Tim Parkin

Working in a Different Field

The teachers of my youth were seemingly embalmed in cheap tweed jackets with leather elbow patches, lightly coated in chalk dust, and masters of the withering stare – often closely followed by a well aimed chalk duster. Intimidation and coercion   [ read ]

Interview with Andrew Nadolski

Andrew Nadolski’s ‘End of the Land’ represented a watershed for many photographers in its discovery of a unique beauty in a small beach in Cornwall. For me, it showed me my first glimpse of an alternative style of photography, both   [ read ]

Photography and the Creative Life

It is likely that everyone reading this article derives some joy from photographic images of the natural landscape and from the practice of photography. If my decidedly un-scientific observations are any indication, it’s also likely that most of you have   [ read ]

Forget About the Forecast!

It’s easy to get hung up on weather forecasts. I admit, I’ve been guilty of putting too much emphasis on predictions of cloud cover, visibility and precipitation that may or may not come true. Making the most of what you   [ read ]

The Art of Discovery

A few days ago I received a very kind email from a client who attended my recent photographic tour to Torridon. Having thoroughly enjoyed the five day workshop he made a comment that finally helped me answer a question I   [ read ]

Does Dark Matter?

It has come to my attention over the last few years that many landscape photographers have begun to shun a very good friend of mine – the black pixel. I’d like to take the opportunity to spend a little time   [ read ]

Balancing Light

Paul Moon’s article about the inclusion of areas of black in an image got me thinking about another pet peeve of mine and I was hoping to share it with you. Paul touched on this in his article when considering   [ read ]