Kia ora tatou: Just a reminder of the one-day seminars in January. There are still a few places left, so if you want a break from festive season excess and to give your eye, camera and brain a workout, sign up. The 3 courses dovetail, building upon each other. Workshop One is devoted to the [...]
Kia ora tatou: One of the reasons I moved to WordPress was this essay on Art (or is that art) emailed to me by Kevin Jones, which is LOOONNNGG. There was no easy way to post something this valuable and thought-provoking….until now. He writes: ART I read a review of John Carey’s forth-coming book, “What [...]
Kia ora tatou: A number of people have mentioned to me that they would like to spend some time brushing up on their technique and getting to grips with digital photography (or just building on what they already know). For that reason, and since I will be in Christchurch most weekends this January working on [...]
The camera will never compete with the brush and palette until such time as photography can be taken to Heaven or Hell. Edvard Munch Photography has always reminded me of the second child.. trying to prove itself. The fact that it wasn’t really considered an art that it was considered a craft.. has trapped almost [...]
Kia ora tatou: Last weekend, I went to see Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth. I am still somewhat in shock after seeing a potential future for the planet, our planet, laid out so graphically and chillingly. I spent a couple of days trying to find the flaws in it. I want to see the [...]
Alex (16, and new to photography) wanted to post this image and make his own statement about it. He would appreciate your comments. Personally I do not believe in God, but after taking a picture like this I can’t help believing God exists. When we reached the top of the hill and had a look [...]
Tawhirimatea kept his promise, and he continues to do so to this day. Sometimes he is content to listen to advice from his parents and forgive his siblings. On those days the weather is fine, clear, and calm. But sometimes he is reminded of the pain his parents endured when they were separated and the [...]
Many Photographers are concerned only with the subject and they seek to render it as it is. Often they fail to observe that the lighting and the atmosphere adorn and transform even the most humble and commonplace objects. Leonard Misonne (1870-1943) As a photographer you enlarge or emphasise certain moments, making it another reality. In [...]
It is my intention…to present to the public, from time to time, my impressions of foreign lands, illustrated by photographic views -Francis Frith (1822-1898) The physical object to me, is merely a stepping stone to an inner world where the object, with the help of subconscious drives and focused perceptions, becomes transmuted into a symbol [...]
