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"I was extravagant in the matter of cameras – anything photographic – I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest – or without." Edward Weston said many things that have resonated with me over the years and this quote is one of them. I include...
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...of that locks us up inside our own heads, possibly the most hostile environment of all. Along with the photographs, I wrote the extensive text, and I maintain the book is as much about the story as the images. I am honoured that both Joe Cornish and William Neill agreed to write forewords for the book, bringing several decades of...
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...who, certainly, in my opinion, has made some of his best photographs in and around the area. Joe Cornish has also made photographs at Clashach which he included in ‘Scotland’s Coast – A Photographer’s Journey’ (Pages 138 – 141) and Paul Wakefield told me only recently that, although he hasn't been there for a while, it is a location that...
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...I’m pleased to say that Nick White who we have interviewed previously about his Black Dots project , is giving the penultimate talk on Sunday. Joe Cornish will be interviewing Colin Prior as the final talk of the conference. Conference Exhibition If you are attending the conference - don’t forget we need your image submission for the conference by 27th...
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...that as long as you are enjoying or being fulfilled by what you do (and don't think they're the same thing) then carry on! Our photographers in this issue embody this ethic. Joe Cornish has a passion for Roseberry Topping but, as seen in this issues video from the Photography Show, has travelled to the other end of the world...
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If you’ve looked at the work of large format photographers such as Joe Cornish, David Ward, David Muench, etc. You may have read of a visual effect called ‘looming’ or at least seen pictures where small features appear incredibly large in the foreground. The technique involved is most commonly known through the use of rear tilt on a large format...
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...such lone dawn trips to the summits of the fells is not something that I’ll be attempting. Of course this magazine’s own Joe Cornish is a constant source of photographic stimulation and more than once perusing his wonderful images has given me a metaphoric kick up the backside to get out in the evening light. Pete Hyde and John Parminter,...
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Continuing in our video review of Peter Dombrovskis' work we look at the rarest and arguably the best of his books. Simply titled 'Dombrovskis', the book is a compilation of his work with exacting production standards. Joe Cornish and Tim Parkin look at and discuss a few excerpts. Read more on Peter Dombrovskis Peter Dombrovskis Master Photographer Endframe: “Deciduous Beech...
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Arguably, one of the hardest tricks in photography is to make genuinely different, interesting photographs of extremely well-known – iconic (for want of a better word) – places. An important question now that the world according to Instagram has only served to amplify the popularity of popular subjects. But isn’t it rather tedious to shoot well-known places? I recall telling...
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...varied conditions and situations. Ingleborough and Southerscales I've been entranced a little with Southerscales since Joe Cornish took me there in the middle of this year and this particular composition came about when I was scouting the area with Paul Arthur. Originally I was trying to find something for Paul because the main area of Southerscales it pretty complicated and...
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