The Shape of Gone Things
There are things that are the most visible when they’re no longer there.
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Threshold Photography Gear
I suspect every photographer has a piece of equipment that changed everything for them. Not always expected, rarely expensive. But the one…
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Three Types Are In Fact Eight Axes
Tracy Friedlander’s post on the three Substack creator type appeared on my Substack timeline one Sunday morning. I found it interesting and…
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Photography Newsletters on Substack
I’ve seen a number of people creating curated lists of Substack photography newsletters lately. Some are just blunt lists that are hard…
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The Root of All Style
Years of landscape photography eventually crystallised into something I could trust. The experimentation settled, the instincts took hold, and I started recognising…
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Photographer Focus OOS-#1: Darkrooms Uncovered Interview
1. What does your creative ritual look like? Do you have specific habits or conditions that spark your creativity? First, I need…
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Don’t look for validation of your photography
Photography is in essence a conversation between you and the world, not you and an audience. There is a reason why it’s…
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Can Creativity Exist Without Boredom?
I travel roughly 2,000 kilometres a week for work. Sometimes, on the train, I put my phone away and sit with nothing.…
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If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people
I stopped photographing for many years. Nothing dramatic happened; it was a slow fade. I’d go out with a camera, walk around,…
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Deadpan: An Investigation
I first encountered the phrase deadpan photography around Youtube, of all places. I was watching one of Tatiana Hopper’s videos I think…
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