Last Monday evening I had the honour of being asked to address a gathering of local camera clubs. I could talk about whatever I wanted. So i decided to address them on a subject which has and continues to fascinate the photo-educator in me. Why do we photograph? Here is the text of that address… [...]

Each time I teach the landscape workshop, I introduce landscape photography as a genre by showing a PowerPoint presentation I’ve built up over the years, which traces the history of photographing the landscape. I normally do this at least a couple of times a year, so I get to see all the photographs in the [...]

Kia ora tatou: There I was, tearing my hair out ( see pic below), trying to get the driver for my screen calibration device to work, and this popped into my Inbox. It helped, it really helped. To Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity 1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses [...]

With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. ..It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed day -H.G Wells, War of the Worlds The earth is 12000 km in diameter; the atmosphere which surrounds [...]

Kia ora tatou: As a number of you know, I have been on the road for the last three weeks, working on a book. My thanks and apologies to all of you who have emailed me, usually prefacing it with wherever you are…. With little or no access to email, I have been obliged to [...]