Jeff Freestone
The glitz and glamour of the corporate world and the lure of making the big bucks had me hook, line and sinker. I had given up completely on my passion and doing what I loved in exchange for status, an identity and the pursuit of money, which would ultimately make me happy… I thought. more
Past masters and expressive photography
Ukiyo-e prints showed to the West a specific Japanese style that was central to forming the West's perception of Japanese Art in the late 19th century, especially through the landscapes of Hokusai and Hiroshige. more
KINGDOM
The process of going back and making the connection between my teenage self, who sought solace and respite in nature, and the person I am today was a potent part of this book project. more
End frame: Light Show by Sandra Bartocha
This photograph has the perfect light and expresses it in a clean, direct, simple, and tremendously special way, striking the soul. It doesn't matter if it's the first ray of sunshine of the dawn or the last of the evening. more
The Evolving Beholder’s Share
We must use our creativity to find ways of visual expression that account for the changing nature of our beholders and their expectations so that we may communicate with them more effectively. more
Ian Potter
The art photography world is no different to the commercial world; there are movers, shakers and players, and thousands of artists, it seems, all vying for wall or page space. And like many other sectors of photography, which lends itself so well to a series or project, art photography seemed no different. more
A Peculiar Apparatus
You realise that every moment is wondrously perfect in its own way if only you have the eyes to see it. It may not always be eye-candy-beautiful, but it is always meaningful. more
Kelp
All I know is that I was wandering with the dog down at Far Away beach one morning. The tide was out. In fact it wasn’t just out. It looked like it was going on its holidays somewhere far off and distant. And as the dog and I wandered, I saw the kelp. more
Changed Priorities
Finding the time to make images and meet my caring responsibilities and work commitments has been difficult. After a period when photography was almost forgotten, I realised that I needed to pursue my passion for my own well-being. more
End frame: “Sand Patterns, Laig Bay” by Hugh Milsom
The photograph I have chosen from the book does another thing, though, important to my own ‘work’. I really like mirroring of features of a landscape in clouds above, the sea below, or in this case, the surf below the landscape. These things are, of course, part of the landscape we look at but are not always used constructively. more
Moon Connection
Landscape and our closest celestial body – photography paths leading through cultural meaning and Cartesian geometry. more
4×4 Portfolios
Our 4x4 feature is a set of four mini landscape photography portfolios submitted by Graham Meek, Konrad Hellfeuer, Milan Gonda & Peter Conway. more
Horse Play
Horse Play is a visual metaphor disseminated across four photos, each composed of the subtlety to be found only in the stillness of nature. more
Wetland of River Turiec
These images were taken in the wetland of River Turiec not far from where I live. more
4 Days in Sutherland
Sutherland is an ironic name. It's origins lie in Old Norse, with it being the land south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies of Shetland and Orkney. S more