Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
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 …
Quote of the month 06/26 “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs.When images become inadequate,I shall be content with silence” Ansel Adams Previous QOTM here.
Title: A Tree, A Blade of Grass Author: Shinzo Maeda Published by: Taschen Verlag GmbH 1993 I do not own many books by Japanese photographers. This one is one of them and it has a prominent place in my Photographer’s Library. Shinzo Maeda was a Japanese photographer famous for landscape photographs and movies. He published …
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Title: Perspective on Landscape Author: edited by Bill Gaskins Published by: Art Council of Great Britain 1978 This release of my short review of the Photographer’s Library series will be about a small soft-cover book called Perspectives on Landscape. It was published by the Art Council of Great Britain in 1978. The book brings together …
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I think it’s about time for a quick update on my project Magatta-Ki. I am working on my project slowly but surely and trying to produce as many usable prints as I can. For this session, I selected 3 negatives from my photo session in jun 2025. Seems like I am running a whole year …
Yes, you are reading this right—a new camera. I decided to purchase a new camera, not an analogue but a digital one. 🙂 What’s more, it is not a camera you’re thinking of. It is something completely different, and so far I am enjoying it a lot. What is it, you ask? It is a …
Title: The Nature of Photographs Author: Stephen Shore Published by: Phaidon Press Limited, Second edition paperback 2027 Another short review in my series of the Photographer’s Library. Today, I will be writing about Stephen Shore’s book, The Nature of Photographs. It’s once again one of the books that talk more about how to look at …
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Title: Photographs Not Taken – A collection of Photographers’ Essays Author: edited by Will Steacy Published by: Daylight Community Arts Foundation, 2021 For today’s review in my series of Photographer’s library series, I chose a small book which does not include any pictures, nothing at all. It is a 135-page book edited by Will Steacy, …
Quote of the month 05/26 “It’s more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera.” Sebastião Salgado Previous QOTM here.
After a couple of months without taking my camera out, I finally managed to get out for the shoot. Well, nothing fancy, just a quick outing to the Peak District to explore places where I can shoot for my ongoing project, Magatta Ki. I’m always trying to find new places I haven’t been before, and …