Is Photography World Building?
Before you push the shutter button, before even you leave the house, everything has been decided. You might not have a list…
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Self-image is noise
Photographers often pride themselves on knowing who they are and what they do. In fact, a lot of us believe that it…
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You Don’t Need to Deliver
I used to believe my photography time was precious, which meant every outing had to count. If I couldn’t imagine the shot…
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Photography Isn’t Art. Until It Is
There is nothing that separates a password mugshot from a photography master piece: you can use the same camera for both, the…
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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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Street Photography Taxonomy
Street photography is something that bothers me, so I want to understand it. And to understand things, I need to classify them…
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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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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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