Is Photography a Social Contract?
To me, photography, isn’t just a medium for artistic expression or documentation. It creates an implicit social contract between the photographer, the…
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More Fishing Huts
Further on the last photo, here is one of the photos I took during the day in bright sunlight.
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How Not Being Relevant Is Now An Advantage
I never followed trends. Still don’t. The branded trainers, the tribal colours, the group signalling that consumed my schoolmates meant nothing to…
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Fishing Huts
This is a return to my roots: a landscape with sunset colours. This is the sort of photos I was taking 20…
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Become a Good Photographer, Step Four: Force the Habit
It’s easy to fall into the comfortable position of not taking photos, even if you want to. Taking photographs requires switching into…
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Montrose bay
I took this photo in February 2006 in Montrose bay. It was a nice but freezing cold day that in Scotland results…
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Pretty Images Are Dead. Long Live Documentary Photography
Generative AI has had a massive impact on photography in the last couple of years. The moment Midjourney could conjure a flawless…
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Simple Landscape
Sometimes, photos don’t need to be complicated. You’re on your way somewhere, and you’re struck by a sight that appeals to you.…
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Photography Doesn’t Need a PhD!
I argued a few weeks ago how serious image-making is similar in many ways to scientific research: photographers, like scientists, must master…
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Crovie
I took this photo in Crovie, on the Northern coast of Scotland. It’s a tiny fishing village stuck between a cliff and…
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