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Richard Martin
Richard is an advocate of ‘play’ and of keeping an open mind; process is important, and equipment is simply a means to an end. Often photographing close to home, Richard’s images frequently feature flow, whether in the form of water or plant life. more
From East to West
Travelling from the east to the west allows the photographer to witness the geographical variety of the landscape together with the differences in culture and communities. more
Issue 269
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End frame: Skyfall by Valda Bailey
n the face of it, it’s a little ominous and there could even be a storm brewing. There is something very dark in the background – a cliff? an approaching storm? The palette is subdued, mainly shades of blue, white and black, with some touches of warmer browns in the foreground more
Natural Landscape Photography Awards 2022
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards are all wrapped up and I’m sitting here compiling the book to go with the 2022 results. I thought it would be interesting to recap on the process and show some of the winners and also some of my own personal favourites from our competition finalists. Going into the competition this year, we weren’t certain of its success. We had done so well in the first year but we knew that there were many people more
Familiarity and Seeing
I have heard some people describe their approach to making pictures with a camera as though they are trying to solve a puzzle. I like this idea, we each choose our own puzzles to solve, which can change from day to day, moment to moment, and we each have our own novel approaches to the ways in which we solve them. more
Jason Pettit – Portrait of a Photographer
All photographs might function as an Equivalent to someone, sometime, someplace – for example, a viewer may respond to a photograph by recognising something about themselves more
Project Based Working
A photo story also falls under photo projects, but a photo project does not always result in a photo story. You can also have a photo project with no real storyline or a story that is too limited to count as 'storytelling'. more
Using the Cambo Actus MV
MV stands for Maximum Versatility. And Cambo seems to have thrown the kitchen sink at designing this technical camera. Abandoning backwards support for film, it was designed from the ground up for digital mirrorless cameras and digital backs. more
Stephen Bakalich-Murdoch
Every journey ebbs and flows, and it has taken quite a few years to accept that there will be times when I feel inspired and times when I won't. I don't pressure myself if there isn't motivation more
A Mindful Approach to a Familiar Place
That was a new aspect of a place for me, which I used to experience as tranquil and peaceful, but now full of action. A mindful approach after slowing down and taking in all the sensations has opened a new way of looking at a familiar place for me. more
Issue 268
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End frame: Image #1 from ‘Behind the Day’ Series by Lars van den Brink
This emotionally charged image, like all photography, allows one to ponder our feelings, our thoughts, to connect with the world we frequently rush through. more
Attention and Creativity
Everyone knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalisation, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others, and is a condition which has a real opposite in the confused, dazed, scatterbrained state more
