Monthly Archives: March 2009

Signs of our times. 5.

                        I made these signs a few months ago in response to what many considered a shameful planning decision – to allow the “improvement” of a protected mobile dune … Continue reading

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The Wet Set. 1.

                                                I’m rather inclined to labour the point that my field studio work is made in the … Continue reading

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Signs of our times. 4.

You have no idea how much I was hoping that no one would come along as I made this shot, featuring myself as the corpse. Then again, I could have explained it away as performance art: people seem to tolerate … Continue reading

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Sea eagles in Estonia. 1.

                                                It’s just over 10 years since I took my first successful photos of sea eagles in … Continue reading

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The April First Interview, 2009.

The name Philip Middletone may be a new one to nature photographers on this side of the Atlantic but one we are sure to hear a lot more of since the publication late last year of his provocative new book, … Continue reading

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Introducing…”Nostalgia for Snow.”

                        OK, imagine this. It’s 2039 and the world has changed a lot more than the “experts” dared to allow 30 years before. Yes, people were talking about the … Continue reading

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I’ve had the blues, but not anymore… 3.

Here are the last of the “blue” photos for the meantime – the result of nothing more than l  o  n  g  exposures. Thank heavens for a low-noise DSLR. These pictures were shot with the Nikon D3, a fine camera … Continue reading

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Why biodiversity matters

Over the years, there has been a pretty steady call for pictures that “illustrate biodiversity” – a demand likely to increase in the lead up to 2010 – the time by which time commitments made in 1992 in Rio have … Continue reading

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New “field studio” articles

                                                  Two magazines, PhotoLife (Canada) and Naturfoto (Germany) have featured portfolios and articles in their April … Continue reading

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Signs of our times. 3.

My sign pictures fall into two categories: those that mimic the appearance of authentic public signage but feature my own wording; and those that I design from scratch and place in the right environment to express a particular idea. The … Continue reading

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