A blog that covers non navy rugby aspects of my photography.
It is not by accident that rugby union has found an affinity with the military across the world. Shared values in a sport that has physical confrontation blended with team responsibility but still encourages individual flair has ensured that rugby … Read More
Sport at any level only works because of those who operate behind the scenes. The kit technician (bag man in my day) is often the first to arrive, the last to leave and in between often has to operate at … Read More
It must be October! 1st October and all three Service U23 Xv sides were in action. At Portsmouth the Royal Navy completed their trials weekend with a hard fought match against Hampshire U20 whilst the Royal Air Force were making … Read More
One of the images that grabbed quite a bit of attention from this years RugbyTown7s was the black and white image of Army Rugby Union Seven’s player Iggy Putty. Later I will explain a little about creating the image but … Read More
A second instalment and selection of images from the final match of the Royal Navy USA tour. Again all images are @Scott Taetsch with black & white post production done by Alligin Photography. On the field the tour ended with … Read More
On Saturday 16th September, 2017 the small village of Craonnelle, in the Aisne Department of France unveiled a permanent memorial to rugby players who had lost their lives in WWI. The project had been the idea of John Dennison and … Read More
It was certainly a first for Alligin Photography, covering two sporting events either side of the Atlantic. Whilst three photographers were producing some images for the Army Rugby Union at Aldershot, Scott Taetsch, an awarding winning photographer, from Washington was … Read More
Rich Clarkson is acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of today’s sports photography, he also, 30 years ago, set up a series of workshops for aspiring photographers to work alongside industry leaders and develop in a creative environment. Alligin … Read More
Editorial or Promotion? In this article, is this image of Army Rugby Union Sevens player Ben Fulton being used for editorial purposes or for marketing by Alligin Photography? Is this blog post news or promotion? With the new General Data … Read More
Alligin Photography is pleased to announce that it has launched a new feature o the Army Rugby Union Media Portal. Photo Story will be a section that builds over time and it is where the photographer will give a little … Read More