Tag Archives: Northshots

Texel. NB

Just back from scoping out the Dutch island of Texel for a tour I’m leading there with Charlotte in May (11 – 14) for Northshots. Thanks to my friend Erwin Christis for making the arrangements for this recce and his … Continue reading

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Not over yet! NB

So, I’ve dallied with Facebook. But you know what? I still MUCH prefer the interface of the good ol’ WordPress blog, the fact the pictures aren’t sharpened for me and the way it feels like a much more substantial platform. … Continue reading

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Caledonia: coming soon. NB

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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Time for a landscape revolution. NB

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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Senja panel. NB

Not a deconstruction as such, as it lacks all the elements of the landscape from sky to ground, but an extra big panel featuring detail of buildings on Senja, Norway. In some ways, this is a rather unfair representation of … Continue reading

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Senja: coming soon. NB

We’re just back through the door from the Northshots tour to Senja in Arctic Norway. Our guests had a chance to photograph the Northern Lights on 3 of our 5 nights but there was so much more to see too. … Continue reading

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Return. NB

Well that was interesting, and maybe even a little encouraging: after failing to blog properly for the last couple of months, I notice that the visits to the site are down a bit. Thank you! And thank you to Paul … Continue reading

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Originality and courtesy. NB.

I think all of us wish for our photographs to be admired and the ability to get ourselves into the right place praised. This is perhaps why time after time I see pictures in print from well-known locations where the … Continue reading

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