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Limestone Landscapes
One rock stands out, to me, as just that little bit different, that little bit special – limestone. Limestone has a story to tell like no other, a story that spans the vastness of geological time and yet one that continues on a scale more comprehensible to humans. more
Geoff Woods
The image is very important, it must have feeling, and it must speak for you when you’re not there. A picture must say a thousand words as they say. more
A Photographer’s Life
All of this story is told by way of a series of anecdotes in this Rocky Nook publication. more
Beyond the Spectacular
Most photographers want to make images that are "better" and "different" than the rest. In other words, "extraordinary". But what does "extraordinary" mean? more
Angela Chalmers
Angela is a visual artist based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, who uses painting, printmaking and photography to explore the themes that interest her. more
The Journey of the Autumn Leaves
For nature and landscape photographers autumn is obviously also a great season, offering all kind of possibilities for moody and colourful pictures. But it is not so easy to make something new out it. more
The Three-Dimensioned Life
As viewers, we may not care, but as creators, I believe that this should be of primary importance and consideration in our creative (and professional) choices. more
Michel Lucas
I am drawn to the vision & words of Jack Dykinga about contemporary landscape photography. In one of his recent interviews, he pleads for so-called ‘whispering images. more
The Science and Aesthetics of the Hole
We’ve all heard of pinhole photography and many of us have no doubt had a go at it in some form or other, either by building a basic pinhole camera, sometimes by ‘pretending’ to demonstrate to a hand child, or through buying a very expensive “hole enclosure system” (commonly known as ‘a pinhole camera’). more
Kathleen Donohoe
What is it that attracts her to the New Jersey Meadowlands, an area known as much for its abuse as for its ecosystem, and why does she choose to work with pinhole cameras and the use alternate processes? more
After the Fire
A black burned landscape with small dead animals. At first sight this probably does not sound like an attractive subject for a photo project. Nevertheless, when he heard from the wild fire in a national park close by, Theo Bosboom was curious enough to take a look. And he was glad he had taken his photo gear because what he found was dreary and gaunt, but at the same time very photogenic. The devastation On April 20, 2014, I saw the more
Chris Gilbert
His workshops are perennially popular and he is also one of five landscape photographers behind the Peak Photography Gallery in Bakewell. more
Compositional Controversies
It would be irresponsible not to address these two ideas, Depth, and Flow in any series that aspires to illuminate photographic composition. These are certainly not Rules of Composition in the conventional sense. But are they Considerations? You bet. more
Saturation by Saturation
All photographers, me included, can easily get lured by the songs by the Saturation Sirens, calling us from the shore as we sail through the fog. more
Planned Productions
I was surprised by the number of favourable responses I received to a recent post in which I stated that not one of the images I consider as my most meaningful resulted from planning. more