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Paul Moon
This week we're featuring a great photographer who has spent a lot of time championing a beautiful part of the country that gets a too little attention. more
The Arca-Swiss D4 Geared Head
I took delivery of a new Arca Swiss D4 Geared Head from Robert White in May 2011 and was immediately impressed by its small dimensions and its quality engineering. more
Brockwell Park
Autumn in the walled garden I first wandered into Brockwell Park with a camera about five years ago, the park entrance being only a few metres from my front door. Before this it had been nothing more than a pleasant green space to cross on the way to the station at Herne Hill, or the venue for occasional summer picnics. When I could, I traveled to my more
E(igg)volution of an idea
2005, October Having recently returned from a week long visit to the Isle of Eigg, processed the sheets the sheets of film and completed the digital work flow I have taken a little time to look back over images made on previous visits going back to my first in October 2005. Eigg offers a wealth of photographic opportunities throughout the year right across the island more
Anthropomorphism in Landscape Photography
Seeing Ghosts? I keep seeing human behaviours and emotional states in photographic subjects which I know full well are not human and don't have such characteristics; trees, rocks, clouds, that sort of thing. In other words, I've recently been anthropomorphising images wildly. Obviously, I know I'm merely projecting these human characteristics, and I'll assert my confidence up-front that it's not just me sliding into early dementia here: Flickr and the like are awash, judging by the comments, with 'malevolent' weather more
Escaping the Rut
It’s inevitable that we all reach a point in our photographic journey when we begin to draw nothing but blanks. After downloading the contents of your memory card or getting your freshly processed images back from the lab, you realise that there isn’t even a single image amongst them of any worth. Weeks, or even months, without an image of note can begin to chip away at your creative more
Paul Gallagher
We'd like to thank Paul Gallagher for taking part in this enlightening video. We talked about everything from composition to use of film developers optimised for scanning. We hope you enjoy and would love to know your feedback. Part One https://youtu.be/SFOrSdsqy6k Part Two https://youtu.be/EoeoNj4FjDY Part Three https://youtu.be/WyLj24hFfnI more
Chelsea Flower Show – An Outdoor Gallery
David Anthony Hall is an Irish landscape photographer specialising in very large prints, mostly panoramas, of groups of trees (although this is not all he does). He has recently worked with a garden designer to produce an outdoor garden exhibition for the Chelsea Flower show... You've recently had your photographs used as part of an exhibit at the Chelsea Flower show. Can you let us know a little about how more
Paul Mitchell
I have too many cameras and lenses! and the biggest mistake I have made in the past is thinking I can take them all. more
Camera Competition
We get a few people saying that Great British Landscapes is a little 'Film biased' and so to try to balance things up a bit, we're holding a competition to ask people to suggest their favourite digital photographers. Everyone who provides a suggestion and accompanies it with a reason why, will be entered into a draw to win ... a film camera!! We've been playing with some cheap cameras from more
With Landscape in Mind
Last week my wife and I accompanied Joe Cornish to a small cinema in Hyde Park, Leeds. Despite the strong temptation, we weren't going to see 'Kung Fu Panda 3D' and definitely not 'Hangover 2'. This was 'Joe Cornish 1' in a leading role in 'With Landscape in Mind', a production by Environment Films. Joe is only credited as 'presenter' but this is 'about' Joe Cornish and covers a more
Ektar 100 versus Velvia 100F
I spent a few days on the north Cornish coast in March and chanced upon a really good week. In fact perhaps too good as the weather was mainly of very hazy sunshine and even foggy evenings. This led me to concentrate more on details than the grand vista, but I did have some fun with moody foggy sunsets. Because of the stable light in the shade I thought that I would make a mini comparison of Velvia 100F more
Light, Composition or Subject?
I’ve read a few times in the past months that ‘light’ is always the most important thing in photography. Every time I read this I’ve felt a little more uncomfortable. This week a colleague pointed out another occurence in the popular press and as I was in the process of writing a couple more articles I thought I had to respond. The only way to really address this is to look at potential permutations of these three aspects of photography more
Mirrors Messages Manifestations – Minor White
Minor White only really had one major publication of his own in his lifetime. Mirrors Messages Manfiestations was published in 1968 and is a strange work. A combination of spiritual guide book, artist catalog, diary extracts and poetry it is a wonderful distillation of his approach to his work and life. Although some of the text is a little 'arty' it still warrants attention. The photographs show a keen mind at work trying to use the landscape (and cityscape) more