Tim Parkin

Peter Clark

In this issue we talk to Peter Clark – a photographer from Staffordshire who, in my opinion at least, had the best image in this years Take a View competition (The Landscape Photographer of the Year). We asked him the   Continue reading → more →

International Garden Photographer of the Year – Collection Four

Our first book reviewed here is The International Garden Photographer of the Year, the catalogue to the annual exhibition held at The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. The competition which specialises in plant, flower and botanical photography showcases the hugely diverse   Continue reading → more →

Mionší Forest – Josef Sudek

The second book is from the Czech photographer Josef Sudek. Born in 1896 in Kolin, Bohemia, he initially trained as a book-binder before being drafted into the Hungarian Army. Whilst serving on the Italian Front his right arm was severely   Continue reading → more →

Big Camera Comparison – Editor’s Commentary

Planning When I first considered running this test I figured it would be quite hard work and would take a few days to complete. Little did I know I would end up spending around a hundred man hours completing it.   Continue reading → more →

Big Camera Comparison – Comments

Joe Cornish Having been involved in the testing process I was a little nervous whether our ‘work’ in the field and studio would stand up to close scrutiny. Previous internet-published tests often seem to have a hidden agenda, (possibly to   Continue reading → more →

Big Camera Comparison

Joe Cornish – Phase One P45 & 5×4 film; Dav Thomas, DSLR, moved to film and large format; Chris Ireland, Phase One’s representative in the NE of England more →