The images, opinions and occasional ravings of a photographer and PHD Candidate.
The thing to bear in mind however is that the platform from which I am photographing will never be still – it skims lightly over the top of a moving surface Mobilis in Mobili. If I stop paddling then the current will take me where it will, or the river’s flow, or the wind. There’s times I can stop that – hang onto a handy rock or tree root, or ground myself on a sandbar for a minute – but there are others where I can’t.
I’ve written a great deal about photography as an art form, and about its place when everyone carries a camera. A few years back I presented a conference paper, in which I argued that there’s always a role for the dedicated photographer. My argument was that the best image comes from the engaged observer – … Continue reading Blue ocean, black and white film : When photography becomes incidental.
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