So every winter I plan a big street photography trip with my photography friends, and we go out and just shoot for ourselves. We push each other to get creative, because all of us have different styles of shooting. We go out shooting almost every day, often breaking off into pairs for a morning and regrouping for lunch, and then the same in the afternoon. We also take time out to relax and just enjoy the surroundings too, so there's no pressure to be creative. I think it's at the end of the day when we swap cameras and compare photos that we feel inspired to do even better the next day. You see how someone else approached the same scene in such a different way and it makes you want to try something different yourself, to get out of your comfort zone. To be more creative, and think more about what you're doing. Doing this makes me excited about photography again and makes me really look forward to the wedding season ahead.

Last year I spent two weeks in India with seven photographers, this year it's Colombia (I leave in a week, woohoo!). We've also spent a few days in Milan, Barcelona and Istanbul for winter street photography "get your mojo back" trips. And it works a treat - it makes me love photography again.

As photographers it's so easy to only use your camera for paid jobs, but that's a fast track to losing the love for photography and eventually wanting to quit and do something else.

So if you're feeling a bit deflated after wedding season, get a couple of photographer buddies together and go on a trip and do some photography just for fun.

Here's how to plan a successful street photography trip:

Choose a city that has interesting people and scenes. It could be anywhere, from your home town to a far-flung destination. Even non-city locations have all sorts of possibilities.

A group of 4-8 people is perfect, and it doesn't have to be all people you know - ask around, or post your plan in a photography facebook group.

Create a loose plan of places you can shoot so you don't waste time wandering aimlessly. Break off into groups of 2-3 for a few hours at a time, and when you meet up with the rest of the group, swap cameras to see what everyone else has shot to get inspired for the rest of the day.

When you're out on the streets, look around for interesting compositions, wait for a the right scene to present itself (people walking into the shot) and shoot away when it happens. Try to show real life - good, bad and ugly. It can be humorous, real, interesting, tell a story and make the viewer look twice. Capture everyday life and tell a story. Look for light, frames, moments, repetition, colour, feeling, juxtapositions, leading lines, layers and life - look for people, colours, lines, shadows, movement, stories and moments in an everyday street scene.