James May keeps Chemo Unit Appeal on track to raise funds

Top Gear's James May helps  Charlotte Overney cancer nurse specialist raise funds for the new Chemotherapy appeal at North Devon District Hospital. The £2.2 million appeal for the purpose built chemotherapy unit has already raised over £400k in pledges and donations. Said James, " It is a great campaign and I am happy to support it".  James is in North Devon filming James May's Toy Stories: The Great Train Race, which will see 2 teams racing three trains along a 9.1-mile section of track between Barnstaple and Bideford. Photo by Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop

Westcountry beer launch from highest Brewery in the British Isles

Jonty Depp helps launch the new Friggins ale at Jamaica Inn, Dartmoor. The Westcountry brewed ale is from the Dartmoor Brewery, the highest brewery in the British Isles. Photo by Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop

Big Ballet stars help Devon photographer Guy Harrop scoop another National win.

A photograph taken recently of a Russian touring ballet company has helped a North Devon photographer win a monthly National photographic competition. Guy Harrop’s image depicting Big Ballet stars getting ready for their performance at the Landmark theatre helped him win the March ‘flair’ competition, a monthly online competition at creativematch.com run for photographers working within the creative industry. Guy who works across the Westcountry for his clientbase is regularly published both in Regional and National press. This is the second time Guy has won this competition, and in the last 2 years he has also won 5 International awards for his photographic work with images taken from both the UK and abroad. For more information please visit www.guyharrop.com or tel:01271 850317

Corporate Business PR portraits in demand for Devon PR photographer

Less formal Corporate Business PR portraits are becoming more in demand for Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop who is based in the South West. Guy, who works with clients across the UK regularly producing eye catching images for both websites and company branding. This is proving a huge success as he takes on more commissions nationwide. More of Guy's work can be seen on his website www.guyharrop.com

Wild Ponies battle it out in spring ritual

Wild Exmoor ponies fight in the Valley of Rocks, Lynton, Devon. The ponies, one of the worlds oldest breeds, has been preserved unchanged on Exmoor for centuries and there are fewer than 800 breeding females in the world. They were introduced to the Valley Of Rocks several years ago famed for it's feral goats and this spring time ritual sees the ponies fight for supremacy. Photographer Guy Harrop was just passing in his car and with his 80-200mm to hand managed to grab a couple of frames before he got completely soaked in the heavy rain.

Low noise high ISO helps Devon photographer in low light magazine commissions.

Double page spread on Cornwall rave run published in current edition of Runner's World April 2011.Shot at almost dusk, photographer Guy Harrop had major light issues - luckily using the latest Nikon D3s pushing the ISO up is no longer an issue. This was shot at ISO 2000 160th second at f8 on 200mm lens.

North Devon PR photographer goes to the forest and finds tree hugging a comfort

Thanks to the government's U-turn last month to abandon plans to change the ownership of the 258,000 hectares of state-owned woodland we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Our forests are now safe down to good campaigning and people power. Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop has just finished a set of images showing the beauty and harmony between man and the forest.

Devon PR photographer takes to the road as more stock photos soon to be online

More stock photo images soon to be online several from recent shoot of motoring soon to be live for clients across the UK. Photo by Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop

Top chefs launch westcountry foodie guide in Cornwall

Celebrity chefs Michael Caines, Rick Stein and Nathan Outlaw celebrating the launch of the Trencherman's guide 2011/2012 in the Camel Estuary in Cornwall. The Trencherman's Guide, in its 19th year is the South West's leading guide to the top restaurants across the Westcountry. Photo Food PR photographer Guy Harrop

food photographer discovers chocolates that taste just too good.

Food photographer Guy Harrop has been catching up with new foodie commissions - this photograph, part of a set featuring the art of eating luxury chocolate truffles made by leading chocolatier Carlo Melchior in South Molton, Devon. Guy has a busy week ahead with 2 more luxury food photoshoots this week.