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End Frame: ‘Dance Off’ by Jeremy Barrett
Matt Oliver chooses one of his favourite images
Weather Watcher
A Landscape Photographers Approach to the Weather
Tripod Spikes
Staying Sharp
Stillness & Silence in the Desert
Sandblasted and Captivation by Anthony Lamb
Alexandre Deschaumes
Featured Photographer
Giving Chance a Chance
Free myself from limitations
Echoes of the Great War
In homage to my great uncle William Wyatt Bagshawe
Yosemite
An Annual Pilgrimage
The Trees in my Photographs
A refuge from everyday life and stress
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And so the year flips over and we think of ourselves as starting a new one. But in reality, it's all a continuum and while the occasional event seems to lead toward better times, it might be followed by more news to make us fearful. There's little point in worrying about things too much though. Engage with your community at a local level, and politics on a wider level if you can, but otherwise just go on leading a fulfilling life if at all possible.
Reading Joe Cornish's article on the weather in this issue reminds me that, regardless of the forecast you're better off just going out to see what you can find because it's better to try than to just sit at home and complain. I find it hard to find the motivation to get out early though, even when the conditions are amazing and I'm constantly amazed at my wife's ability to get up whilst it's still dark, deice the car, drive down to the loch and wade through the ice for a swimsuit adventure even though it's -5C outside!
This morning her swim was cancelled as her partner couldn't get out of the house because of the snow so she dragged me out for a photography trip instead and I'm very glad she did.
We're back in the house now and warming up in front of the fire alongside the kittens and checking out our photos.
We both hope you all find the motivation to get out and have your own adventures, whatever the conditions (political or meteorological!).
Tim Parkin
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End Frame: ‘Dance Off’ by Jeremy Barrett
I had admired his work for a while, his pictures often muted in colour and packed full of brooding moodiness. His woodland images always stood out, organising the chaos into constructive and beautiful ways, capturing fantastic scenes in stunning light. more
Weather Watcher
Have you ever tried looking for a weather forecast until you found the one you liked the look of and decided to believe in that? If so, you are not alone; I would definitely plead guilty. more
Tripod Spikes
During the testing and research for the recent tripods review article, the subject of tripod spikes came up a few times. I’ve taken it for granted for quite some time that spikes are essential tripod accessories but it seems there are quite a few people who don’t use them... more
Stillness & Silence in the Desert
There is a stillness to these images which is quite bewitching. A feeling of tranquillity and harmony, of peacefulness and austere simplicity. more
Alexandre Deschaumes
Alexandre describes his photographic beginnings as coming from within as much as without, a means of expression which complements his passion for music and shares its improvisation. more
Giving Chance a Chance
This approach has helped me to free myself from the limitations described above and to continue my photographic activity with renewed enthusiasm. more
Echoes of the Great War
In April 2016, Peter's exhibition "Echos of the Great War " opened at Weston Park in Sheffield and marked 100 years since the Battle of the Somme. Peter’s Great Uncle William Wyatt Bagshawe fought and died in the Somme and through retracing the footsteps of his great uncle, he took black and white photographs as the land as it is now. Suggesting the terrain of the frontline through details and abstractions. more
Yosemite
The moment the opportunity arose where I was able to visit Yosemite, I grabbed it with both hands and seized the chance. There was something about the place that had enticed me for decades, namely the work of Ansel Adams that had me transfixed to his books in a college library at the age of sixteen whilst working as a photography student. more
The Trees in my Photographs
This ethereal vision, the muffled sound of autumn and raindrops, of the wind in the leaves, gave off a sense of absolute peace, the same feeling that I constantly look for in my photographic experiences, among the same landscapes projected in this reality. more