17 September, 2023
360º Migration – A Video Story
Migration is a not a new phenomenon. But it comes to our attention regularly. News stories are abundant. From terrible tragedies at sea to local communities going to extraordina...
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Weeks of lockdown were beginning to play tricks on my mind. That was the only possible explanation I could come up as I checked the screen confirmation on Amazon that I had inde...
In these quite extraordinary times of Covid - 19 it is a challenge to all photographers to capture images of what is probably going to be the most significant event of this gene...
What makes a good portrait? Can we really expect a single image to reveal a person’s character? Or even a side of their character? And does the quality of the image matter - do ...
19 March, 2020
Enjoying and Learning in the Darkroom – by Michael Scott
As a film photographer, I’m in the fortunate position of being able to print my own work, both colour and black and white, in a darkroom. For some few years now I’ve been rentin...
25 January, 2020
5 frames in Winter Wonderland with a Leica 111F – by Michael Scott
Hamish's recent posts on gear you 'need' or/and 'want' set me thinking - if I had to chose just one camera from my modest collection which one would it be? Logically, surely my ...
Having used a couple of 1950s 6x6 folders (see my earlier posts) and been impressed with the results, I thought I would give a 6x9 folder a try. A bit of research on eBay landed...
21 November, 2019
5 frames of the Extinction Rebellion with a Leica R5 – by Michael Scott
Mention Leica and most photographers think of their legendary ‘M’ rangefinder cameras. In contrast, Leica’s ‘R’ SLR film cameras are more forgotten. Which means they are cheap(e...