Tag: Photography
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Some books don’t just sit on your shelf, they settle into your soul. Robbie Lawrence’s Long Walk Home, published by Stanley/Barker, has precisely done that for me, earning the title of my favourite photobook to date. This exquisite double-volume work, a blend of candid action shots, studio portraiture, and a lyrical essay by the late…
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It’s been six weeks since I kicked off this photography journey with my iPhone 13, and blimey, has the landscape shifted! Back then, I was wrestling with mobile limitations and chasing creative sparks. Now, I’m standing at the edge of something bigger, clutching a shiny new (I say new, it’s second hand new) Nikon D5300…
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The year was 1839, and the world was on the cusp of something extraordinary. A French artist and chemist, Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, had developed a process to capture reality in astonishing detail. This innovation, known as the daguerreotype, was the first practical form of photography and forever changed how humanity saw itself and the world.
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Camera M is a fantastic manual camera app that brings DSLR-like control to the iPhone. Offering a robust set of features, it stands toe-to-toe with the well-known ProCamera app, making it an excellent choice for photographers who want full creative control.
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In an era where we can capture and share images in an instant, it’s easy to take photography for granted. We document our lives daily—our meals, our travels, our fleeting moments—without a second thought. But rewind nearly 200 years, and photography wasn’t just uncommon; it didn’t exist. That is, until one man, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce,…
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Welcome to the first chapter of my Historical Movements in Photography ramble, a journey I kicked off in “Historical Movements in Photography: A Timeline of Artistic Evolution”. Let’s step back to a time when photography wasn’t just a cold click but a dreamy defiance of reality itself. Pictorialism, blooming from 1885 to 1915, wasn’t some…
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Kudzu. The word alone carries a heft, conjuring a relentless green tide, a creeping force that swallows all in its path. Known as “the vine that ate the South,” it’s more than a plant, it’s a myth, a quiet conqueror reshaping the American South’s landscapes and lore. In Kudzu, Sabine Bungert and Stefan Dolfen weave…
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Over the past week, I’ve been putting ProCamera through its paces—an app that promises to transform your iPhone into a professional-grade photography tool. As someone who’s long sworn by the native camera app’s simplicity, I approached this with equal parts scepticism and curiosity. Yet, after days of shooting in RAW, tinkering with manual settings, and…
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Pia-Paulina Guilmoth’s Flowers Drink the River, published by Stanley/Barker, feels like a soft knock on a hidden door, a call to step into a world where patience, intimacy, and a fierce kind of stillness shape photography’s heartbeat. This isn’t just a book of images; it’s a testament to her dance with her surroundings, her chosen…
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Stepping into photography felt like unlocking a door to endless creativity—light, shadow, and countless stories waiting to be told. Over the years, my journey has led me through various platforms and communities, each shaping how I capture and share images. But as I’ve ventured deeper into this craft, I’ve discovered that the world of social…