If I could give one piece of advice…

If I could give one piece of advice... ... To a new photographer.. It would be...

A Journey to a Style – A Talk by Julie Edwards

I have been struggling with the subject for the next post and then this morning I started editing the keynote I have been presenting to camera clubs for the past few years in to this new "style" title. For the last few years my talk has been about how press photography, in particular how entertainment … Continue reading A Journey to a Style – A Talk by Julie Edwards →

All that wander are not lost..

Not really a post as such, just a quick gallery of images taken with the new X100VI in the first few days of owning it, wandering on the beach and walking between home and the studio. First, a wet bank holiday morning. All JPG from camera, slightly tweeked. I think mostly Reala Ace. Then a … Continue reading All that wander are not lost.. →

A follow up to my recent post about Photography Competitions and the WPO

Boris’s facebook statement….. 2 weeks ago I wrote “Is all what it seems when it comes to Photography Competitions?” Now there is an update - the creator of the image refused to accept the prize (see the above statement on facebook). Additionally there is a twitter thread that is highly interesting where one attendee at … Continue reading A follow up to my recent post about Photography Competitions and the WPO →

Is all what it seems when it comes to Photography Competitions?

I am all in favour of competitions that feature measurable methods of “best-ness“ but of course when it comes to any creative endeavour, any measurement can only be subjective and wholly down to the taste of the judges. So, add AI to the subjective-ness argument and is it fair to say photo competitions have run thier course?