Landscapes in Focus,Stories in Silver
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 …
Title: The Mountains of Snowdonia Author: John Clow Published by: Creative monochrome,1993 First edition, soft cover I was thinking about which book to pick for my next Photographers’ Library review, and my eyes found two books by John Clow on my shelf. I immediately started to think about how underrated this photographer is. The second …
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Quote of the month 04/26 “As great a picture can be made as one’s mental capacity-no greater. Art cannot be taught; it must be self-inspiration, though the imagination may be fired and the ambition and work directed by the advice and example of others.” Edward Weston Previous QOTM here.