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Article of Faith - Outdoor Photography Oct 2005

Whatever photographers think of digital imaging - and those opinions range from zealous faith in its righteousness on the one hand to a certain belief it is the Devil's Work on the other - it has caused most of us to question what we do photographically, and wonder whether we need to change...

A Certain Light - Outdoor Photography Dec 2005

Quality of light is something I strive for endlessly in my photographs. Yet while it might seem that I and other landscape photographers can conjure up special light from nowhere, this is far from the case. And while perfect light is itself elusive, defining light quality in words may be even more so. Any experienced landscape photographer will tell you that you are not photographing trees, rocks, mountains, lakes, plants and so forth, but the light reflecting off them...

Mirrors and Windows - Outdoor Photography Jan 2006

Over 25 years ago now I bought one of my first photography books, Mirrors and Windows, American Photography since 1960. Essentially a catalogue to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it also contains an erudite essay on the exhibition's theme by the Museum's then director of photography, John Szarkowski...

Outdoor Photography March 2006

As a student of photography, one of my heroes was Henri Cartier-Bresson. I was always enchanted by the illusion of unexpected discovery that his pictures suggest. Looking at a photograph such as his Picnickers by the Seine I imagined he had just stumbled across the scene in question, framed his beautiful composition, and having made one 'snap', would have simply moved on...

Outdoor Photography May 2006

The price I pay for a certain amount of public profile is regular emails from aspiring and student photographers asking for advice and information on how to become a photographer. I try to reply to such requests personally and honestly, as I believe everybody is entitled to ask, and deserves help...

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