Jan 13, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I am starting to broaden my reading and research beyond that of photographers and artists in order to gain insights into how I might enhance my practice. During the intense period of practice before Christmas I started to write about the scene I was photographing and...
Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorised |
In our meeting before the break, my second supervisor suggested I pick out some small themes of philosophy, such as the unnameable glimmer (the subject of a couple of blogs before Christmas) and write about how the ideas relate to my practice. She explained that I am...
Jan 9, 2021 | Uncategorised |
One of the defining moments in the first semester of my PhD was when my second supervisor suggested I reframe my activities to place my photographic practice at the heart of my research. She introduced me to the concept of practice as research in the Arts and the...
Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorised |
I decide to return to the loch later in the morning, rather than before sunrise. The intense cold of yesterday has lifted and the sun has started to warm the air. The colours on the loch are more vivid and the ice patterns have greater light and shade. I am able to...
Jan 3, 2021 | Uncategorised |
This is not a photographic practice day for me but nonetheless I decide to visit the loch. It is forecast to be misty, so I take a look before first light and while the moon is still high in the sky. It is very cold (about -4), but nonetheless, I am somewhat...
Jan 2, 2021 | Uncategorised |
Over Christmas, I read a book by Raynor Winn called The Wild Silence (2020). I had downloaded her first book The Salt Path but hadn’t read it. The Wild Silence is a true story of the author’s life and her connection with nature. She is compelled to spend time in...