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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
The Point of the Point of the Deliverance
Perhaps my longest personal project is The Point of the Deliverance, a journey around the west coasts of Scotland and Ireland with a large format camera, dark tent and all the chemicals and equipment needed to make tintypes and ambrotypes. more
A Bridge, Not a Barrier
Not every meaningful experience we have in nature can or should be turned into a photograph either. It’s important to be able to recognise when a moment is too fragile or too fleeting, and in order to still be able to experience it ourselves, to not attempt to photograph it at all. more
Phenomenological Landscapes
There is, however, another side of this aspect of being a photographer that can have benefit in our interactions with the phenomenological landscape. A camera is a separating device but also a means of focusing our attention. more
Creative Parallels
David and Joe’s working philosophy regarding this exhibition is to choose photographs which reinforce and confound expectations; images will be chosen in pairs to show correspondences of form, colour, composition and theme. more
Moments in The Wilderness
A large project like this comes with its challenges. Being out alone for weeks on end is definitely one, and it doesn’t seem to get easier over time. Being away from loved ones is hard, especially when I’m on my own deep in the wilderness. more
The Pursuit of Making Landscape Images and Survival
On the grand scale of things, this progress is all very recent. If you compress the Earth’s entire history into a day, we have had the pleasure of wandering this planet for less than two minutes as modern humans. Cities have existed for just 1/10 of a second. more
Zen and the art of photography
We learn that frustration is caused by desire. It's easy to agree with this wise statement. Perhaps it’s so simple that desire drives us to create pictures which we believe will be successful. more
In Praise of Uninteresting Places
The point is that my father saw nothing of interest and made no photographs here, while I have been tramping happily about this landscape with my camera for several years and haven’t found it tedious yet. more
The Courage to Stand Alone
People often criticise those they admire most because they are living out the dreams they do not have the courage to follow themselves. Or they feel that they are more deserving of the praise or success that someone else has received. more
The End of the Road
My own photographic journey has changed over time, as has my understanding and perception of place. In 2020, when we completed our final workshop commitments to Iceland, having given ourselves 3 years to refocus our photography practice, I realised I was exploring not the landscape itself but the relationship of man with the place more
Solitude or Isolation?
I love the connection with nature, the time spent in the elements, and the sheer joy of creating and printing an image. The benefits to me are immeasurable and far outweigh any downside more
Defining Self Expression in Photography
Thinking about all this brought to mind the Paul Strand quote above. I confess that this quote used to cause me much consternation. Do I have something to say about the world? If so, what is it? Am I supposed to be saying something about the world in my photographs? more
Black in the Landscape
Real black is rather rare in the landscape. The black clouds on the horizon, the black depths of a lake, or the blackness of the night sky are rarely, in fact, black. Photographers require light to record on film or a digital sensor, and black is the absence of light. Black surfaces are those that absorb most of the light falling on them and emit little back more
No more rose-coloured glasses, but still a love affair
I think it is safe to say that Iceland changed my life, both professionally and personally. The possibility to go to Iceland more frequently played a big role in my decision to quit my job as a lawyer and to become a fully time professional photographer in 2013. more