

Diary On Repeat
The secret diary you didn’t know you were keeping.
Not the one with dates and paragraphs. The one that sits quietly in the background, giving you away.
Nicholas Wheeler
41 minutes ago5 min read


Chez Moi
Chez moi, the roads pretend not to be roads: hedges lean in, songs become furniture, and the best things never make it online.
Nicholas Wheeler
3 days ago3 min read


Finding Myself in the Frame with the DJI Flip
Exploring alone has always had one downside: it’s hard to capture myself in the moment. For years, the process felt like more hassle than it was worth. I’d ask myself “Do I want a photo of myself here?” and, if the answer was yes, I had to carry a tripod just in case. Once I reached the location, there came the awkward back-and-forth shuffle between the camera and the self-timer, repeating the dance until I got a shot I could live with. More often than not, I simply didn’t b
Nicholas Wheeler
Oct 193 min read


The Beauty of Wandering with a Camera - Landscape Photography
Photography, for me, is more than pressing a shutter. It’s about wandering, following a hunch, chasing light, and sometimes just standing...
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 264 min read


The Leica M Typ 240 in 2025
There’s something quietly reassuring about the Leica M Typ 240. Even in 2025, when cameras brag about autofocus so fast it could photograph a hummingbird mid-sneeze, this older beauty remains stubbornly, wonderfully slow.
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 242 min read


The Leica M11-D: A £8,000 Camera With No Screen — And Why I Love It
Leica M11-D Life Without a Screen: My Time with the Leica M11-D In 2024, when almost every camera seems to sprout touchscreens,...
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 204 min read


A Modern Classic: My First Thoughts on the Voigtländer 50mm F1.2 Nokton II
When I last wrote about the Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4, it wasn’t the glowing love letter I’d hoped. My copy simply wouldn’t consistently...
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 182 min read


Focus? Never Heard of Her
The Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 (11714) — on paper it’s my dream lens: classic styling, a natural look, and plenty of those perfect...
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 142 min read


The Secret Falls - Wales
Not usually one for writing blogs or articles, this is unfamiliar territory for me. But after visiting this location, I felt compelled to share a few words.
Nicholas Wheeler
Aug 112 min read