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Foreground First
The way I choose to use foreground has had a profound impact on the overall composition of many of my wider landscape shots bringing me to realise that I very often employ my own ‘rule of fifths’. more
It Takes Two
Since inviting conceptual blending into my photographic process, I now make photographs about the land and my independent—and ever-evolving—relationship and connection with it versus simply images of the land. more
Bye, Bye Landscape Photography, Dear
Sheer populousness is often a sign that something has peaked, and that its exciting, pioneering days are over. Given how varied the world is, and how different people are, I wondered: why do so many landscape photographs look exactly the same more
The Path of Opportunity
Once the brain is primed to pursue a singular goal or solution, it will focus attention on that outcome to the detriment of others. more
Why not…?
What passes for beauty continues to be reinterpreted as we grow a different understanding of reality and a greater tolerance towards art and artists. more
Life on the Ullswater Steamers
Working every day on Ullswater highlights how long it can take to intimately know your local landscape. I am constantly uncovering new and hitherto unknown gems. more
Don’t Forget To Take Your Soul
As a landscape photographer I have often been advised that there is no substitute for "being there" with "the right light", preferably during the "golden hour" to make wonderful pictures. I have often wondered about this universal advice, is it strictly true? more
Happiness, Creativity and Photography
I found some consolation in the knowledge that some well respected artists and thinkers also did not consider happiness as particularly important. more
The Curse of ‘Pre-Visualisation’
Have you felt it? That feeling of being of being in the right place… at the wrong time? Arriving for a much anticipated session making images at long dreamed of location only to realise that the elements have conspired against you (again) and the hoped for conditions are not to be? more
Rowan Trees (Sorbus Aucuparia)
The Rowan or Mountain Ash (also known as Quickbeam and Rowan Berry) is, intriguingly, a member of the Rose family along with Hawthorns, the Whitebeam and the Service Tree. more
Planning vs Spontaneity
As you can imagine the ‘main event’ was going on in all its glory in front of me, playing out its wonderful morning symphony and I was entranced as the light shifted and changed from minute to minute. more
Faces in the Canyon
Canyoning in the Blue Mountains is a very cold, wet experience. Bracingly cold. Physically demanding, involving wetsuits, dry bags, waterproof Pelian boxes and some considerably long walks and what seems like never-ending swims. more
Distinctive Individuality
We are today at a point where much that used to be impressive about the art of photography in the past no longer is, at least not to the degree that it used to be. more
First Steppes with 100 Megapixels
From time to time I reckon all my good luck cards are used up…but then another one comes along. Earlier this year, Drew Altdoerffer from Phase One, with whom I have worked before on Skye and in the Antarctic, emailed. more
Lee Acaster
Lee Acaster has built up an enviable track record of competition successes, so it’s likely that you have heard of him and seen some of his images. more