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...who has produced the most striking images of America's southwest that I know of, Eliot Porter for his passion for nature and his simple studies of flowers and trees to his wider, almost abstract views of some of the most beautiful places on earth. Joe Cornish with his flawless use of colour and composition and David Ward who's abstract work...
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...different influences in preference to trying to replicate a particular style, but I respect and enjoy the work of many. Obviously Joe Cornish springs to mind for his use of colour and majestic compositions; also David Ward’s work and philosophy. His books and blog connect with my wish to think more about image making and encourage me to continue to...
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Henri Cartier-Bresson loomed large in the 1970s as I was discovering photography. His wonderful, witty documentary photographs are classics of their kind, and his mantra, “The Decisive Moment” remains well-known and understood by photographers. But the Decisive Moment is also something of a marketing ploy for Cartier-Bresson and his legacy. Out of context, his pictures give the appearance of being...
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On March 23rd last year I was due to hang an exhibition at the National Trust visitor centre, Brimham Rocks, in Nidderdale. On Sunday 22nd we digested the news of impending lockdown; I could scarcely believe that if I was to obey the letter of the law, I must cancel the whole enterprise. The exhibition was to be the fulfilment...
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I had not visited Sutton Bank before despite (or possibly because) it being such a well photographed landscape location, most famously by Joe Cornish who has visited here many times. In 2011 I received a phone call asking me if I were interested in meeting up to discuss a project to provide photographs for the visitor centre refurbishment, something I...
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OK, let’s be clear about one thing right away; sea voyages to the polar regions are expensive, and if you have a sensitive stomach on board ship, a Southern Ocean journey also means some well-managed medication, or else having to endure the hell of seasickness. So by definition, this type of travel is not for everyone. But if these significant...
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In the first part of this discussion on aspect ratios, I genuinely attempted to question the assumptions we all hold about aspect ratio, including the fact that four sides to our working ground is an inevitable paradigm. The responses received (Thanks, Dav, Steve and Adam) helped me to accept that such scrutiny is rhetorical at best, and whistling in the...
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In actual fact, I am not, and therein lies the theme of this article. As human beings we all have command and control of a computer that far exceeds in sophistication and integration anything built by NASA, and yes, that is our brain. (If only it felt that way when I reach my afternoon 'dip' around 16.13 each day!). A...
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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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The phone rings. It is Mr P, chief finance officer (and every other officer) of the On Landscape Corporation… "How about a piece on the future of Landscape Photography?" Tim suggested brightly. "Hmmm, great idea, I'd love to read something on that. Obviously a job for the Professor (David Ward)." "He's off to Tasmania so you'll have to do it....
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