Philosophy & Reflections Archives

8 January, 2019

Do We Need to Know What We’re Looking At? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I recently took two tours that revealed different philosophies about how we look at the world around us. At the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, there are no title cards for t...

1 January, 2019

Motivation in Your Photography or The Importance of A Project – By Julian Higgs

By julianhiggs

It is often said that the best way to improve something, anything that you do creatively is to give yourself a project. A self set goal that focuses your creative energies onto ...

10 December, 2018

A Portrait of a Violin Maker, and some reflections on shooting what I enjoy

By Hamish Gill

On Thursday last week I spent half the day taking photos of a man who makes and restores violins. It was, to say the least, an enjoyable experience, but it also felt like a time...

2 December, 2018

Are All My Photographs Failures? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

My photos fail to tell a story. I was talking to an NYU professor of photography, among other subjects, who is expert in teaching his students to tell a story. He allows them ei...

22 November, 2018

Sharing my Failures – Lost Frames from Amsterdam – by Simon King

By Simon King

I recently spent some time in Amsterdam, nothing work related just a short escape from the city. I was joined with fellow photographer David Babaian which was great because I ha...

16 November, 2018

A Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I do not aspire to be a professional photographer. I shoot maybe three rolls of film per week and another couple hundred images digitally in that same period, which likely would...

5 November, 2018

How Film Photography Helped Me to Appreciate Colour – by Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film alongside my digital cameras I wasn't really confident what the results would be - whether they would remain a medium for experimentation or w...

3 November, 2018

Is it Easier or Harder to Take Photos Now? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I received a compliment about my photos that illustrates how much digital technologies have become the norm. I had emailed a few images to a friend. “Photos you sent are fantast...

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Geoff Chaplin on Olympus XA2 and Cosina CX-2 – In the Zone
Ditto Gary's comment on the B17. I didn't spot what emulsion/development you used. Nice images and especially compositions all the…
Tony Warren on 5 Frames from a cheap and simple camera – and a very rare one too
Nice story Chris and right up my street. I am always impressed by the performance of these very simple cameras…
Leon Winnert on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
What an amazing ride. Thouroghly enjoyable and wonerdful piccys. Thanks for sharing

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