Kia ora tatou: Some more thoughts from last weekend’s workshop… Alan I enjoyed the weekend at Hanmer immensely, and as a bonus I learned a lot. Both technically, thank you Tony, and about myself. It was great to be with a bunch of similarly inclined people, all probably far more talented than me, wanting to [...]
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. Leonardo da Vinci Kia ora tatou: Last weekend I had the joy of working with a number of photographers here in Hanmer Springs, spending time on the creative process and [...]
Kia ora tatou: Last week I posted one of Jenny’s assignments as part of the mentoring programme. This was another piece submitted as one of the assignments. There are others, but they are hidden away in a section of my website accessible only to myself and the mentorees. Some time ago, I wrote a post [...]
I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand. -Robert Mapplethorpe I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the world rather than just look at it. ~Author Unknown [...]
Kia ora tatou: As part of my mentoring programme, students are asked to carry out three assignments in which they look at their place in the pantheon of the medium. Jenny has submitted this essay , and an amazing piece of scholarship it is… Pour a glass of whatever you fancy, sit back, and read…. [...]
Kia ora tatou: From time to time people send me images to comment upon (my apologies if i do take some time to respond; it will improve when they introduce DLT aka Daylight Lengthening Time), and I love it when it happens. Sometimes i must be polite, but most of the time I am stunned [...]
It really began with a chance comment, with an unexpected conversation. What are we doing this afternoon? Would you like to go out to Riverton? I hadn’t been there in nearly 15 years, so the opportunity to wander around a town which often attracts derision because of its out-of-the-way location, because of a perception that [...]
