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It’s been a bit of a grim fortnight in the Highlands with strong winds and rain culminating in a fierce storm passing last night, which blew the contents of our bins down the road. I was hoping to get out and take a few photographs to add to my calendar article, but in the end, the idea of representing Christmas in the Highlands with a picture of a soggy hillside didn’t really cut the mustard. Instead, we went for a couple of walks to keep our legs active and spent our time getting ahead of work, ready for another deep freeze.
Tim, Charlotte, Chico, Chewie, Han, Betty and Minnie! (and not forgetting David Unsworth, our PDF producing, Outer Hebridean whizz)
* the cats, not Charlotte
Tim Parkin
Issue 342
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End frame: “Maple and Birch Trunk & Oak Leaves” by Eliot Porter
The central pattern of vertical elements could mean two things, I think. Are there two red trunks bounded by the dark space behind them? Or are there three nearly black trunks against an autumnal background? more
Intimate Landscapes Cut from an Infinite Tapestry
Wawrzonek is a master of the intimate landscape. Since the 1980's, he has been shooting colorful small scenes, images of ground cover, pond plants, reeds, and frost-covered foliage more
Shelters
“Shelters” is a documentary series of photographs that examines the visual parallels between World War II sea defences on the Moray and East Highland Coast and a unique, man-made driftwood structure previously located at the mouth of the River Spey more
Andrew Mielzynski
For this issue, we’re catching up with Andrew Mielzynski, the Natural Landscape Photography Awards’ Photographer of the Year 2024, and the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024. more
Any Questions, with special guest Simon Baxter
In this episode, Tim Parkin talks to Simon Baxter and Joe Cornish about the intricate relationship between mindset, expectations, and the art of woodland photography. All the more relevant because of a new exhibition and book Joe and Simon have produced called "All the Woods a Stage". more
Michael Kenna’s Darkroom Diaries
Reflecting on 50 years of silver gelatin printing, a somewhat arduous, slow and painstaking process, I believe the final prints have made the journey all very well worthwhile. more
How Connected are we to our Local Landscapes?
I have seen how climate change is impacting the landscape. How dry summers have killed the heathland and affected local farming. How wildfires have destroyed habitat, and coastal erosion has become a constant battle along some stretches of the Suffolk Coast. more


