Autumnal dreamscapes with the Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/2
A classic vintage prime lens with a distinctive aesthetic A few weeks ago, Mum found yet another bag full of my dad’s camera gear in a wardrobe. As…
Category: Photography
The solastalgia of mountaineering
I’d last been up there ten years before. The landscape looked very different then, the snowfields more extensive, the light a purer white. I returned a decade wiser,…
The Poet, embracing infinity
Yesterday, I succeeded in creating an image I’ve been visualising for several years. Since 2014, I’ve been fascinated by a local landmark that makes an excellent photographic subject.…
Published: ‘The Hidden Tracks – Wanderlust off the Beaten Path’
The Hidden Tracks by Cam Honan (gestalten) has now been published. I received my copy the other day. Why am I telling you this? Because it contains several…
Pure form, freed of all preconceptions
You slough off the skin of self, all self-awareness, and are left with pure sensation. Nothing has a name; it is only itself. You look at a tree,…
Eight years today
I’m a lucky man.
Photography on the Trail
You don’t need a ton of gear to create meaningful images on a long-distance trail. Sometimes an agile approach can be best. This feature was first published in…
Informal camera comparison: Fujifilm X-Pro2 vs. iPhone SE
The camera in your pocket is better than you think For the last year and a bit, my digital camera of choice has been the Fujifilm X-Pro2. This…
Learning to shoot slide film in 2018 with Provia 100F
35mm film is not dead
Walk2017 – images from October and November
As I near the end of my attempt to walk 1,500 miles in 2017 (yes, I should just about make it!) it’s time to post my penultimate gallery…
Autumn’s glow
For a while I worried that this autumn would be like so many other recent ones: trees stripped of their leaves by high winds, and endless grey dulling…
Interview with Ali Horne on the Sidetracked Field Journal →
I’ve interviewed Highlands-based landscape photographer Ali Horne for the Sidetracked Field Journal. At 25, Ali Horne is a full-time professional landscape photographer known for his dramatic images, subtle…