Natural Order #33, Grey County, Ontario, Canada, Spring 2020© Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto / Flowers Gallery, London The pandemic-era restrictions on travel and social interactions have prompted everyone to adapt, not least photographers, who can't work from home as easily as some. After all, to take pictures, you need subjects, and the … [Read more...]
Therapeutic Power Spots Japan – Healing The Adventurer Photographer
No explorer with backpack and camera in hand can escape the consequences of the decisions they have made. Two shining examples are Edmund Hillary or perhaps the Donner party. My team and I know the axiom ‘Fortune favors the bold', as we have all been tested by the elements. My current team and I came together in Japan, and we have spent over 20 years together … [Read more...]
THE QUEST FOR FORM – Thinking about composition in new ways: By Darren Lewey
Many articles or books on composition refer to different locations and subjects when explaining what makes a successful image. However, there are multiple compositional outcomes available to us and it can sometimes be easier to understand the nuances of framing in relation to one location. In this feature I’ll be referring to some of my photographs from Valle Verzasca … [Read more...]
LUMINOSITY & CONTRAST – A New Reality: By Alister Benn
By the autumn of 2016 I was so disillusioned with landscape photography, I was nearly ready to quit. Probably the two things that stopped me from doing so were the fact it’s my career and I have a dogged determination to enjoy my life. At that stage I was running perhaps 25-30 weeks of workshops a year, and anyone who does that knows how demanding it can be. There is a … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Fujis Part II – The X-Pro 3
The X-Pro 3 is a classic street-shooter’s camera – Boston on New Year’s Eve… But it can do landscape, too – a snowy Utah day. The X-Pro 3 is the most “Fujifilm” in philosophy of any camera I have ever used, and it is a camera that makes you want to go out and shoot with it. It’s not perfect, nor will it probably serve as anyone’s only camera – but it is a wonderful … [Read more...]
