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Bottom Moor
For most people, the drive to work in the cold dark mornings during autumn and winter provides an indifferent start to their day. For me, as I pull off the driveway I'm full of hope and optimism. more
End Frame: Souvenir d’un Futur #4 by Laurent Kronental
As with many people who write articles of this ilk, I don't think I can reduce the world of photography down to a single image. For a start outside the context of photo-journalism, I am not sure of the power of the single image. more
End Frame: Day 10 Wilderness Loons by Jim Brandenburg
My idea of a local project might mean the local park or even pond, but Brandenburg had the scope of the Boundary Waters, stretching to over a million acres!! more
Porth Meudwy
Back in October 2016, I decided to retrace steps into my childhood, to revisit the Llŷn Peninsula and the furthest reaches of North Wales, a region so familiar to me from annual family holidays 30 years and more ago. more
End Frame: Chopped Tree, Nr Bradbourne, Derbyshire by Fay Godwin
Fay's image is a straight representation of the scene but the artistry is in how it's been composed and framed, it seems self contained as if there isn't anything outside that frame. more
The Impact of Photography on Impressionism
Many artists, including the Impressionists, also explored the use of photography, and many of the now celebrated photographers of the time had trained and often worked as artists. more
End Frame: Dune before Sunrise, Egypt (2010) by Stephan Furnrohr
The image iIt’s taken around dawn; the photographer is facing north, the warm light from the east catches the right- hand side of the dunes, the west-facing slopes reflect the cool blue from the sky. more
Dombrovskis, Journeys into the Wild
Dombrovskis, journeys into the wild is an exhibition at the National Library of Australia in Canberra. The library holds his archive of over 3,000 transparencies. more
End Frame: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA, 2009 by Sebastiao Salgado
Its effect is not unlike being punched extremely hard photographically in the face, whilst simultaneously enjoying a thorough and detailed conversation with your mind, your heart, and your soul. more
Northern Exposure
My dream of spending several months in Alaska rose anew last year when I was in between permanent job positions and with a free summer ahead. more
End frame: “Below South Crofty” by Jem Southam
For some this picture is a mysterious invocation of the spirit of place, and yet for others is little more than an undisciplined snapshot, barely worth consideration as a "landscape photograph" at all. more
Trophy Hunting in Utah
Don’t knock trophy hunting, it’s OK once in a while, and they are trophy shots for a reason. more
Perfection or Excellence?
Why should I spent so much of my time chasing something that is not possible for me to achieve? Is it not better to chase something that can be achieved and measured? more
Steve Gosling and the desire to touch…
Two images then, one which calls for the viewer to reach out and stroke its softness whilst the other forbids any such interference. more
End frame: Pale Shelter by Mark Littlejohn
Why am I drawn to it so much? I think the combination of the blizzard-like conditions, which produce a whiteout around the whole border of the image, added to the deep snow on the ground make for a truly beautiful winter scene. more