Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my photography and trying to figure out a new direction for my work. Then, out of the blue, I stumbled upon this little book that collects the works of the Japanese poet Matsuo BASHO. This guy is a big deal from the Edo period and is …
Read more “The Wisdom of the Crooked Tree – 曲がった木 (magatta ki)”
Title: Contact: theory Author: Lustrum Press Published by: Lustrum Press 1980 Today’s review in my Photographer’s library series will be a slightly different. Different because I am not entirely sure if this book is an art book or just a photography technique book. In any case, it’s both. The book is called Contact: Theory. It …
Medium Format Picture of the Week (MFPOTW) Weekly blog series showcasing photographs that were mostly left out of my galleries. It also features other images I appreciate for various reasons. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this journey with me. Santa Maria de Colombo, Funchal , Madeira 2023 It’s summer and we all doing tourists stuff …
Title: Our Forbidden Land Author: Fay Godwin Published by: Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1990 paperback This week I will carry on with yet another book by Fay Godwin from my Photographer’s library. This is the last one I own and maybe the most important. I think this book is one of Godwin most powerful works. Combining …
Medium Format Picture of the Week (MFPOTW) Weekly blog series showcasing photographs that were mostly left out of my galleries. It also features other images I appreciate for various reasons. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this journey with me. National Maritime museum , Amsterdam. 2023 There is so much to see in Amsterdam. The National …
Happy birthday to me ! It’s official , this photographer is officially old now. I reached a milestone, and I am 50 now. :-). Nothing wrong with that. right? 50 is apparently new 30. It made me wonder and look back. I have been photographing for at least 35 years (on and off). It seems …
Quote of the month 07/26 “The eye should learn to listen before it looks” Robert Frank Previous QOTM here.
Medium Format Picture of the Week (MFPOTW) Weekly blog series showcasing photographs that were mostly left out of my galleries. It also features other images I appreciate for various reasons. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this journey with me. KitKat stones , Peak District National Park . 2023 The KitKat Stones are a unique freestanding …
Title: Land Author: Fay Godwin Published by: Heineman, London 1985 Today I will carry on with another book by Fay Godwin from my Photographer’s library. I mentioned before that I am a massive fan of Godwin’s work. I do own three of her books. Land is one of the books that perfectly displays Godwin’s creative …
Medium Format Picture of the Week (MFPOTW) Weekly blog series showcasing photographs that were mostly left out of my galleries. It also features other images I appreciate for various reasons. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this journey with me. Dolbadarn Castle, Snowdonia (Eryri) National Park, Wales. 2022 Dolbadarn Castle is a beautiful ruin of the …
Title: Elmet Author: Photographs by Fay Godwin, Poems by Ted Hughes Published by: Faber and Faber, Revised edition 1994 It’s not that many British photography books of 20 century which you can call defining. This book certainly is. It brings together the striking black-and-white photographs of Fay Godwin with a text by Ted Hughes. The …