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Photographing in Fiordland National Park of New Zealand
It's the being here that does this for me, tucked away in a very small corner of the most wonderful part of the planet, deep in the very heart of Te Wahipounamu, 'Fiordland National Park' in the South West of New Zealand. more
End frame: Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 1996, by Alex Webb
I have long admired this image, and it was the first one, not a landscape image, that popped into my mind after reading Charlotte's invite. more
End frame: Alaskan Arctic Circle in spring, Caribou wandering in a herd by Michio Hoshino
One evening following dinner in the cook shack at the Alaska McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge, Michio Hoshino showed me a prepublication book of his photographs. more
End Frame: Autumn Delta by Magnus Lindbom
The photograph I have chosen as the subject of this article, “Autumn Delta” by Magnus Lindbom, speaks to us as much of its creator as the ephemeral beauty of the landscape he has captured. more
End frame: The Hidden Tree by Theo Bosboom
I was immediately captivated by his fascinating universe: there are many ways to showcase creativity in an image, and for me, this represents artistic expression at its finest. more
Living Books
AI is coming to a town near you. Should you hop on the bandwagon? I have no idea, I can only say I do not feel connected to nature if I am not outdoors capturing images, I don’t feel expressive if I am writing scripts, and I find making things with my hands therapeutic. The art book making I will describe here is art driven craft from capture to more
End frame: Plastic, Perception, and Persistence by Mandy Barker
Mandy’s process is deceptively simple. She photographs fragments of our plastic-infested oceans gathered on the shores and then laid on a black fabric background with just the sun to light up the sculptural waste. more
Interview with David Ulrich
This is the ultimate paradox of the creative process; that the deeper we strive to penetrate within ourselves, the more we reach a common ground of shared human concerns. more
End frame: Black Range series 1986-89 Ian Lobb
The Black Range series by Australian photographer Ian Lobb and collected by the National Gallery of Victoria, has always been a great source of inspiration to me. more
End frame: Mokoto Pass by Paul Gallagher
The trees are like three actors, with the central one taking the ‘Oscar’. The others have supporting roles but are critical in the achieving the dynamic balance this image has. more
End frame: Zen Shadows in Snow by Nicholas Bell
Beyond aesthetics, Nicholas’s work embodies the qualities that I value and strive for in my own photography. Subtlety, nuance, simplicity, and stillness are all traits that characterize his work. more
Printing With Carbon Inks
North Atlantic Cost of Spain: Dancer I learned to print on a Canon ImagePROGRAF PRO-1000: screen profiling, print adjustments using Red River ICC files, even some custom profiling. When I switched from color to black and white, it did not take long to realize that a printer designed for color, even with today’s technology, has its limitations. When I met Michael Gordon at his workshop in Death more
End frame: Weir, Hollyford River, Fijordland by Tony Bridge
The way that light sculpts the different areas of the image creates interest throughout the image and allows the eye to be guided to fall with the water through the image. more
End frame: On the Hill by Renate Wasinger
This aesthetic is something present in many of her photographs. She consistently captures a certain mood, whether it’s in snow or fog, urban or rural settings, minimalist scenes. more
End frame: Inverted Shadow by Jon Brock
We photographers depend on what we find, but also what technical means are at our disposal – our own skills, focal length of lenses, perspective control and so on. more