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Should landscape photography always please us?
I discovered that I am often more fascinated by pictures that I don’t immediately recognize or understand—no ‘celebration of recognition’. Or I wonder why the photographer made this picture, and I am caught by the question, ‘What is it?’ more
The moment I said it
Despite the struggle for recognition, this should not discourage your desire to create. For the joy you experience through artistic creation is what truly matters, regardless of the judgment of others. more
Simple Things
Photography has never been a cerebral exercise for me. I’ve no great technical expertise. My processing is rudimentary at best. My photography is more to do with bringing a little peace to my soul. more
Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking in Photography
Even if you’ve shifted your creative process and focus, your past work doesn’t have to be left behind. Sometimes, the old and the new can converge in surprising ways—and that’s a pretty exciting thought for any photographer. more
Beach Aerials
Breaking waves are usually not that spectacular from straight up in my opinion. It is often worthwhile, though, when a wave engulfs a rock slab, which can look very graphic from the air. more
Boring Postcards 2
There are now so many images of trees as a sub-genre of landscape photography that it could be argued that they have become a little boring. more
The Photographer’s Extended Mind
Beautiful and helpful though it is to know that we have the capacity for change built into us, the flip side of this reality is that some patterns, once they have been set by an endless mist or by a downpour, can be stubborn. more
A New Found Love of the Landscape
It matters not a jot if your photography is representational or more creative, whether you take big pictures or little pictures. It doesn’t matter how we capture that love. The equipment we use is superfluous. It's what’s inside us that counts. more
Direct to Plate Photogravure
After success with carbon ink printing by Cone Editions, I noticed they had a lot of photogravure classes and I was curious. How would photogravure compare to carbon ink? Does it look different? Would it get more attention? Is it more durable? more
On Engagement with ‘Form’ Part Two
But the outcomes, the benefits of having those conversations, the benevolence taking root, that I am made better by having such conversations, and the stories that I have made from them in my images must be shared. more
Cleansing the Soul
As the golden light of morning penetrates the veil of fog and pierces through our lenses, all our photographic senses are heightened, and there is nowhere else that we can be but right here in the ‘now’. more
Can You Hear the Music?
The most important tool of photography is your mind. Keep it sharp. Avoid distraction. Fill it with knowledge about your subject matter. more
Winter Colour
My philosophy of photography has evolved a few times over the last decade, but there’s a core question I keep coming back to: am I doing a thing in order to create images, or am I doing it to have an adventure and maybe create image opportunities along the way? more
The Challenge of Over Shot Locations
When I arrived, I came across another challenge: How do I go about photographing an area which has been shot to death by so many other photographers in the past? more
The Art of the Print
Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the Swedish Photography Championships, where I was thrilled to win in the Landscape/Nature category. The competition begins with a digital qualification and transitions to a print final. more