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In Conversation with Paul Wakefield
A Photographer's Photographer...
Michael Lange
Michael's fascinating images of forest taken in near darkness warrant contemplative viewing to appreciate their beauty
Sony A7R – Field Report
A first look at the Sony A7R
Small Camera – Big Pictures
The Sony A7R in use in the landscape
On Paul Wakefield and “The Landscape”
Two Short Essays by Joe Cornish and David Ward
Canyon Lands
Simon visits the Colorado Plateau where he finds canyons, hoodoos and a bridge full of photographers
Artistic Style
Stunning B & W images of the mountain bushland of Australia
Up, Up and Away!
The Ultimate Christmas Gift for the Landscape Photographer who has Everything!

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Viewpoint Editor’s Letter editor@onlandscape.co.uk
Tim Parkin

Christmas comes but once a year but new cameras come at a rate of knots it seems. Most cameras garner a little interest from the landscape photographer before they return to the Canikon 5D800 and continue producing work. However, now and again a camera comes by that has people thinking they could possibly upgrade or at least add another prize to their camera shelf. The D800 is a great example and possibly the more compact cameras like the X-Pro and Nex series. Sony’s A7R must win the prize for the most interesting camera of the year though with a new full frame camera that returns to old school SLR camera sizes - not far away from the old Olympus OM1 or Pentax ME Super. Although we don’t do many camera reviews, we do make exceptions when we think there is something that will be of great interest and as such we have two reviews of the Sony A7R from our regular team, Andrew Nadolski and David Tolcher. They’ve been using the cameras regularly since it was first available in the country.

We also have an exclusive interview with one of UK landscape photography’s first colour practitioners. Working from the late 70s, Paul Wakefield produced four books of landscape photography in association with writer Jan Morris and in the process influenced more well known photographers such as Joe Cornish, David Ward and Charlie Waite. He has never really been a self promoter and his landscape work is essentially personal but with the release of a new book in February came an opportunity for an in depth interview and we spent a day in his company at his Brixton home.

We have also been spending time in the company of German photographer Michael Lange - the Prince of Darkness (if you wanted to pull a Daily Mirroresque sub header). Michael published a book of forest photography, Wald, which has had great success in Germany and we had a chance to chat with Michael on a couple of occasions to ask about his approach and future projects.

Also in this issue we have an article on the ultimate landscape photography accessory from David Clapp (you’ll be surprised), a look at Zion Canyon from Simon Harrison and an article on artistic style from Australian contributor Richard White.

So have a great christmas and I hope you have a chance to capture some seasonal images.

Tim Parkin

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Issue 67 PDF

You can download the PDF by following the link below. The PDF can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat or by using an application such as Goodreader for the iPad. Click here to download issue 67 more

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In Conversation with Paul Wakefield

Some of you may not have heard of Paul Wakefield - he isn't famous for leading workshops, he doesn't write for popular photographic magazines and his last published book was in the 1980s. more

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Michael Lange

Some of the images I worked a long time on, so I went and revisited on multiple occasions and fiddled with them and I like to make myself really familiar with, almost at home with a location before I create an image. more

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Sony A7R – Field Report

On the scene comes the Sony A7R... The A900 has a superb reputation for colour integrity and this has largely been carried through into the Nex line. I had high hopes for the A7 and A7R incarnations. more

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Small Camera – Big Pictures

Expectations from the diminutive Sony A7R (and A7) are high, possibly too high. Would it be a ‘Leica killer’, could it establish Sony as a contender to join the ‘top table’ of manufacturers and sit alongside Canon and Nikon? more

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On Paul Wakefield and “The Landscape”

While he continues to be recognised as one of the great photographers of his generation in the relatively narrow field where he makes his living, for far too long Paul Wakefield’s images have been outside of the mainstream. more

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Canyon Lands

Time spent wandering is key to my photography. I find when in the right frame of mind, taking my time to be receptive and observing my surroundings, I’m most likely to find something that excites me to make an image. more

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Artistic Style

Tap into your senses and let them come to the fore when you are out on the hill or wherever you are making pictures, and don’t be defeated if you have a bad day, for they come with the territory. more

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Up, Up and Away!

So to conclude – get yourself into a balloon, in this country, or especially if you travel to another. My advice to all UK balloon company owners – do special photography flights and target your business towards us in the summer months. more

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