Landscape and the Philosophers of Photography
The battle between the photographer and the camera to provide an informative image and avoiding redundancy is an increasing challenge as novel locations become commonplace and cameras and digital processing more sophisticated. more
There are no Straight Lines in the Wilderness
Out here in this wild and barren place, was geometric evidence of man shaping the landscape, but with conventional photography, I couldn't get the photograph I wanted. more
David Foster
I sometimes say that my work explores the interface between nature and culture, but actually, in recent years, I’ve found the culture bit diminishing, although making art that deals closely with the natural world is always going to be a kind of manifestation of that interface anyway: a culturisation of nature. more
Graveyard Bins
The bins and the contents were really just part of what I was trying to convey. It was the mechanisms of grief and ritual I was commenting on and their wider impact on our daily lives. more
Joe Cornish and Tim Parkin discuss Robert Adams and Beauty
The concept of ‘beauty’ often seems to be a dirty word to those photographers from a ‘contemporary/academic’ background. The use of beauty is considered too bright a light to be seen direct for fear you go blind to the meaning behind a work. more
Shooting in the Dark
Do we need to reconsider our approach to photographing the landscape? I think we do. If the quest for true answers will limit our freedom to roam the world in the pursuit of creativeness and adventure, are we willing to take the consequences? more
The Highs and Lows of a Landscape Photographer
Do you remember Ciara and Dennis – how can you not?! Sod’s law would have it that I managed to coincide my trip with these two storms more
Issue 207 PDF
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End Frame: ‘Dead Camelthorn Trees, Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia’ by Frans Lanting
To draw attention to the story he wants to tell, he has to make images which are beautiful, creative and compelling. Therefore, he is always looking for different perspectives and different ways to show us the world. more
Daniel Bergmann
That process of finding a composition that works for me can be quite meditative. Mostly different from what I've felt while practising sitting meditation, but in some ways similar. more
Motivations in Landscape Photography
I urge each of you reading to articulate if only to yourself, what motivates you and why, and what you do to drive your own motivation. more
Subscribers 4×4 Portfolios
This issue our 4x4 landscape photography portfolio features are from subscribers: Gaetana Ebbole, Alex Hare, Keith Snell and Daniele Bellucci more
Portrait of a Photographer- Jimmy Gekas
He approaches every trip and scene with the same lack of expectation and embodies what the Buddhists call “Shoshin,” which roughly translates as “beginner’s mind.” more
The Illusion of Reality
A fundamental fallacy here is that post-processing is viewed with suspicion and is always accused of being manipulative, while the creative decisions made before triggering that button on the camera are completely free of it. more
Lockdown Podcast #6
Another instalment of the lockdown podcast where Tim Parkin, Joe Cornish and David Ward discuss a few questions around photography. more