Tag Archives: nostalgia for snow

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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Context. NB

You are probably weary of people like me writing that there is just so much good photography being produced now that it makes it hard for anyone to have their work noticed. When I started my career 17 years ago, … Continue reading

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Nostalgia for snow revisited. NB

One of many loose ends has recently been tied up – the Nostalgia for Snow collection. Whether the idea appeals to editors remains to be seen but I have have a set of 31 finished images to accompany an essay … Continue reading

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Nostalgia for Snow revisited. NB.

If you’ve followed this blog from the beginning, you may remember mention of a small project I’ve been shooting on and off entitled Nostalgia for Snow. One the three main strands of it focuses on cultural activities that are likely … Continue reading

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Nostalgia for snow. 4.

The trips to Ben Lawers in Perthshire and Glen Doll in Angus to photograph more species for this project were, let’s say, challenging. In both instances, I ought to have been a week earlier to have more choice of specimens … Continue reading

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Glen Doll rainbow. 1982.

This is one of the oldest working pictures in the archive taken in the days when climbing was easier a) because of youth and b) because my photographic kit was about 10 kg lighter than it is today. Glen Doll … Continue reading

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Nostalgia for snow. 2.

A couple of years ago I wasted rather a lot of money on 5 x 4 Polaroid film and a slide printer in a failed attempt to make Polaroid transfer prints – described by a friend as “photographs of memories”. … Continue reading

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