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Mark James Ford
I believe Art makes us truly human, or perhaps more accurately, the ability to appreciate the beauty in form, colour, shape and structure of an object, painting, sculpture, or photograph makes us human. It can define who we truly are. more
Michael DiMeola – Portrait of a Photographer
While I think nature photographers can leverage our craft as a means to decompress from our hectic lives, I do think there’s a case to be made for smaller scenes such as the ones Michael is drawn to capture as having more potential as a mechanism for stress reduction. more
Jorma Hevonkoski
If you have retained your child-like sense of wonder for snow, then it’s likely that you’ll be enthralled by Jorma’s landscapes from the far north of Finland, which are all the more remarkable for the fact that they are taken during the polar night. more
Uncomfortable Beauty
To me, the picture of the ants on the wild teasel forms a clear metaphor for climate change. I am afraid that the ants did not survive the flooding because the flowers were completely submerged at the height of the flood. more
History of Art and Landscape – Part Four
Continuing our look at the history of landscape, I was looking for the next significant artists or art after the Dutch Golden Age, which I talked about in the previous article. In most of the books on art that I’ve seen, Claude ‘Lorrain’ Gellée gets mentioned repeatedly as the artist who raised landscape painting up to be considered a significant art form and who gets ‘rediscovered’ during the romantic period by Constable, Gainsborough, Turner, etc. If you'd like to take more
Klaus Axelsen – Portrait of a Photographer
One of the most compelling aspects of photography is the fact that every photograph is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional world, and yet there are photographers who are able to utilize techniques to trick the human eye into seeing two-dimensional objects in three dimensions. Even more fascinating is that through the use of shutter speed and aperture, a skilled photographer can also incorporate the fourth dimension - time. more
Never Again
Don’t allow for this coming fall—or any season for that matter—to just go by ever again. Take a closer look at the leaves all over the ground. Stop and smell the fragrance of damp earth and decaying foliage. more
Joseph Rossbach
He made the decision to commit to nature photography relatively early, and we talk about how he has made a career of it. more
On the Artist’s Selfishness
Being selfish at the right time and in the right dosage can be positive because, very often, when life's desires are not met, people implode, causing all sorts of problems and suffering to the people closest to them. more
This Pleasant Land, New Photography of the British Landscape – Book Review
I’ve talked previously about a schism in landscape photography between the ‘traditional’ and the ‘contemporary’. The difference between the search for the beautiful and wild and the pseudo-documentary ... more
Kristel Schneider
After VARIATIONS IN TREES, I was excited to explore a new subject. Strangely enough, my next project was right beside me the entire time, patiently waiting to be discovered. more
Carl Smorenburg
The Drakensberg is a massive mountain range stretching some 1200km on the eastern side of South Africa. It’s not like a normal mountain rage where you go up one side and come down the other. more
David Southern
The more I explore the intertidal zones, the more I’ve become fascinated by the beauty of seaweeds that thrive in this environment. more
Cesar Llaneza – Portrait of a Photographer
Looking at César’s work is like working on a complex puzzle. Once unlocked, it can bring you a great deal of satisfaction. To engage in this fun exercise of unlocking photographic puzzles, I encourage readers to spend some time on his website, especially his water art gallery. more
You can’t change the world
According to Jordan, in order to “change the world” through photography, the image has to depict an eventful moment, which, due to its intrinsic importance, will be seen by many people, thus gaining the power to influence public perception of that particular moment more