


Shoreline
Whether I am photographing at sea or onshore I am always looking for compositions which are defined by unique and often elusive combinations of light, tide, atmosphere and transient weather conditions. more

On Staying Inspired
Even in my darkest and most anxious times, whether prompted by world events or by abnormal brain activity. I go out, even if it takes some effort, and I make whatever I’m experiencing. more

Jack Lowe
Jack embarked on a new adventure, and project called The Lifeboat Station Project. What started as an ambition to photograph the view from each lifeboat station around the UK’s coastline became a homage to the volunteers of The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). more

The Sublimity of Toxic Beauty
As I then read up about the Terminal Mirage 2, 2003, I discovered that I was looking at an aerial photograph of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. more

Issue 214 PDF
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End Frame: Wyoming, Train and Car, 1954 by Elliott Erwitt
The first thing that draws my attention is the billowing smoke from the locomotive, then the locomotive itself, and the line of freight cars seemingly stretching to the mountains. more

Altered Landscape
Altered landscapes are a brutal fact of the world around us. They speak of our insatiable appetite for earth’s resources and are a warning of what might happen if we continue the unchecked development and globalisation strategy of the last decades. more

Folly Pond
Folly Pond is a small pond, about 100 feet long, situated on the edge of Blackheath, South London. It was believed to have originally been a gravel pit, then was used as a watering place for horses travelling along the main road that passes close by. more

Learning from Others
Being in "lockdown" (or quarantine, whatever you decide to call it), has created lots of time to reflect on the photographic practice of other photographers who inspire me. more

Peter Henry Emerson
Emerson is now well-known as one of the foremost 19th Century photographers, particularly in his pictures of rural Norfolk and Suffolk2, many of which show people working in the landscape. more

Benjamin Graham
Nothing like a near-death experience to focus the mind, eh? And so began my period of de-stressing, downscaling and of simplification in my existence. And of the uptake of photography as a second career. more

Celebrating Wilderness Photographer Philip Hyde
Although the photographic world has changed dramatically since Phil was pioneering conservation photography, the great need for vigilance, activism and the sharing of our photographs to inspire others has not. more

Phases
Continual growth and development as a product of the evolution of vision is a constant among all serious photographers and artists in general. However, there is a difference between evolution of vision and “finding” one’s vision. more

End frame: Fluitenkruid – Nel Talen
I first encountered Nel’s work through the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. She was a finalist in the creative category with a very delicate, ethereal composition that immediately resonated with me. more

Norðurland Exhibition
Andrew Bulloch - you won the Youth Category of the Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2017. Could you tell me a little bit about how you got into photography and how you ended up entering and winning the category more