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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
Chalk Hills White Horses
A surprise to find the words when photographing the White Horses and Hill figures in Southern England. more
Photographing the Peak District
I’m not particularly knowledgeable about the Peak District’s viewpoints so I wanted to see how these met my own understanding of the locations. more
The long, lonely and often cold journey
Sometimes you start a story without realising you have done so. The narrative follows its own path, finds its own pace and carries you along unaware of its existence. more
Endframe: Gateway to the Moors II by Joe Cornish
I can still somehow remember the moment of engaging with this one in a quiet yet glowing contentment a few years ago. I don't really remember when and where precisely just the conscious engagement. more
For the Joy of Photography
Like all art, our photography develops as we change and progress in our lives. more
Endframe: Uluru Dreaming, April 1990, Uluru National Park by Peter Jarver, AIPP
Most of us have probably seen Uluru rock as this intense and bright orange rock, but in this photo, because of the intimate framing and the natural vibrant colour, it was completely different. more
Thomas Peck’s Critiques
The results of long exposures to the passage of the sun are quite extraordinary. The images all have a deep gash where the sun has burned a hole in the paper. more
In Praise of Film Pinhole Photography
Film pinhole photography has been prominent in this recent resurgence; the lensless “look”, when recorded on film, has attracted many to this relatively cheap form of photography. more
Treasured Lands, Book Review
QT Luong's project to photograph all 59 US National Parks couldn’t come at a more opportune moment. The current government of the US has proposed many reductions in the scale & protection of the National Parks more
Returning to Landscape Photography
It is often too easy to ignore the landscape we see around us every day. It is common to feel the need to travel to be inspired to photograph. Once out of our home surroundings we feel enthused by the unfamiliar and by a concept of the ‘other’ more