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Issue 301
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End frame: Blade of light by Rafael Rojas
David Driman chooses one of his favourite images
Suzanne Mathia – Portrait of a Photographer
Elegance and intrigue through the lens
The Sheffield Great Flood of 1864
Fearful Inundation
Peter Gordon
Featured Photographer
Landscape as Visual Haiku
Linking words and Image
Lost & Found in Fog
Ebb and Flow on Inspiration’s Timeline
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It’s sunny weather in the Highlands, so that means it’s time to stay in and package books! It’s only a brief hiatus, and most of the outdoors is a soupy bog from the recent storms, so I’m not missing too much out there. And I have to admit I’m really excited to get the Natual Landscape Awards Volume 3 book into people’s hands. It’s easily the best I’ve created, and the photographs from our last competition are truly stunning.
Having been involved in printing books over the last three years, I’ve probably come to realise what a fraught experience it can be for people. Especially when it’s usually a big financial investment and involves something we’re so emotionally connected with. There are so many things to go wrong, so many parts to manage, etc. And that’s before you try to sell them and finally post them out to people.
I’ve also talked to many people around the world about printing their own books, and their experiences have invariably been mixed. There’s that mismatch between the photographer's really high standards and expectations and the consumer's desire to see good pictures, regardless of the slight errors in reproduction.
I’m going to be writing an article about the process of designing, printing and fulfilling a book project, and if you’ve made your own book, I’d like to hear about any of the ‘interesting’ experiences you had in the process (submissions@onlandscape.co.uk).
Tim Parkin
Issue 301
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End frame: Blade of light by Rafael Rojas
The photographer who created this image, Rafael Rojas, is a master at seeing, and takes great pleasure in teaching people how to see and to master the use of photography as a creative tool of personal expression. more
Suzanne Mathia – Portrait of a Photographer
Suzanne describes herself as being very curious about the subjects she photographs. If followed, a high level of curiosity can lead to better photographs of even the most mundane of subjects. more
The Sheffield Great Flood of 1864
By the 19th Century, Sheffield’s rapid industrial expansion stimulated population growth, calling for a reliable water source to provide power for industry and to improve sanitation for residents, many of whom lived in squalid shared housing. Consequently, an ambitious programme of reservoir construction was undertaken. The Dale Dyke dam excavations began on 1st January 1859. On the evening of 11th March 1864, during a violent storm, a crack was spotted in the embankment of the recently completed Dale Dyke dam. more
Peter Gordon
I have always maintained throughout my life that I wanted to work at something I felt passionate about. I feel so lucky that photography has given me that platform. more
Landscape as Visual Haiku
Most visual haiku images to be found are not linked to words, though there are examples where images have been used as a basis for haiku, or as in the Forms of Japan, existing haiku have been chosen to accompany an image. more
Lost & Found in Fog
Some things that are lost are tangible, though no more precious than those bits of ourselves we lose along the way, like the inspiration that fled from my life when I chose career over creativity, stability to be free to stability from want and need. more