Archive for November, 2009

Reflections …sometimes the devil is waiting behind the fence

I often wonder why so many of us are drawn to photography. I never cease to be fascinated by the reasons, by the motivations, and by all the myriad-and-one reasons why we take up photography. Over the years when I ask people why they have do it, some have answered confidently, while others have dithered [...]

Advice to a new photographer

Kia ora tatou: This blog post arrived in my inbox this morning…Often I am asked by people curious about turning their hobby/passion into a career whether they should do it.  Or not. My mentor, Richard Poole, when asked the same thing, would usually  tell the inquirer not to be so stupid. I, on the other [...]