The Beacon, taken at Elgol, the Isle of Skye. This simple image goes deeper than just the rain and the wind: it touches on the essence of…
Continue readingThe Beacon, taken at Elgol, the Isle of Skye. This simple image goes deeper than just the rain and the wind: it touches on the essence of…
Continue readingLepe (pronounced leap) is an area of coastline between the mouth of Southampton Water and the mouth of the Beaulieu River in Hampshire. It’s not a particularly…
Continue readingInterviews: pieces in the World War 2 jigsaw Probably the most challenging interviews are those occasions when the interviewee offers very brief or even one-word answers in…
Continue readingI can’t recall the exact date, but it was in late 1997 that I had occasion to visit the New Forest in Hampshire. During the three or…
Continue readingThe IMP Test Some believe that all you need to be a great photographer is great opportunities, good luck and talent (and a camera of course). But…
Continue readingBy Bob Ryan Of all the areas of expertise that define great photography, using the light is the one that has the ability to take the ordinary…
Continue readingAsk yourself: how many times in your life have you deliberately focused your camera? Ten thousand times, more? How many times have you let the camera choose…
Continue readingTo be honest I can’t really remember when I first became fascinated by the subject of wartime history. I think I was about 8 years of age…
Continue readingIt’s very hard to keep our feelings under wraps at the best of times and that is never so true as when we take a photograph. Both…
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