Masterchef and Ken Hom at the NEC

For the past week I've been up at the NEC filming the Spring Fair, an annual trade show that takes over every single hall of the exhibition space. I was one of four cameramen covering the whole event. Seventeen miles of aisles, and I feel like I walked down every one of them! All the footage was edited on site every day for a daily edit. On Sunday I shot a cooking demo with Greg Wallace and John Torode, and the following day, I got an interview with wok legend Ken Hom. If you don't know who he is, you should - one in eight homes in the UK have one of his woks!

GE Capital Triathlon Video

Hyde Park Kids' Masterclass from rb create on Vimeo.

I've just seen one of the Triathlon masterclass videos online that I shot last year with Marc and Helen Jenkins. The team at RB Create did a great job with the edit. We shot a lot of these types of events last year, mostly for online use, but this was one of my favourites as the kids were all so enthusiastic. Can you spot any future Triathlon stars in the making?!

Michael McIntyre and Rizzle Kicks on stage

I had a long weekend filming an event out of town on Saturday. A huge marquee, jaw-dropping fireworks, and Michael McIntyre on stage followed by hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks. A stunning event which brightened up a cold January and was great to film as there was so much going on.

Rowing Filming with Martin Cross

An early morning yesterday found me leaving the flat at 6am heading for a filming job at the Molesey Boat Club near Hampton Court. We managed to beat the rain which was lucky as most of the filming was done from a wobbly launch on the river following a couple of crews training. We finished off the morning with an interview with Olympic rowing legend Martin Cross (pictured) who was fantastic in front of the camera.

Harlequins Filming for Etihad Airways

Today I needed the wet weather cover for my camera. The rain was torrential as we got out of the car in Twickenham after an early start to film a Harlequins training session at the Stoop. The rain luckily soon cleared away giving way to a glorious sunny afternoon. We were filming for a video to go on the in-flight entertainment system for Etihad Airways (the main sponsor of the Harlequins team). The players were super helpful and we were away in time for a late lunch on the way home.

Buckingham Palace Exploration and Adventure Reception

I'm still on a high after an incredible evening at Buckingham Palace last night with my girlfriend and my brother, where I attended a reception for people involved in Exploration and Adventure. It was whilst going through the front gates that I saw Reinhold Messner in front and felt very unqualified to be invited. Inside were many of my childhood heroes including Chris Bonnington, Ranulph Fiennes and David Attenborough as well as other faces ranging from Dame Ellen McArthur to David Walliams. I enjoyed meeting Charley Boorman (who of course arrived on a bike) and Bruce Parry but also was humbled by everyone I met, all of whom deserved to be there far more than me! The reception marked the 100th Anniversary of Scott's journey to the South Pole, and the exhibition at the Queen's Gallery has an impressive collection of photographs from both Scott and Shackleton's expeditions. well worth a visit.

Loughborough Paralympic Filming

My alarm rang at 3.15am this morning and by 4am I was on the road out of London heading up to Loughborough. I had to be there by 7am to film potential paralympic triathletes being put through their paces. Helping out were former Olympians Iwan Thomas (400m record holder), Jane Egan (UK Paratriathlete) and Clare Cuningham (Paralympic 50m Gold medallist and world record holder).

It was a very long day filming poolside as well as on and by the track but we came back to London around 7pm with lots of great footage. Fantastic day, only partly marred when another car drove into the back of mine when nearly home. Luckily all the kit was undamaged (as well as my passenger and me!). I'll be without a car for the next couple of weeks!

McGuigan Wines - Filming at the IWSC Awards Banquet

London's Guildhall was the location for the 2011 International Wine & Spirit competition last night where I was filming for McGuigan Wines. They won three awards, including International Winemaker of the Year. Sadly there was no time for me to sample any of the wines as I was kept busy filming all the awards they won. I think Pendulum Productions deserve a medal for the above edit of my work as well! http://www.pendulumproductions.com/

ACE Africa - Gala Dinner at Lords

Yesterday I spent the evening at the MCC filming a fundraising event for ACE Africa, a leading NGO in Kenya involved in sustainable community orphan support. The evening was hosted by Radio 4's Paddy O'Connell and there were a number of sporting stars making an appearance in a Question of Sport style quiz, including Darren Gough, Andrew Castle and Steph Cook. Towards the end of the evening, BBC auctioneer James Lewis hosted an auction, which with all the other events raised over £55,000.

Atlas Mountains Paragliding - Second Attempt on Toubkal

I'm just back from a second attempt to climb Toubkal, North Africa's highest mountain and paraglide from the summit. Last years attempt was scuppered by strong winds at the summit so this year we prepared a streamlined team of six pilots and allowed more time to wait out bad weather. Sadly once again we were unable to fly from the summit due to strong unforecasted winds, but we had many hours of flying in other sites including some lovely coastal soaring and thermalling. Third time lucky?!

Crystal Palace - Handball

I spent today at the Crystal Palace Sports Centre filming interviews with the Womens British Handball team. A number of the players are still looking for sponsorship for the Olympics, so if anyone wants to get involved, go to www.britishhandball.com

Birmingham High Performance Centre - Denise Lewis

It's always so easy filming with Denise, she knows exactly what to do in front of a camera and she does it so well and with such good humour. This time we were in Birmingham with IHG filming in the High Performance Centre at Alexander Stadium. It was another Masterclass session with tips on shot put, long jump and middle distance running.

London Fashion Week - Erdem, St Tropez Video

Another video recently uploaded featuring my backstage footage at the Erdem Spring/Summer 2012 show as well as interviews with Erdem and Nichola Joss from St Tropez.

Greg James Video Online

One of the jobs I filmed last month is now online and looking great. The smashed phone did actually happen. Love his expression! The team at http://www.supergrizzly.tv/ did a great job of the edit. It is used as part of Adobe's Imagination Challenge - see https://students-adobe.com/UK for more details.

Last Day of Summer

It must all be downhill from here. The past few days have allowed some good paramotoring in lovely smooth conditions. The highlight today was flying over West Wittering beach and seeing all the people in traffic jams heading to the coast before cramming together on the beach. Fun? Not as fun as flying over it all in lovely warm temperatures before landing on an emptier stretch of beach for a swim as I did a few days ago. The fact it appeared to be a male only nudist beach only slightly detracted from the experience! I'm off the week after next to Morocco for ten days on a combined flying and climbing trip in the Atlas mountains and will be bringing my camera. The aim is to climb to the summit of Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa, before unpacking a paraglider and flying down. If this sounds familiar, maybe it's because we attempted it last year. We were thwarted by strong winds but have our fingers crossed for better weather this time. Business as usual on my return at the start of November.

Cordes-sur-Ciel - France Filming

I'm just back from four days in France filming an event in and around Cordes-sur-Ciel, near Toulouse in France. Despite having lived and worked in the area twenty years ago, I had never been to Cordes. It is a 'bastide' built in the early 13th century, all its buildings clustered on a small hilltop. We were filming a multi-day event which involved lots of music, beautiful food and not much sleep!

Olympic Athletics Athletes - Newham track

Just back home after filming a masterclass with three Olympic athletes at Newham. Christina Ohuruogu (400m gold at Beijing), Simeon Wilkinson (100m British number 1) and Rhys Williams (400m hurdles silver at Barcelona) were all there on behalf of Olympic sponsors IHG. I was there to film interviews as well as to cover the days events where they passed on tips to staff and online competition winners.

Greg James Interview

I must be getting old. As someone more likely to listen to Radio 4... or Magic (don't tell anyone), when I was told I would be filming Radio 1's Greg James yesterday evening, my first reaction was "Greg who?". What a lovely guy. He put up with all of our filming demands with unfailing good humour.

London Fashion Week - Erdem, Charles Worthington & St Tropez

Yesterday I spent a few hours at the Savoy hotel filming behind the scenes at Erdems 2012 Spring/Summer collection show. I was there as part of a team filming for Charles Worthington and St Tropez. We shot interviews with Erdem himself as well as with Charles Worthington and representatives from St Tropez.

Tesco Wine Fair - Manchester

Two days in Manchester may not sound all that glamorous, but being surrounded by wine certainly makes the proposition more interesting. I was there to shoot part of a video promoting the Tesco wine fair to attract visitors to future events. Part of the brief was to film a Big Brother style "diary room" pieces to camera in a specially constructed wine shack for McGuigan Wines. We captured some funny moments but my favourite was when six people squeezed themselves into a space designed for two people at most...

Andrea Bocelli in the Raphael Gallery - V&A Museum

I'm still speechless after filming Andrea Bocelli last night at the V&A. He performed for an hour at the Raphael Gallery and everyone was mesmerised. I was barely five metres away from him and the music was overpowering. I had never heard him sing before, but this certainly won't be the last time. I'm off to buy one of his CDs!

Rebecca Adlington at Loughborough

Today I was filming at Loughborough University swimming pool on one of the sunniest days of the week. We filmed four Olympic swimmers in and out of the pool; Rebecca Adlington, Fran Halsall, Lizzie Simmonds and Liam Tancock. They were giving tips to some IHG staff as well as to some winners of an online competition.

Olympic Triathlete at the Ark

Last weekend Helen Jenkins won the World Championship Series triathlon at Hyde Park to secure her qualification for the 2012 Olympics team. We caught up with her yesterday at the GE Capital headquarters in the Ark in London to do some filming with her and triathlete husband Mark. Both of them were as charming as ever and very patient with our filming requests. Congratulations to Helen - we'll be cheering for her next year.

Islamic Fashion Festival 2011

Today found me at Hyde Park's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, to film London's Islamic Fashion Festival. The IFF has staged events in Kuala Lumpur, Abu Dhabi, Astana, Dubai, Jakarta, Monte Carlo, New York, Singapore and Bandung. Several designers were showcased in between various musical performances, including a beat boxer accompanied by an electric violin! Slightly surreal but a fun day. The day was hosted by the First Lady of Malaysia, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and guest of honour was Princess Charlotte of Monaco.

Filming in Istanbul

I have spent the last five days in Turkey, filming an event in Istanbul. There were multiple locations including the Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern and even one memorable evening at Maiden Tower which occupies a tiny island in the middle of the Bosphorous. Non-stop work, but what a fascinating city.