I spent last weekend teaching and shooting with an incredible group of students in the Visual Poet Experience Photography Workshop here in Vancouver. I have to say it was one of the strongest groups ever! After studying the Simplicity-In-Seeing program and having intense image-centred discussions, we hit the streets of Vancouver. Our key focus was [...]
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Observation – The Holy Grail of Photography
Forgotten Memory, X100F On the surface the photographic process appears to be easy and straightforward. You grab a camera and capture whatever you like. This is true for someone who doesn’t aim at creating a photograph but rather performs the mechanical task of pressing the shutter button to take a snap. However, if you are [...]
A personal rant about street photography: READ IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I recently came across a fascinating article “Why Street Photography Matters in 2017” by Temoor Iqbal. I agree with many points raised in his piece. With everyone having access to a camera and the street “the result is an absolute mire of dreadful, samey images—endless medium-distance shots of people walking, endless portraits of buskers, and [...]
Streets of Vancouver Photography Workshop
What a great few weeks it has been! First, we had the opportunity to shoot with the pre-production Fujifilm X100F camera. As many of you know, since we got our hands on the original X100, the X100 series have been our cameras of choice. Not only are they portable, quiet and light but most importantly [...]