When Words Have No Meaning

October 30, 2023
For someone whose words always come easily, it has been uncomfortable not being able to put into words why I disappeared from the face of the earth for such a long time. Words, I have found, can only have meaning if they can be strung together in a meaningful way and IF they serve a purpose. Either a purpose to tell a story, to document one's life,...
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Time And The Timeless

May 09, 2023
When asked what photography is to me, my reply is always that photography is about time, which is why after so many decades it still holds its appeal for me, more than any other creative endeavor could ever do. Photography to me is about a combination of a moment and the timeless, it is about taking time to appreciate the ephemeral and the eternal...
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The He(art) of Photography

April 12, 2023
The AI storm has well and truly reached us photographers. A few months ago I would see an occasional dialogue about AI generated visuals, last week I got message after message as well as seeing lots of videos and blog posts about this topic. Already the debate is getting overheated and the photographers who use and enjoy this are getting a lot of...
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Happy Discoveries Or Intentional Scouting

March 08, 2023
Every time I teach a workshop inevitably the question about my method for scouting for new locations will be brought up. This question always makes me slightly uncomfortable as I know that my reply will be unsatisfactory for most photographers. I know that there are landscape photographers who meticulously map out possible locations, use apps and G...
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2022, Favourites From A Photographer

December 22, 2022
I must admit to feeling resistance to look back on what has been. This could either be a story of woe of how one finger, one hand put a stop to my plans and put my life on hold for more than 6 months, or this could be the story of dawn after dusk. I have neither the intention nor the inclination to dwell on what could have been, on the things that...
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