Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
This is the first in an occasional series of posts featuring images made in and around some of the churches and churchyards of rural Sussex, where I live. This isn't a tourist's guide, so you won't find detailed histories of the churches, or precise locations, and often you won't even see full images, but rather… Continue reading The Beautiful Ancient Rural Churches Of Sussex (I)
Speaking with fellow photographer Pavel recently got me back to thinking about why - and what - I photograph. The tagline of 35hunter is "hunting for beauty and balance", and one of the literal ways I do this is with a camera, seeking subjects and compositions that I find beautiful, then capturing them with a… Continue reading Do Your Photographs Influence Your Mood, Or Does Your Mood Influence Your Photographs?
A very brief recap of my photography adventures since I started shooting with intention around 2005, looks like this - 2005 - 2011 - Used phone cameras (mostly Sony) to learn how to compose and find my favourite subject matter. 2011 - 2012 - Shot intensively with my first "proper" camera, a Nikon Coolpix P300.… Continue reading 5 Deep And Lasting Benefits Of Film Photography (Even Though I Now Shoot 100% Digital)
As 35hunter has evolved and the archives have grown, I've naturally found myself giving thought to the whole nature of blogging, why I continue, and what I gain from it. A large part is to meet and converse with others who also enjoy photography-based beauty hunting, like you. Another significant aspect of having a blog… Continue reading Our Blogs Are Thought Playgrounds
Photography as a hobby has a multitude of positive benefits, not least of all on your physical and mental health. I was reminded of this over the past weekend I've not been so well, with a stomach ailment. As I've discovered previously, when my digestive system isn't at full health, it tends to have a… Continue reading How Photography Helps My Physical And Mental Wellbeing
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