What’s new
Leader Water – a finished project
The Leader Water is the third in a series of three books featuring woodland in the Scottish Borders. A finished project? Well, maybe for the time being.
Backstories
Wrong end of the telescope, 2019
You get the telescope out to try and see more clearly but it doesn’t help. It’s the wrong way round. And they’re getting further away.
Distant Horizons, 2019
Sometimes, when you take a photograph, you know immediately what it’s about. Other times, you’re not so sure. This was one of those times.
Bamburgh, 2016
Bamburgh, 2016: bringing myths to life – the story behind the image.
The Heron Wood, 2020 an intuitive project
Is your photography thought-through or more intuitive? Do your pictures depend on your experience or do you just go exploring?
A Longing for Distant Shores, 2015
It does seem I get inspired by bad weather. I just needed 50 seconds between squalls to get the long exposure shot, and I wasn’t getting them.
Safe Homecomings, 2016
Thoughts of home after the uncertainty of carefully picking your way up river past sandbars and shoals.
On Seeing
The latest in a collection of writings about seeing in photography
Level horizons and constructive criticism
Level horizons are really just the tip of a critical iceberg. Here’s why you should consider going straight.
Expectations of Pictures
I got thinking about how we each bring our own expectations of how images work. What really interested me was how we deal with when that expectation is not met.
On Motivation
The latest in a collection of writings about motivation in photography
Artist or Photographer?
Artist or photographer? A question after a talk I gave stumped me for a while, and here’s why. But is it either / or or can I be both?
How a small edit changes a snapshot to fine art
How can one photo work as both a snapshot and as fine art with just one small edit?
On Landscapes
The latest in a collection of writings about photographing landscapes
Artist or Photographer?
Artist or photographer? A question after a talk I gave stumped me for a while, and here’s why. But is it either / or or can I be both?
How a small edit changes a snapshot to fine art
How can one photo work as both a snapshot and as fine art with just one small edit?