to the stock photography site
 
17th July 2009
Getty Artist Picks July 09
The final ten images i've selected for the 'Getty artist picks program'
 
12th July 2009
Launch of floral-photography.co.uk website
A new site dedicated to the flora of the Isle of Wight
 
8th July 2009
First Youtube movie posted on soul-surfing website
Not strictly photography, but there's now a clip of me surfing at Freshwater Bay on the soul-surfing site
 
7th July 2009
Front page feature on Photoshelter.com
"Room with a view" chosen as one of the 20 featured images for July 2009
 
7th July 2009
Flickr Landmark - 500 on Flickr's Explore
"The Killing moon" is 500th picture to hit explore
 
6th July 2009
Tales from the riverbank
Wide angle landscape from Newton chosen as 'Pic of the week' at Ventnorblog.
 
1st July 2009
5th place in Photography blog competition for June 2009 - Textures
Prize of one year shutterpoint subscription for my beach textures photograph.
 
28th June 2009
Interview with French photography website - reportagesphotos.fr
Jason Swain photographe autodidacte sur l'ile de Wight repond aux questions de Reportages Photos.
 
22nd June 2009
Blogged - Ventnorblog
Two National Papers Pile Praise On The Island - 'Round the Island Race 2009 - Looking towards Hurst Spit' image
 
14th June 2009
Launch of wight-life.co.uk website
A new site dedicated to promoting the lifestyle activities of the Isle of Wight
 
7th June 2009
Launch of wight-landscapes.co.uk website
A new site dedicated to promoting the beauty of the islands landscape
 
1st June 2009
Launch of soul-surfing.co.uk website
A new site dedicated to promoting the beauty of surfing the English coastline
 
1st May 2009
Launch of the Flickr Getty Collection
My work selected for inclusion in the new Flickr / Getty collaboration
 
1st January 2009
Published - Schmap iPhone app
'Round the Island Race 2008 - St Catherine's Point' published on iPhone Schmap
 
1st January 2009
It's a beautiful world
'Light waves' chosen for the 'photographers for a cause' book
 
Winter 2008
Published - Liz Earle
'Edge - surfing on the Isle of Wight' published in Liz Earle brochure & newsletter
 
September 2008
Published - Accurist
'Emerging' published for Accurist exhibition
 
September 2008
Published - NHS
'Into the wild blue yonder' published for NHS trust exhibition
 
12th August 2008
Blogged - Ventnorblog
Lashings World XI @ Ventnor Cricket Club - two photos used
 
1st July 2008
Published - Tomorrow Magazine
'Mad dogs and Englishmen' & 'Big Wheel' published in German magazine
 
1st December 2007
In the Moo(d)
Soulsurfing chosen to become featured designer on moo.com
 
1st November 2007
IOW POY 2007
'Two images shortlisted for the 'Isle of Wight Photographer of the year 2007' competition.
 
Fall 2007
Published - The Sow's Ear Poetry Review
'Lens Room' published in poetry magazine
 
1st November 2006
IOW POY 2006
'Stormy Weather' shortlisted for the 'Isle of Wight Photographer of the year 2006' competition.
 

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