What’s new
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Level horizons and constructive criticism
Level horizons are really just the tip of a critical iceberg. Here’s why you should consider going straight.
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Artist or Photographer?
Artist or photographer? A question after a talk I gave stumped me for a while, and here’s why. But is it either / or or can I be both?
Backstories
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Wrong end of the telescope, 2019
You get the telescope out to try and see more clearly but it doesn’t help. It’s the wrong way round. And they’re getting further away.
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Late bar, Venice, 2008
By daylight the scene is nothing to write home about. But at night, nearly midnight, all those extraneous elements and colours just disappeared, and the atmosphere of the Venetian night took over.
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The Heron Wood, 2020 an intuitive project
Is your photography thought-through or more intuitive? Do your pictures depend on your experience or do you just go exploring?
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A Longing for Distant Shores, 2015
It does seem I get inspired by bad weather. I just needed 50 seconds between squalls to get the long exposure shot, and I wasn’t getting them.
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Time’s Arrow, 2016
There was something about the line of gravestones not just leading to the door but also taking you back in time as you walk along beside them.
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Lower Gilmore Bank, Edinburgh, 2019
It’s the sort of picture I’ve always longed to be able to make – technically and compositionally appealing.
On Seeing
The latest in a collection of writings about seeing in photography
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Level horizons and constructive criticism
Level horizons are really just the tip of a critical iceberg. Here’s why you should consider going straight.
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Expectations of Pictures
I got thinking about how we each bring our own expectations of how images work. What really interested me was how we deal with when that expectation is not met.
On Motivation
The latest in a collection of writings about motivation in photography
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Artist or Photographer?
Artist or photographer? A question after a talk I gave stumped me for a while, and here’s why. But is it either / or or can I be both?
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How a small edit changes a snapshot to fine art
How can one photo work as both a snapshot and as fine art with just one small edit?
On Landscapes
The latest in a collection of writings about photographing landscapes
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Artist or Photographer?
Artist or photographer? A question after a talk I gave stumped me for a while, and here’s why. But is it either / or or can I be both?
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How a small edit changes a snapshot to fine art
How can one photo work as both a snapshot and as fine art with just one small edit?