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Street Photography without people

Apr 20, 2019 Featured, Inspiration, Street Photography

Does Street Photography always have to include people? Is it not just more a case of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, whether it be objects, buildings or whatever else constitutes the urban landscape.

In praise of verticality

Aug 15, 2018 Featured, Street Photography

I’ve always approached photography as the art of capturing reality in a way that is not instinctively obvious to the naked eye. This is one of the fundamental reasons I’ve often been drawn to the vertical format. Framing a picture within the upright dimensions of a 35mm camera, is a compositional choice which creates, by its nature, an alternate perspective.

The importance of good headgear

Aug 24, 2017 Featured, Inspiration, Personal stories, Street Photography

Earlier this year the world's most prestigious photo agency Magnum brought out their guide for photographers and it was teasingly entitled "Wear Good Shoes " !

Finding my vision in Rome

Apr 24, 2017 Featured, Street Photography, Workshops

Just over two weeks ago, I returned from a 5 day workshop with husband and wife team Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb in Rome, entitled " Finding Your Vision", organized by RVM Hub.

Location, location, location

Mar 12, 2019 Featured, Street Photography

When we marvel at the skill of street photographers to extract from the chaotic mass of visual information that surrounds us, a spontaneous and magical moment of everyday life, it would seem that they are just blessed with good luck. The truth however is somewhat different. We head to locations that we know are going to provide us with rich photographic potential.

Weekend Street Photo Workshop in Saint Malo, September 2017

Dec 15, 2017 Featured, Street Photography, Workshops

Really satisfied with the way my Weekend Street Photography workshop turned out, held in the fortified Breton coastal town of Saint Malo, on the first weekend of September.

Sikh remembrance of 1984 massacre

Jun 12, 2017 Featured, Personal stories, Street Photography

Last weekend in London, I came across a mass demonstration by Sikhs in Trafalgar Square, in remembrance of the 1984 assault by the Indian government on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, which left hundreds dead.

Steve McCurry – authenticity and the pursuit of perfection

Apr 22, 2017 Featured, Inspiration

It was about this time last year, that the world of photography was given quite a serious jolt. One of it's most famous, and popular practitioners- Steve McCurry, a regular with National Geographic and long standing member of the prestigious Magnum agency, best known for his iconic photograph of the Afghan girl, was accused of manipulating his images.

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Street Photography without people

In praise of verticality

The importance of good headgear

Finding my vision in Rome

Location, location, location

Weekend Street Photo Workshop in Saint Malo, September 2017

Sikh remembrance of 1984 massacre

Steve McCurry – authenticity and the pursuit of perfection

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