Two great days out of two good weeks

Call me sad if you want but I live to do news photos. This is my passion. And the last two weeks have been really good with lots to do and a nice mix of subjects.

Okay so we're only talking about local-interest stories and the usual school holiday activity pics, which I'm sure many photogs would find boring and "beneath them", but I like this sort of work. And I'm every bit as committed to doing a good job as any of the high-flyers heading out to Beijing to cover the Olympics.

For some photographers the career goal is to be exceptional, to be the guy who makes the 'wow' photos. But strange as it might sound that isn't my goal. My goal is to be what you might call solid. I want to be Mr Reliable that newspapers can send out to any job, knowing that I'll produce a well-composed, well-lit, relevant and interesting picture. Over the last two weeks, and especially this week, I've been making huge leaps towards achieving that goal. No idea why, I haven't consciously changed anything about the way I work, I just seem to be improving and producing solid work from every job. Hopefully this trend will continue.

Here are some of my photos from the last couple of days…