This category contains the posts I write at five o’clock in the morning when the weather is too foul to go out. They are about me, my life and the things I think about.
So at the beginning of October Affinity startled the world of photography by withdrawing all products, Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher from sale via their website and promising to make an announcement on October 30th that would change the way we did creativity forever. Naturally this announcement spawned feverish speculation, it was the…
I’ve been researching locations for photo safaris we are running next year and last week’s trip to the Gorafe desert set me thinking about the ways that our favourite focal lengths can trap us and actually get in the way of the story. Storytelling in Landscape Photography is an art form in itself, by definition…
AI Social media and 2025. It’s the end of 2024 and although I’m not usually given to mixing politics with photography, there is an undeniably political context with both AI, Social Media and the oncoming new year. When AI first appeared in photography, it was in the guide of “allegedly AI” assisted enhancements to various…
One Thing Leads To Another The apparently simple act of jettisoning forty years worth of accumulated camera bags set in motion a change that rippled through my entire relationship with photography. Moving to Spain When I moved to Spain full time three years ago I was aware that I would be giving up what had…
It’s been an exhausting few months and I feel like I don’t have all that much to show for it, but that is about to change. I’ve been working away behind closed doors on a whole raft of new projects. New Adventures in Photography indeed! Photography Workshops The headline news is that my longstanding plans…
Beginner, Intermediate and Pro – what do these terms even mean? Photography for beginners is the same as it is for Pro’s. Fundamentally both are using a set of near identical tools to create an image. Misleading Hierarchies Beginner, Intermediate, Pro are the common categories used to create a hierarchy of educational materials in almost…
Almost every photographer I know suffers at least slightly. Understanding gear acquisition syndrome or GAS, is important if you want to stay in charge of your photography. In 1998 at age 90, the photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, who was decidedly middle class and used a Leica, observed to the acclaimed and occasionally sharp photographer Helmut Newton:…
So we’ve finally done it! We’ve been talking about moving to Andalucia for years! I’m writing this post from my new home in the foothills of the Alpujarras. An area of stunning natural beauty, 20 miles from Granada and the same distance from the sea. Already I feel less stressed and more optimistic. What’s the…