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Issue 299
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End frame: “Wiltshire, October” by Barry Thornton
David Ashcroft chooses one of his favourite images
4×4 Landscape Portfolio
Adam Fortune, Goran Prvulovic, Jan Glover & Vidya Kane
Eric Erlenbusch
Featured Photographer
Sketching Down in the Bottoms
A true wilderness experience
Brittany Colt – Portrait of a Photographer
Master of her landscape destiny
Disrupted Landscapes
Exhibition at Four Corners, London
Cloud Allusions
Teachings of Zen Buddhism
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People often use the word Zen to describe a type of photography, but I’m not sure that the majority of people understand the relationship between the two. In this issue, Robin Boothby takes a look at Steiglitz’s idea of Equivalents and its relation to some of the ideas of Zen (and will continue with Edward Weston and Minor White in upcoming issues). The ideas of Zen have many attractions to the creative mind, but one that is often overlooked is that Zen isn’t necessarily a tool for helping with photography (although it can), but photography can be a great tool for approaching a Zen mindset.
Robin’s article talks about how Stieglitz’s clouds came about from a direct response to his environment, without meaning or interpretation and became a proxy for his mindset at the time. But the observation of clouds probably triggered the Zen mindset he was looking for. It’s this yin/yang relationship between photographing nature and the zen mindset that I personally find fascinating and highlights the multiple rewards of approaching nature without expectation.
We’ve had lots of previous articles you might like to check out about Zen and photography.
Tim Parkin
Issue 299
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End frame: “Wiltshire, October” by Barry Thornton
I thought that all these great photographers are well known, and that it might be interesting to choose someone who is not a public figure. Looking through my photographic books, I decided to choose Barry Thornton. more
4×4 Landscape Portfolio
Our 4x4 feature is a set of four mini landscape photography portfolios submitted by: Adam Fortune, Goran Prvulovic, Jan Glover & Vidya Kane more
Eric Erlenbusch
Based on my experiences, the images which seem to resonate and engage viewers are ones which leave room for the viewer to have their own interpretation of the image. more
Sketching Down in the Bottoms
Here in the forested mountains and limestone farming valleys of eastern West Virginia(US), wooded river and stream bottoms bristle with terrain features, vegetation communities, habitats, ecological dynamics, and natural architectures that I can’t resist. more
Brittany Colt – Portrait of a Photographer
Brittany was born blind in one eye, which makes seeing the wide-angle perspective an impossibility; however, what I’ve learned about Brittany’s journey in photography is that she’s been able to turn that disability into an advantage. more
Disrupted Landscapes
Disrupted Landscapes examines three representations of landscape in which personal histories, family trauma, and political narratives combine with the geology, geography, and the topographical uniqueness of England’s thin places. more
Cloud Allusions
In this series of three articles, my intention is to examine some ideas about the practise of landscape photography in the light of the teachings of Zen Buddhism. more