Category archives: colour
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Say "Munich" and the first thing most people think of is "Oktoberfest". And secondly "Beer". And then maybe "Pretzels". Or as the true Bayern would say in Boarisch (Bavarian); "Wiesn", "Breze" und...well, also "Beer". And for just over two weeks a year, the four do indeed go hand-in-hand.
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I've already expressed my feelings about the ethical considerations of street portraiture. And this week I've been thinking about one of my favourite quotes from Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 - 1995), who is perhaps most famous for his photojournalism style. He has been described as having a 'nonjudgm[...]
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(Not to be confused with a Roman Easter selection box).
When I lived and worked in Spain, the closest big city away from the endless olive trees of Jaén province was Cordoba. I would often squeeze in a visit in the morning or weekend. It was a very different experience to the quiet city of And[...]
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There are very few things that will get me out of bed - enthusiastically - in the morning; but unbeatable photographic opportunities is one of them. Case and point, the aptly-named Early Morning Market in Ubud. I have twice voluntarily risen before dawn to seek out the golden hour.
The market,[...]
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It's sad that one of the things I love most in the world - travel - stops me from getting one of the things I want most in the world - a dog. But, along with my third love - photography - I can combine all of my favourites by seeking out the world's most adorable subjects: street dogs.
People [...]
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- I had just come back from two days riding camels through the desert landscapes outside Bikaner. It had been a wonderful, peaceful experience completely different to the constant noise and movement of the Indian cities we had been enjoying. But napped and showered I was feeling restless, [...]
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- Whilst I was living in Korea, Tourism Malaysia ran an advertising campaign with a catchy jingle singing "Malaysia, Truly Asia". This spirit is epitomised in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Nowhere else I've been has so many diverse cultures and religions in so concentrated an area.
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- The holy trinity of street photography can be described thus: interesting faces, who are happy to be photographed, and a non distracting background. With the right eye and a little bit of legwork you can easily find the first two elements, but the last does sometimes have a kind of "holy[...]
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- For a long time when I first moved to Korea, I enjoyed what I like to call “rollercoaster moments”; that stomach-lurching, breath-catching sensation that comes from being suddenly dropped from a height. I was enjoying my job, meeting new people and the adventure of change. But with my so[...]
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- April and May are beautiful times to live in Korea. Gone are the perishingly cold winters spent curled in a ball on a heated floor mat in an woefully un-insulated apartment, to be replaced by blue skies, warm breezes, cherry blossoms and a large concentration of public holidays. Yes, Spr[...]
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- I was hoping to get the timing right and have my first pictures from India coincide with the one year anniversary of my arriving in India, March 5th. Unfortunately, I missed that date. Plan B was to start posting pictures from India with my favourite series - Holi - on the day of Ho[...]
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- It's winter, and everyone could surely use a bit of warmth and colour to brighten things up. So in a change to my usual style, and with absolutely no connection to the time of year, I pulled one of my favourite series from the archives: wild flowers. These pink beauties would [...]
