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The Sound of One Hand
Continuing on from my previous articles, Cloud Allusions and The Thing Itself, which covered the works and ideas of Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams and how they relate to a Zen understanding of the nature of reality, I come finally to the photographer most widely associated with Zen: Minor White. more
George Kalantzes
Picking up on Stieglitz’s concept of equivalence, the images that appeal to me most are well composed and contain subtle elements that engage and challenge the viewer to look deeper into the image that they might discover or share in your personal experience. more
The Thing Itself
Edward Weston’s thoughts on photography are peppered throughout his Daybooks (journals predominantly covering the period 1922-1934). 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
Cloud Allusions
In this series of three articles, my intention is to examine some ideas about the practise of landscape photography in the light of the teachings of Zen Buddhism. more
Eliot Porter
Eliot Porter, born in 1901; the beginning of a century that would transform photography. more