What camera gear do you use?
I keep my kit deliberately light – walking all day means carrying only what earns its place in the bag. These days that’s a GoPro HERO13 Black: small enough to forget I’m carrying it, wide enough to take in a whole street, and tough enough to come out in weather I wouldn’t risk a bigger camera in. The honest answer is that the best camera is the one you’ll actually carry far enough to get the shot.
How do you plan your trips?
Lightly. I’ll read the history of a place first – that’s usually what decides where I point the camera – then pick a walking route or a rail line and leave plenty of room for the things I couldn’t have planned. The best moments are almost never the ones on the itinerary.
Why walking travel videos?
Because walking is the speed at which a place reveals itself. You see the side street, the worn step, the detail on a building most people pass without noticing. Walking also keeps the films honest – no shortcuts, no skipping the dull bits that turn out not to be dull at all.
How do you choose locations?
History and curiosity, mostly. I’m drawn to places with a story under the surface – an industrial past, an old trade, a song, a personal connection – and to towns and cities that don’t usually make the highlight reels.
Any travel safety tips?
Common sense travels well: keep your valuables low-key, know roughly where you’re going before you set off, and trust your instincts about a street or a situation. Learn a few words of the local language – it’s courtesy and it opens doors. And tell someone back home your rough plan, especially on longer or more remote walks.
Any advice for rail travel?
Book the slower train, not just the fast one – the regional lines are where the views and the character live. Take the window seat, travel light enough to manage your own bags up a flight of stairs, and build in buffer time between connections so a missed train is an inconvenience, not a crisis.
What’s your editing workflow?
I edit in Filmora, cutting for pace and place rather than spectacle – I let a scene breathe, keep the narration close to how I’d actually talk, and use music sparingly so the sound of a place can come through. Thumbnails I build myself in Canva, usually pairing a frame from the walk with a stock image to set the scene.
How often do you upload?
Quality over frequency – I’d rather take the time to do a place justice than rush something out. The newsletter is the surest way to know when a new film lands.