Tim Parkin

Loitering in the Countryside at Night

It was only a matter of time before I ended up loitering in the countryside at night. This series is my attempt at challenging my own relationship with and understanding of the landscape around me. When I was contemplating my next project, night time seemed an obvious choice for a few reasons. It would be technically and physically difficult and would certainly initially be fairly unpredictable in terms of what I would achieve photographically. Starting with no plan was as more →

Leeming and Paterson

As landscape photographers we are fundamentally solitary predators. Away before the dawn and skulking home long after sundown. Shying the pack culture. Lost in "the zone" of image capture meditation. It is a personal space of peace and calm I love to frequent. A place I feel I am at my best, away from intrusions and thoughts that invade much of the reality of the every day. And indeed, when more →

The Myth of Universal Colour

While we were working on the Big Camera comparison, one of the things that became quite clear was that the different sensor devices we looked at were producing images whose colour was quite different. More importantly, when we tried to fix the colour from one to look like another, it proved impossible. This rung a few bells with me from a couple of years ago when I was looking at whether it was possible to simulate Fuji Velvia 50 by more →

John Parminter

We're talking to a fell runner turned photographer this issue (I wish I was as fit!) and someone with a fascinating take on the classic mountain photography genre. What photographic moments have most transformed your thinking about photography (or have just had you jumping up and down for joy!?) This is the hardest question Tim and I actually left it last to answer; I do know though that I am not more →

David Hockney and the Yorkshire Wolds

Bradford-born artist David Hockney has recently filled the walls of the Royal Academy with an exhibition of his landscape paintings, iPad drawings... more →

Truth and Lies in Photography

"The camera doesn't lie". This famous phrase suggests that what appears in a photograph is a direct reflection of reality... more →

Joe, Andrew and an IQ180

When Joe Cornish pondered the possibly of purchasing the IQ180, Tim Parkin and Andrew Nadolski joined him on a walk through Bilsdale... more →

On Meaning in Photography

Photographic description alone will never be inspirational, never make a heart beat faster, never bring a tear to another’s face... more →