By John Wilson | Art & Creativity
“Enigma – A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.” (Oxford) A few years ago I got introduced to the work of Abelardo Morell, a Cuban American photographer and Professor Emeritus of Photography at the Massachusetts College of Art. He’s most famous for his “Camera Obscura” project which turns rooms into a camera […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post , News
First Monday Post of 2020: final call for the ongoing musical images challenge. Thoughts on a comment about what happens to our images. Thoughts on the idea of a pictures of the month selection. Thoughts about collaborative projects. And news from Phr 🙂 Musical images challenge: last call. The results will be published […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
It seems to me a great way of moving forward is to reflect on the past and learn from it. As I try to define the lines of what I’d like my photographic 2020 to be, some of the most significant photographs of my 2019 come back to me. So I might as well share […]
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By Dave Jenkins | How-To
As I wrote recently to a friend — Steve, I think you are looking in the wrong place for a solution to your photo-malaise. You are looking at process, not purpose. Changing cameras, lenses, experimenting with film, seeking to emulate other photographers (although that is not necessarily a bad thing in itself) — these are […]
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By philberphoto | Monday Post
Last week was the Paris Salon de la Photo, the largest photo gear expo in the year. I went there with a shopping list that was longer than my hobby-spending bank balance. Fortunately, there was no way I could buy the whole list, as some items were incompatible with others. The first […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Our last triple digit post (#555. A Force for positive change) was a success. In it, we argued that a community was stronger than the sum of its parts and that most of you reading DS were better at something photographic than most other people. We asked you to recognize that fact and join forces […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
I blame Netflix. My attention was so focused on the latest developments of one of my favourite character’s life that it was only at the end of the episode that the red blaze of bright ruby sun rays lighting up the hills and cloud underbellies just outside my window became jaw-dropping-ly obvious. Springing from the […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
Following-up with Steffen Kamprath’s interesting idea of showing off portfolios of ongoing projects, here’s a mainly image-based contribution of mine : cars that look right in their surroundings. I’ve been photographing cars like this for some time now, but the idea formalised when watching Top Gear, some years ago. In the […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
Is this a travel photo ? It was made during a very recent trip to Oxford (England), yet depicts a samurai that appears to be laughing. Or shouting. Many will claim that samurai have no relation to Oxford and that this image, therefore, is not a valid travel photo, such as one of the Radcliffe […]
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