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What it meant to me
We all, as photographers, reach for our camera, place in the frame what we want to include in our photograph, and press the shutter button. One thing that is common in all of us is that we did it for a reason. more
Diamonds and Sand
I’ll be honest, as a sceptic with a scientific background, even when we lived in the Tibetan Regions for 7 years, surrounded by monks, lamas and temples, I could never quite bring myself to meditate. more
Meet Your DMN
When your attention is focused on the task of making photographs, mindfulness—consciously paying attention to things happening in the present moment—gives you the ingredients from which to make photographs. more
Limitations and constraints in photography
Many are the individuals who have praised the beneficial effects of limitations and constraints in the creative process. more
Tales of a Wandering Photographer
As with any journey, each is unique, the options unlimited and we each choose our own route. They all differ and there is no right or wrong. It’s a very personal thing. more
Social Media and Photography
Are vloggers marching towards us like an army of the undead, insatiably overwhelming all those who dare not to join their horde? more
Giants of the Mystic forest
It’s a place that calms the mind, heals the soul and instils humility in those who walk into it. Walking among the giants makes you realise how tiny you and your problems are. more
Thoughts on Beauty
Still, to the chagrin of some in the art business, most people consider beauty and art as almost synonymous. more
Ethics in photography
The thorny issue of ethics and moral responsibilities in documentary photography, particularly in the case of photojournalism has been discussed many times. more
Ebb and Flow
In October 2017, my relationship with landscape photography suddenly changed as if someone flipped a light switch. By not giving up on, but rather giving into the process, I found flow in my life (and photography) again. more
The Collodion Artist
In a world of high iso, high megapixel, high dynamic range photography, why do so many artists use a medium that was out of date in the 19th Century? more
A Look at the Resurgence of Wet Plate
We asked Alex Boyd, a well-practised collodionist himself, about what it was about the medium that attracted so many people more
A Fool’s Errand
To artificially impose some consistent look in all your photographs, rather than to let such a look emerge naturally from the way you experience and express the world and yourself, may result in a style, perhaps even a style unique to you, but it will not be your personal style. more
Realism and Honesty in Photography
The role of realism in photographs, as discussed in Guy Tal’s recent article on the morality and realism in photography, is as provocative as it is elusive. Guy’s article, whilst impeccably written and well received, stimulated debate and discussion both on our website and amongst many of my colleagues. more
Liquid photography
This same fast paced culture of immediacy, speed and acceleration have also shaped not only the way we photograph but also the way we consume photography and the motivations and aspirations we have of the medium when we embrace it. more