Philip Mynott Photographer

Downing College Alumni Sir Trevor Nunn was the guest of honour when he took to the boards to declare the Cambridge college’s new Howard Theatre open at its gala performance. Phil Mynott photo

 The last few days have seen me working in various locations around the Eastern region, clearing a backlog of assignments for which I have been waiting for bright and sunny days. It is so much more rewarding to be patient and await perfect conditions when architecture is the subject. It’s very hard to predict this time of year (actually any time of year thinking about it) as to when days will be sunny so any exterior assignment has to be fitted in between scheduled diary jobs - although I’m not moaning - it’s good to be in demand! Phil Mynott Photo

Water, water everywhere as a result of the recent weather … I took this shot early this morning at Baits Bite lock on the River Cam - one of the many rivers across the Eastern region which are under threat of flooding. Water is such a powerful force when it is in full flow that it is an ideal subject for dramatic photographs. Phil Mynott Photo

 I was commissioned by the University of Cambridge (Newsletter) to take this shot as part of a series of photographs to accompany a feature on the Fred Hoyle Building. As the occupants of the 1967 building are staff at the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, it seemed only right to take some of the pictures under the night skies! Phil Mynott Photo.

It’s been a long wait but at last there are signs that winter is being arm-wrestled out of the way by the early wakings of spring.  I took this shot of snowdrops in the Cotswolds at the weekend. Phil Mynott Photo

Marshall Business Aviation Cambridge was the venue for the Arts & Business East awards evening. It was a great night to use my Nikon D3 bodies. With the ability they have to perform in the lowest of  light, I had no need to use intrusive flash during the atmospheric parts of the ceremony. Phil Mynott Photo

                                        I took this dusk shot of the East Anglian Air Ambulance airside at Cambridge Airport. The brightness of the helicopter contrasts with the coldness of the winter sky at dusk. If you think you can do better than me, ‘chop’ along and enter the EAAA photo competition, one of the events planned to celebrate the organisation’s 10th anniversary. Visit  EAAA photo comp  for rules and entry form. Phil Mynott Photo

This image is one from a recent assignment - which was spread over two days - to record the replacement of a domestic boiler under the boiler scrappage scheme. I photographed each stage of the process as briefed by the client. I also thought it would add an extra dimension to the feature by illustrating the fact that the old boiler would be recycled rather than just becoming landfill. Phil Mynott Photo

Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive of Britain’s largest supermarket group, visits Ramsey to view the world’s first zero-carbon store. Phil Mynott Photo

Portrait of Professor John Macleod, which I took at the opening of a new state-of-the-art glasshouse facility at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB). The development, which incorporates the latest greenhouse technology and bio-mass heating, increases the institute’s facilities for plant science, variety evaluation and seed testing. Photo Phil Mynott