Quote of the month 11/25
Quote of the month 11/25 Quote of the month 11/25 “The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” Elliott Erwitt Previous QOTM here.
Medium format picture of the week 47/25
Cold winter morning below Stanage Edge Not much in this photo. Just a few millstones randomly lying around. Shot taken during a super cold February morning below Stanage Edge in the Peak District National Park. The photo is not my favourite, but when I look at it, I can feel the bitter cold that I …
Medium format picture of the week 46/25
Summer forest There is something about Fujifilm Velvia 50. This slide film stock is not in production any longer, but I still have some rolls stashed in my fridge. Velvia 50 is known for very vivid colours. I usually use this stock for sunrises and sunsets, where I can use the full potential of the …
Printing postcards from the dystopian future
Back in the darkroom. Ohhh, how I missed it. This time, I decided to work on printing postcards on Ilford Multigrade IV RC Portfolio paper. Recently, I visited an exhibition by a group of local artists showing the world in the future. The exhibition did not look very cheerful. But it was thought-provoking and very …
Medium format picture of the week 45/25
Morning at the Yorkshire coast This place is amazing, Port Mulgrave in North Yorkshire. I have been lucky to catch the amazing sunrise light that morning in 2018. I had my Hasselblad ready, and I was shooting my trusted Kodak Ektar 100. Hard to describe this place; if you haven’t been, you should go for …
From the Archive: Biblioscapes podcast talk
In November 2022, I was a guest on the Biblioscapes in Discussion podcast. Because this post disappeared from my blog, I am posting this again on its 3rd anniversary Biblioscapes is a digital library of photo books that features photographers from around the world. It covers a variety of subject matters, themes and styles and …
Medium format picture of the week 44/25
Misty Misty morning in the Peak District National Park. The landscape was quiet and only birds disturbed the peace. I did a few exposures this morning, and I like all of them. There is something mystical and calming in the picture, which makes me come back to this shot. What’s your favourite shot you’ve never …
Quote of the month 10/25
Quote of the month 10/25 “Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.” Don McCullin Previous quoteQOTM
Medium format picture of the week 43/25
New morning This image was captured on the very first roll of colour film I ever ran through my new-to-me ( at that time ) Hasselblad 503CW. I still remember the excitement of testing each lens, slowly getting to know the rhythm of this beautiful machine. The shot isn’t technically perfect, but to me, it …