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End frame: Chongqing XI, Chongqing Municipality by Nadav Kander
Paul Howell chooses one of his favourite images
Subscribers 4×4 Portfolios
Adriana Benetti-Longhini, Chris Dale, Sarah Strickler & Goran Prvulovi
Faroese Visions
A Selection of Photographs from a Group Trip to the Faroes
Antipodean Adventures
Joe Cornish talks to Tim Parkin about his trip through Australia and New Zealand
Jaume Llorens
Featured Photographer
Lord of the Winds
Nothing regular or predictable
Diamonds and Sand
The act of mindfulness in the landscape

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Tim Parkin

I suppose it should have been obvious that the first part of our test on filter holders and graduated filters last week raised a few questions regarding their validity and usefulness in this age of the ‘perfect sensor’. And, to be honest, I can see their point. There is very little that a graduated filter can do that can’t be accomplished with a combination of bracketing and post-processing.

However, to dismiss a technology because it can be achieved in another way is somehow missing the point. Just as film is still being used, horses are still ridden, humans still choose to walk and wet plate photography is still capturing beautiful images, so the graduated filter still has a place. In fact, I’d say that for many, the use of a graduated filter is as much a part of the ritual of photograph making as the camera itself.

The steps from image recognition to image capture are very much a personal thing and just saying “this other process is easier/cheaper/quicker” is not going to mean it is better for the individual photographer. Personally, I sometimes use filters and sometimes don’t. It depends on what camera I’m using and how I’m feeling about the subject. If it’s a “quick capture”, I’ll bracket three shots and move on. If it’s a ‘sit and wait’ sort of shot, I’ll perhaps set up the appropriate system including grads and possibly a polariser and try to get the shot in camera. If you work in a certain way, treat that process with respect as it’s as much a part of your image making as anything else. It’s all personal.

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End frame: Chongqing XI, Chongqing Municipality by Nadav Kander

An image I believe demonstrates many of these qualities and a favourite of mine is ‘Chongqing XI, Chongqing Municipality’ by Nadav Kander. It is part of his award-winning series ‘Yangtze, The Long River’. more

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Subscribers 4×4 Portfolios

Our 4x4 feature is a set of 4 photography portfolios from our subscribers: Adriana Benetti-Longhini, Chris Dale, Sarah Strickler & Goran Prvulovi more

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Faroese Visions

The Faroe Islands in May 2018 ~ a selection of their "favourite four" as chosen by each of them, illustrating the variety of styles in their group, as well as the different subjects and locations that caught their attention. more

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Antipodean Adventures

Joe Cornish spent a few weeks travelling around Australia and New Zealand at the start of this year. Tim Parkin took the opportunity to ask him about a range of images taken during this trip. more

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Jaume Llorens

His images are a celebration of nature, and of place, with many derived from the area around his home close to the Lake of Banyoles in north-eastern Catalonia. more

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Lord of the Winds

There is nothing regular or predictable about them, and with no control over the sea, timing is everything. more

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Diamonds and Sand

I’ll be honest, as a sceptic with a scientific background, even when we lived in the Tibetan Regions for 7 years, surrounded by monks, lamas and temples, I could never quite bring myself to meditate. more

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