Photography
Postcards from Morocco
In late June, I began the long journey from Scotland to Morocco. The goal: to hike the Toubkal Circuit, climb Toubkal itself, and then have further adventures amongst the 4,000m peaks of the Toubkal National Park. This trip was planned and organised by my friend Emily Woodhouse, who is
![Postcards from Morocco](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/07/DSC_0699.jpg)
Seek the mayglow while you can, for it is fleeting
May has long been one of my favourite months of the year, but it's not all about Scottish Alpine spring, as you might expect from a mountaineer based in Scotland. One of the things I have learnt about myself is that I need more from nature than mountains.
![Seek the mayglow while you can, for it is fleeting](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/05/IMG_2021-04-20_07-01-54.jpg)
Perthshire, March, Kodak cine film
I've just finished a batch of scanning, so thought I'd pop up a photo post to follow up from this entry a couple of weeks back. In that post I spoke a bit about my approach to photo note-taking. I also shared some iPhone pictures. Today
![Perthshire, March, Kodak cine film](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/04/DSC_5102-Enhanced-NR.jpg)
Some phone pictures from a sunny hill weekend (and a few thoughts on photo note-taking)
And now for something completely different. If you want to understand my approach to photos as a working outdoor writer then 35mm film (which I gush about on this blog all the time) is only a third of the story. Another third is my full-frame digital camera – no surprises there.
The magic of cine film
Sometimes, when the light is right, Kodak Vision3 250D can almost look like slide film. There's something magical about the way all film – real, tangible images that exist in physical space – captures the warmth of winter light, but I think Vision3 has something extra that bridges the divide
![The magic of cine film](/content/images/size/w1460/2024/03/DSC_4820.jpg)
My top images of 2023 – and a year with the Leica M3
It's been a great year for my photography. A renaissance year, perhaps. Regular readers will be aware that I have been an on-and-off analogue photographer for about a decade now, and that my return to film helped rejuvenate my interest in photography as a whole. But 2023 has
![My top images of 2023 – and a year with the Leica M3](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/12/Fisherfield-six-57-1.jpg)
My first two rolls of Kodak Vision3 250D
I've been trying a new film stock.
![My first two rolls of Kodak Vision3 250D](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/08/20230808---Scan-19.jpg)
Home scanning 35mm film, the quest for cheaper analogue photography, and bringing the past back to life
Getting into the details of my own analogue revival.
![Home scanning 35mm film, the quest for cheaper analogue photography, and bringing the past back to life](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/08/L1004745.jpg)
A return to the Suffolk Sandlings, and some thoughts on photography and memory
You can never go back, they say. But next week I am doing exactly that.
![A return to the Suffolk Sandlings, and some thoughts on photography and memory](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/02/Sunset-over-the-creek.jpg)
Lincolnshire gothic: a walk through the Croftmarsh
I've long felt that there is a distinct eeriness to the landscape of Lincolnshire, but it took me a while to put my finger on it.
![Lincolnshire gothic: a walk through the Croftmarsh](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/01/L1000334.jpg)