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Image of the Week (June Week 1)
I have decided to return to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia this week (for the journey through my photographic archives) which are the home...
Frank Hurley’s Diaries – 1912-1941
Last week I wrote about the World War I photographs of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer, who documented Shackleton’s Imperial...
A Photograph a Day Project during the Coronavirus Lockdown (Week 11)
Late this week we learned that the restrictions on our movement would be lifted a little which means that we are now able to drive to exercise. ...
Image of the Week (May Week 5)
I have travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Kenya in search of the Big 5 and more. My favourites are the Big Cats and...
The World War I Photographs of Frank Hurley
It is Frank Hurley’s photographs of the Endurance Expedition (1914-17) to Antarctica, for which he is best remembered – alongside the moving images...
In Search of the Ephemeral Hiddenness of Skye – Making a Film about my Work
"The Ephemeral Hiddenness of Skye is about trying to capture those fleeting glimpses of an Island that most people never see, and I almost feel as...
Remembering Deception Island – A Personal Memory
You may have been following my series of posts about visits I have made to Antarctica and in particular places that had some connection to...
Creative States of Mind – Recurring Themes
The final chapter of Patricia Townsend’s book, Creative States of Mind, is entitled Recurring Themes. Having reviewed the whole book over the past...
A Photograph a Day Project during the Coronavirus Lockdown (Week 10)
I knew that embarking on a photograph a day project during lockdown would be tough from time to time - even without knowing that we would be...
Image of the Week (May Week 4)
One of my most memorable trips was tracking gorillas in the Virunga Mountains of Rwanda in 2011. We convened early to be allocated a gorilla group...
Remembering Wilhelmina Bay – A Personal Memory
Last week I wrote and shared images of a visit I made to Grytviken, South Georgia, in 2016, in the footsteps of Shackleton. I received lots of...
Remembering Grytviken – A Personal Memory
You may not know this about me but I am fascinated by everything in the far south - the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. I spend a...
Creative States of Mind – Out into the World
The penultimate chapter of Creative States of Mind by Patricia Townsend is about artistic work finally reaching the outside world, after a long...
A Photograph a Day Project during the Coronavirus Lockdown (Week 9)
The weather in Week 9 of lockdown, on the Isle of Skye, has been mixed and unsettled but notwithstanding the frequent storms I have ventured out on...
Image of the Week (May Week 3)
One of my favourite trips photographing wildlife was going to Borneo way back in 2010 - so at a time when I was still learning the art of wildlife...
Creative States of Mind – The Artist’s Internal Frame
Chapter 8 of Patricia Townsend’s book Creative States of Mind is about the spaces and frames – the boundaries that an artist constructs in order to...
A Photograph a Day Project during the Coronavirus Lockdown (Week 8)
I started the week with a long walk with Freddie, my Golden Retriever. I was immediately struck by the intense vibrance of nature's colours -...
Image of the Week (May Week 2)
The journey through my photographic memories continues and a couple of BBC News articles about Antarctica prompted me to relive the two wonderful...