Monthly Archives: March 2011

Openness, ownership and association. NB

Posted on March 31, 2011 by niallbenvie

I doubt if I have ever a had a completely original photographic idea. The closest I have come, perhaps, is to see potential in what has been done before then to define and refine it. To give pictures context, sometimes … Continue reading →

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Custom Facebook Welcome Page. CB

Posted on March 30, 2011 by claybolt

There are a lot of folks who aren’t aware of just how customizable Facebook pages can be. One of the best things that you can do to spruce up your own page is by adding a custom landing page. This … Continue reading →

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Relationships. CB

Posted on March 24, 2011 by claybolt

On March 31st The Nature Conservancy will be hosting a fund-raising event to garner support for protection of additional land in South Carolina’s Jones Gap State Natural Area. I’ll be be speaking and representing Meet Your Neighbours at the event. … Continue reading →

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Caledonia: coming soon. NB

Posted on March 22, 2011 by niallbenvie

Regular followers of this blog may recall mention I made last year of a new book I was making with colleague, Pete Cairns, entitled “Caledonia: Scotland’s Heart of Pine.” I wrote it over the course of the spring and summer … Continue reading →

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Salamander Interpretations. CB

Posted on March 21, 2011 by claybolt

Over the past 4 years I have been photographing a “colony” of Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus). This is one of the rarest salamanders in the Appalachians and its beauty is incredible. They are primarily nocturnal and live in moist crevices … Continue reading →

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Time for a landscape revolution. NB

Posted on March 16, 2011 by niallbenvie

In the early 1980′s there was a beautiful, large format photo mag. called Camera and Creative Photography, edited by Malc Birkitt. Many of the portfolios have stayed in my mind over the years – as is often the case with … Continue reading →

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The Urge. 2. NB

Posted on March 14, 2011 by niallbenvie

Rather like the recent Pray as you go poster, this is another bit of visual word play, taking a poke at cheap booze sales. In a country where too many people just can’t help themselves (Scotland), cheap drink promotions bring … Continue reading →

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Italian Life – those tales of the unexpected again. PHD

Posted on March 13, 2011 by paulhd

Somewhat cynically I had thought of titling a post “Advice to Intending Authors” and then creating a single word post  “DON’T.” Books always get me like this with a vow: never again. And then, a year later that damn writing … Continue reading →

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Essential Senja. NB

Posted on March 12, 2011 by niallbenvie

A few years ago, my Norwegian colleague, Pål Hermansen, sent me a copy of his, then, new book Svalbard: Arctic Land. (Orion Forlag). There were two pictures in particular, on pages 58 and 59 , that lodged in my mind. … Continue reading →

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Talle Valley Expedition – Eastern Himalayas. CB

Posted on March 10, 2011 by claybolt

Take a moment to watch this awesome (and entertaining!) video from Sandesh Kadur and his Felis team. They do such a fantastic job highlighting the biodiversity in India particularly in regards to the amazing herpefauna. Meet Your Neighbours is so … Continue reading →

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