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Interpreting the Found Abstract
So what is it about those abstracts as landscapes that are so appealing, and how might that meaning be interpreted? more
An Artist’s Journey
This journey toward the finding of such meaning is one every artist must embark on at one point or the other, not only to become a better artist but to become a content - if not an outright happy - individual. more
For the Sake of the Image
Has the craft of photography lessened over the years? Has digital imagery removed the getting it right in camera, in favour of Photoshop and Lightroom, in which case is it digital art rather than photography, in the strictest sense? more
Embracing Failure and Being Humble
Making photographs is all about personal decisions like what subject matter you choose to photograph or which of your photographs is good enough for others to see more
The pleasure of the search for the unexpected
In photography, we can at least embrace the process of actively looking for the unexpected. That will give opportunities to expand the range of possibilities that our eyes permit us to see. more
One Hand Snapping
My photography has changed. Having been forced to work more slowly, I am more used to a slower, more considered approach to my image-making. more
On Creativity
Creative photography for me means: to look, feel, engage, let the photo grow inside of me, let the photo tell me what it wants to be. more
Overcoming Obstacles to Idea Generation and Evaluation
At a very high level, creativity is a process that involves the sophisticated interplay of two mechanisms: idea generation and idea evaluation. more
A Journey into Abstraction
Can we as landscape photographers take images devoid of an understanding of the history and significance of a given place? more
Loss in the Landscape
In September 2019 a funeral service was held on the former bed of the Pizol Glacier in Switzerland1. The glacier had lost 80% of its volume since 2006 and was now small enough to be declared dead by those mourners present. more
Being Explored by the Landscape
Photography has also forced me to really look. The trees used to be just trees, bushes were bushes and in the sky, there could be clouds and maybe it rained. But now I see shapes, patterns and relationships. more
Photographing the Un-Grand Landscape
With a fine-tuned ability to see, photographic opportunities will inevitably increase; but that will be of small value unless there is a willingness to receive them with an open mind. more
Familiarity Breeds Content
Many photographers believe that repeatedly visiting a location not only gives them that familiarity with the area to more easily get better photographs of subjects they know well, but crucially they also find it easier to make more incisive new images, showing the character of a location and how it changes with light, weather, seasons and indeed the photographer’s own mood. more
Hiraeth
Welsh is spoken by barely 20 percent of the population, so we can only hope that the evocative Welsh word hiraeth will somehow be preserved. It means “distance pain,” and I know all about it: a yearning for the lost places of our past, more
The Revolution
Several photographers with well-subscribed social media outlets, have openly lamented the arrival of AI and have expressed scepticism about its use in landscape photography. more