Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Back in 2012 and 2013 when I was shooting up to 15 rolls of 35mm film a month, I used a range of cameras. Although many, I was shooting them just about often enough to get used to their unique functions. Plus, with the manual focus 35mm SLRs from the 70s and early 80s I… Continue reading Master Of None
There's a part of me that longs to live a life of spontaneity and freedom, deciding on a whim moment by moment where to go and what to do. But even if I put aside minor issues like finances and family responsibilities, I know I wouldn't actually enjoy this approach anyway. For me, boring as… Continue reading Routines May Sound Boring But They Just Work
How fast is the speed of life? My day job has always had a degree of flexibility in working hours, and whilst we have "core hours" of 10am to 4pm, as long as we work enough hours each period and our public service commitments are covered each day, you can pretty much start at 7am… Continue reading The Speed Of Trees
A photowalk the other day took me along the river Medway in Kent, and when the tree line broke I was greeted with this kind of view. The city in the distance, the marshland littered with grounded, rusted boats in the foreground, and the river meandering in between, was pretty spectacular. But I'm not one… Continue reading Avoiding The Obvious, And Other Philosophies
Anyone who's switched on a DSLR or mirrorless camera without a lens attached will be familiar with the rush of bright white amorphous light you're greeted with. Without a lens to focus the light in a meaningful way, the world is just a great white hot blur. So, unless we're trying something super experimental, we… Continue reading The Lenses We See The World Through
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