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End frame: Untitled 2008/09 by Bill Henson
The eye searching for detail wants to automatically aim straight for the lovely rich cloud on the left but as soon as it does you want to explore further. more
Being There
Put another way, it's the journey that counts, not the destination. Personally, I think that applies to photography too. more
End frame: ‘Shadows on the wall, Firostephani’ by Clive Minnitt
The angle used perfectly displays the design of the composition - the ever important gap between the terracotta vessel and the edge of the staircase. more
Changing Perceptions in Landscape Photography
If the message is meant to raise awareness or be a call to action, then the photographer is best served by also adopting behaviours and strategies that support the veracity of their narratives. more
Faroese Visions
The Faroe Islands in May 2018 ~ a selection of their "favourite four" as chosen by each of them, illustrating the variety of styles in their group, as well as the different subjects and locations that caught their attention. more
End frame: East Branch, Middle Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey by William Neill
There is the calm of autumn emphasised by the lack of movement in the water and in the trees, creating perfect reflections. It is quite meditative. more
End frame: Sea Mist, Iceland by Tim Rudman
Many excellent photographers have developed compelling bodies of work with Iceland as the sources of their inspiration. But the work I keep returning to is that of the master monochrome printer, Tim Rudman. more
Beauty out of the fragments of life
Can I become emotionally entangled with the urban or semi-urban space around me, and make inspiring photographs out of this experience? more
Orkney and the Simmer Dim
It is as if during the day the sea absorbs and stores sunlight, then during the twilight hours it gifts it back to the sky with a luminescence and inner radiance more
End frame: Cedars and rock circle, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, 1986 by William Neill
It hints at something out of the natural order. Peaceful but somehow slightly unsettling. There are many of the usual components of a landscape photograph, trees and rocks and water but no foliage. more
Tales of Abruzzo
I started photographing years ago, as it was just a passion that would allow me to bring home memories of what I was living. more
End frame: Boreray, St Kilda by Scott Robertson
I have never been to the St Kilda archipelago, but thanks to Scott's enormous efforts I feel like I have. more
Reflective photography and the essence of place
The idea that things and places have an essence is an ancient one, dating back at least to the Greeks and Romans. more
End frame: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (2009) ~ Sebastiao Salgado
You can feel the depth and breadth of the valley, its old age as if it were from time immemorial as if we were looking at the moment of the birth of our planet. more
From Realism to Abstraction
Once we’ve got to grips with some techniques we might start to look for own individual style. Many photographers are content to hone their skills and search for the elusive moments of light and conditions that will produce a new interpretation of a classic location. more