A crisp frost. We give my step-mother a big send off in All Saints' Church, Faringdon. A beautiful service. The choir sing the sublime The Shepherds' Farewell from 'L'Enfance Du Christ' by Berlioz. There are several readings including my cousin Mary reading Mathew Arnold's 'Requiescat'. I read from Corinthians 13, "Though I speak with the tongues..." - a wonderful piece, amazing language.

Arrived back at my parents house in Faringdon this morning. My step-mother, Gay, died on Sunday 2nd December after a short battle with cancer. She has been part of my life since I was in my early teens - my mother having died when I was eleven. She will be greatly missed. Tomorrow is her funeral. It's a misty day. And freezing cold. 

Last day in Los Angeles. Sitting on the terrace of the Sunset Tower having breakfast. Shoot went well and yesterday evening I got to visit Arcana bookstore for the first time at it's new location in Culver City - having recently moved from 3rd street in Santa Monica. Amazing collection of photo and art books. Well worth a visit: http://www.arcanabooks.com

It's always a treat to wake up in the Sunset Tower Hotel and look out over the city of Los Angeles. Up bright and early this morning. It's a beautiful day. Shooting for D magazine over the weekend and heading out shortly on a recce.

My uncle, Tony Ogden, died last week and we buried him yesterday in St. Martin's church graveyard in Bladon - the village where he lived in Oxfordshire. It happens to be the same cemetery where Churchill is buried and I couldn't help noticing Churchill's grave.

Was shooting last week for Town & Country magazine at Ashford Castle in Co. Galway and was inspired by this tree.

I will be in Nottingham on Thursday 8th November for a special screening of Pavee Lackeen (The Traveller Girl) at the Nottingham University Social Work Society. The screening is at 7pm at Lee Rosy's. There will be a Q&A following the screening. http://www.lee-rosy.co.uk

Just been shooting for Mr Porter at one of my favourite places: Luggala in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Worth having a look at 'Luggala Days: the Story of a Guinness House' by Robert O'Byrne which has just been published: http://www.amazon.com/Luggala-Days-Story-Guinness-House/dp/1908170786 

Received a copy of the French dvd of Pavee Lackeen which has just been released!

Recently back from the Architectural Biennale in Venice. Delighted to see so many photographs. There’s a special focus on Thomas Struth. One of my favourites is the post-apocalyptic ‘Crosby street, Soho, New York, 1978’ (above) which on closer inspection is clearly taken post snow storm. There are significant contributions from Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey and Grafton Architects. And Heneghan Peng were selected to create the Irish Pavilion. In the furthest corner of the Arsenale is a pavilion showing a short film by Wim Wenders on Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. It’s only about eight or nine minutes long but worth going to Venice just to see this little gem.