Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
In a former chapter of my life I trained as a life coach, and the core model we used was very goal centred. This worked very well for some projects, those where you are looking for a specific, measurable outcome, within a set time frame. But goals just don't fit in many parts of life.… Continue reading Aimless Photography
35hunter's first post debuted in December 2015, five years ago, when I was deep into 35mm film photography. Five years later, I felt it might be a good time to reflect and review, ahead of the next phase - both in blogging, and photography. In terms of audience growth and interaction on 35hunter, I'm really… Continue reading Five Years Of Blogging And Beyond
You might think the bare minimum for rewarding photography is obvious, especially since so many of us now walk around with a very capable camera in our phone these days. But despite trying my phone as my only camera a few times, it's repeatedly fallen short for the same reasons. Not much wrong with the… Continue reading The Bare Minimum For Rewarding Photography
When my main medium for listening to music was CDs, I enjoyed reading through the inlay booklet, plus other articles about the artist. It added some backstory to the music, gave it some context. The downside of this approach I think is that we soon form expectations. After finding an artist we like, then instead… Continue reading The Purity Of Enjoying Art Detached From The Artist
Back when I was predominantly shooting film, I was very conscious of the real cost of every frame. I'm not going to get into the minutiae of the numbers (yet), but even at its cheapest, every photowalk would end up costing me double figures (pounds). So of course with a tangible cost per shot, it… Continue reading How I Stopped Thinking About The Cost Of Film Photography
