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Mud Curls
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Namibia

I strive to take them out of their creative comfort zone to provide photographic challenges at unexpected, often anonymous, locations. I passionately believe that we only thrive and grow artistically if we’re challenged. more

Chris Murray Dsc5868 2
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Pressing Restart

My thoughts turn to what it will take to move beyond this creative rut. I already know the answer, and it is this: just do the work. more

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Frans Lanting

I've always been drawn to different schools of interpreting a natural world outside of the boundaries of photography, whether it is rock art, whether it is painting schools ranging from impressionism to expressionism. more

Oceanorbs
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A Sea of Wonder

An infinite scene stretches out before me; an open view of the horizon, where the glistening Pacific Ocean meets a clear, blue summer sky, only interrupted by the large, dark shapes of a few jagged sea stacks and the backlit spray of waves crashing against them. more

We Of The Desert
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Take the Other

As I came to know the places Abbey wrote about, I also came to appreciate how well he expressed their intimate, personal significance, which may not be obvious or even relatable to those who don’t have this in-person familiarity. more

Theo Bosboom 03
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7 ways to reduce our environmental impact as landscape photographers

After the hottest and driest summer ever in Europe, with countless forest fires, crop failures and withered landscapes, I do think that we landscape photographers should take a more critical look at our own impact and do more to actually keep the balance positive more

Cody Schultz Dsc 0341
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Interesting Things

Throughout an individual’s journey with photography, they may find themselves stuck in a routinistic life where they are *taking* aesthetically beautiful photographs of aesthetically beautiful things, not thinking much at all about the deeper meaning behind their creations. more

Temporal Eddies
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Existence Precedes Essence

Man is condemned to be free. Condemned, because he did not create himself, yet is nevertheless at liberty, and from the moment that he is thrown into the world he is responsible for everything else he does.~ Jean-Paul Sartre One might expect that the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard (a devout Christian) and the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (famous for asserting that God is dead) more

Muir Hut Sunset
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Ski-ing the John Muir Trail

During the winter of 1979, my friend Jim Keating and I skied the John Muir Trail from Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley. The 211-mile-long trip took us 33 days. more

Tb Canyons 10
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Project European Canyons

The unknown of European canyons was one of the main reasons for me to start a new book project on this subject a few years ago, besides my fascination for (the power of) flowing water, my interest in mountains, rocks and geology and my love for rough, unspoilt nature. more

Relentless
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Save Yourself

If nothing else, with such things at stake as avoiding suffering and living a more meaningful life, at least consider the possibility that whatever value you may get from photography today may pale in comparison with other kinds of value available to you. more

Frb5489
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Past Masters – Part Three

There are people who collect beautiful pictures of views in an attempt to make pretty pictures and those who explore further and try to express themselves through photography. more

Chris Murray Art Craft 8
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Art vs. Craft

Sticking with the music analogy, I have seen videos on Youtube of musicians performing song covers on their respective instruments. That these people are talented is without question, they hit all the right notes. But, that alone does not make them artists. more

Theo Bosboom Limpets In The Landscape (11)
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Limpets in the Landscape

Although limpets are widespread and can be easily observed at low tide in many places along the Atlantic coast of Europe, the life of limpets is completely unknown to most people. more

Frc4942
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Past Masters – Part Two

In this second part, I'm going to explore their thoughts on perfection and on influences. To see how their mature thinking can be applied to our approach towards expressive photography. more

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