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Behind the Photograph
As well as being frozen by the beauty of what you're looking at or the magnificence of what you're looking at. So you've got that to deal with as well, you've got to convey something of your sense of wonder. more
Art and Flow in Photography
There is no doubt in my mind that practising photography with the attitudes and conditions conducive to flow—making it deliberately difficult, challenging, stretching one’s abilities and imagination, requiring prolonged focused engagement and consuming as much attention as one can muster—can make photography as rewarding to an artist as any other pursuit practiced with the same mindset. more
I never expected that
It is this process of going back to Yew Tree Tarn many times and allowing myself to see the same trees, the same grasslands and experience the transition of the seasons, that firmly placed seeds in my mind that gradually germinated and flourished into latent photographs. more
Quest for Calm
The content of the image i.e. the arrangement of the visual elements could be compared to the words chosen to form sentences, while the tone in which they are uttered similar to the tones we select for rendering our images. more
Interview with Greg Stewart of Kozu Books
We work very closely with the photographers in order to create a photo book that totally reflects their identity, this is crucial to the finished book and its success. more
An exploration of Brian Eno’s ‘Ambient 4 : On Land’
The album includes tracks titled, ‘Lizard Point’, ‘Lantern Marsh’ and ‘Dunwich Beach, Autumn 1960’. My interest was piqued. Where were these places, and what did they have to do with the music? more
Monochromatic Lens
Monochromatic Lens is the system I use and teach photographers wishing to explore monochrome photography. more
Creation by Passing Ducks and The Representation of Reality
I suggest only that if an image is to have any deeper meaning in the realist sense, then keeping a strong link between image and the real landscape is important. more
Beyond Equivalence
The Equivalent is one of those ideas that in practice grows by the efforts and accomplishments of the people who explore it. ~ Minor White more
Graeme Green
A great landscape photo should have some kind of emotional power and get a response from the person looking at it, rather than just being a representation of a location. more
The Uninvited Guest
The guest we carry around with us is fear; fear of failure, of not fitting in, of not living up to our expectations, the vision of our perfect self, doubting ourselves, even when in our own minds we are clear as crystal. more
It’s Time We Were Critical
Used this way, by explaining why something works and constructively criticising less well-executed work, criticism can really help others improve their work. more
Lyme Disease
I don’t know if it was before or after my trip to London that I decided to write an article on ticks and Lyme disease but since I did start writing, my level of Lyme disease paranoia has been a bit scary. more
What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting
You may well find that the best preparation for a photographic outing, is to deliberately go unprepared. more
