I watched the video below, created by the excellent and thoughtful Justin Jones, and it inspired me to document the walk I was about to go on later in the day. John Gossage’s The Pond is a photobook published in 1985. The project is a landscape narrative, shot around a derelict pond on the edge […]
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A friend asked me to take her son to basketball at York College so, whilst I was waiting, I explored the building and the underground car park. There was a bitingly cold wind so I didn’t hang around too long but here are the results. Probably my favourite is this one – I like the
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Quite by chance I came across a lengthy appreciation of the photographer Ernst Haas on YouTube which I found inspiring. Part of the Masters of Photography series it looks at his colour work. He was a pioneer – exhibiting at MoMA, even before Eggleston. The video critically reviews many of his most famous images. As
I do struggle with Helmsley. It’s very pretty. The tourists love it. And there are obvious photographic opportunities. But I find it less interesting than other places because it is so picturesque. So that’s what drove me to go yesterday. To challenge myself, to dig a little deeper. Much of what I shot I’m not
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Been pouring with rain most of the day but by the time I got out, around 4pm, it was just starting to clear up. Walked the big loop with Polly’s labrador and just got these couple.
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Yesterday was a gorgeous day with bright light and a clear blue sky. So headed off to Whitby, along with thousands of others, it was packed. I parked on the outside of town and walk in. Dropping down to the beach, just before the large arts centre, I spotted these colourful beach huts shouting to
With no walk yesterday and the next two days taken up with workshops, today had to be the day to head out with the camera. I didn’t want to go far so parked in Lastingham, walked up to the moor and did a circuit back into the village. The sky was pretty dramatic and with
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I seem to always begin my blog posts with a short description of the weather and today is no exception. Except to say instead of grey and cold, today we had our first proper winter snow, well large flakes that didn’t last long but matched with some winter sunshine enough to get me out. I
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