Theory – Page 5 – Photoni.st

26/05/202520/05/2025

The Bestest Travel Setup in the History of the Universe

Did you like my attempt at YT-style clickbait? Seriously, there is no such thing. There is no perfect setup; there is no one way to do things; there is no best lens/camera/film. Only you can know what gear works for you given a set of circumstances. Let’s move on from that.

As I’m going to travel to Oslo, as I do a couple of times a year for work (I work for vikings), I thought I’d show my camera travel setup and explain my choices. Not because I do it better than anyone else and I have some magical knowledge of what is best, but just out of interest, because I like to know what people use for their own photography. Feel free to show me yours.

23/05/202520/05/2025

What will happen to your photos once you’re gone?

One of the things that I’ve been thinking about for a long time is: what will happen to my photos once I’m gone? I’m not talking about whether the actual images will still exist (hint: print). I’m talking about what will people do with them.

22/05/2025

Islay Lighthouse

To start the series, I’ve taken a random photo from many years ago. In May 2009, I visited the isle of Islay, on the West coast of Scotland, with my wife and my parents. Islay is a pilgrimage place for people interested in peaty whisky and both my wife and my father are into it. So it made sense to have a visit.

16/05/202515/05/2025

Is Substack Just a Bunch of Echo Chambers?

I’m still trying to identify why I like Substack so much more than other social platforms. So navel gazing warning is in place.

One of the things that annoyed me with Substack is the fact that the various people writing on it do so for duplicates of themselves.

An interesting boat. Nothing to do with the post, but I wanted a photo in it

12/05/202512/05/2025

Exploring Street Photography in Paris

I’m not a street photographer. Part of it is that I live in the middle of nowhere and we don’t really have streets. I was in Paris at the weekend to visit my parents, so I experimented a bit.

09/05/202514/03/2025

An Obsession with Details

Sometimes, photography reminds me of scientific research. Both disciplines demand an intense focus on minute details, adhering to conventions that outsiders rarely understand, communicating in a formalized way, and both often seem incomprehensible to the general public.

Cheese grater with a macro lens. I love the pattern

02/05/202514/03/2025

The Case for Printing Photographs in the Digital Age

In our modern world of unlimited cloud storage and high-capacity hard drives, the practice of printing photographs might seem antiquated. Yet, this traditional approach to preserving memories remains not just relevant but crucial, particularly when considering the long-term preservation of our visual heritage.

Cover of one of my printed books showing the Orion nebula

24/04/2025

Pedant, moi?

Sometimes people call me pedantic because I insist on defining things precisely. I don’t do it for pleasure. I do it because it’s important and it helps understand things.

18/04/202527/03/2025

I Hate Photography Challenges. But I Like Them

I hate photography challenges. They just don’t work for me. But I also desperately want to take part.

Forest shot once part of a photoghraphy competition

11/04/202510/04/2025

It’s Good To Be Derivative

Over the years, I have developed what I call my photographic style. It doesn’t mean my photos are good, just that I found what pleases me and what works for me. And that’s what I do. I don’t do this professionally, not even creatively, so I don’t feel the pressure to be different.