I’ve recently been thinking about the connection between music and landscape photography. What prompted this was a comment on a social media post where the author said “these aren’t good photographs”. The discussion went on to reveal that the photographer in question just didn’t like the type of photographs they were commenting on.

I was left wondering why people are happy to say that they don’t like certain genres of music but can appreciate that they may be good, while in photography, people are more likely to dismiss work that is outside of the genres or styles that they like.
For example, I’m a fan of country-picking guitar and banjo (Appalachian style), but if I played some to a random person, they might say, “I’m not really a fan of that sort of music”. However, show them a complex abstract photo of rock patterns, and they’re more likely to dismiss it as “a bit crap”. (I understand that this is a generalisation!).

I think possibly my landscape photography has entered it’s postmodern bluegrass celtic bagpipe revival phase. That might explain some of the feedback I’m getting!

My freind Somhairle’s amazing Scottish trad, funk, world and EDM fusion band, “Croft No. 5”. Playing Glasgow 16th August

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