If you’re into photography, and particularly if street photography is your thing, then you will have probably enjoyed an interview with the great Joel Meyerowitz at some point. He seems to be very generous with his time and in most photography podcast episodes listings there is usually one dedicated to him. And so you already […]
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After a frustrating afternoon watching my son’s football team get knocked out of the cup, at a semi-final stage, I went off with my camera in search of a creative balm. The light was lovely, late afternoon, blue sky and just a few clouds. With not much time I stayed local and decided to go
In Joel Meyerowitz’s recent book ‘How I Make Photographs‘, which I’m currently enjoying he says: You’ve got a frame, which you’re going to fill with things that appeal to you. So what’s important in the frame? What should you include? What should you leave out? And what he points out next is I believe pretty
I enjoy the videos Alex produces. He’s thoughtful and reflective. His YouTube channel is called The Photographic Eye and that’s really his focus – as he says ‘the art of photography is the art of seeing’. He does this by profiling the work of some of the greats but also draws on his own experience
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I live on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, an area well known for it’s industrial archaeology. Mining (for alum, iron, coal and jet) and quarrying (for stone, sands and gravel) have always played a part in the local economy and have left their mark on the landscape Iron ore has been
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I’ve only just discovered the Photography Daily podcast and can’t remember how but it’s a recommended listen. The man behind it is Neale James and his laid back style is just how I like it – for fear of offending him I can best describe his voice as old style Radio 2 – think Johnnie
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I don’t think I have ever been to this small fishing port, which is just 45 minutes drive from home, but I’ll certainly visit Staithes again. I was alerted to go by an article about the best places to take photographs in North Yorkshire and as yesterday was perfect, bright late afternoon sunshine and dark
This evening I went on a beautiful dusk walk up to the woods above Sinnington, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. A stony track just past the church takes you up to the woodlands which extend almost as far as the village of Cropton. You follow a path along the field edge with the woodland to your left
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