Good to see a print made by traditional methods won the prize in the 2019 International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition.
Interesting competition winner
Today’s Alternative to Picture Post?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/faroe_islands_postal_service
Some of the picture stories published under the ‘BBC Stories’ banner are to my mind filling the gap left following the demise of print-based photojournalism such as the old Picture Post or the in-depth coverage of the Sunday colour supplements in their early days.
They are providing a much-needed outlet for good reportage photography.
Created using software called ‘Shorthand‘, which is capable of producing a linear picture story comprising images, text and video in a scrolling single screen layout, they replicate turning the pages of a print publication in this digital age.
Easy to navigate, easy to read, and capable of displaying still photographs in a documentary fashion that echoes some of the great printed photo-stories of the past.
Books
A Google search involving the term “Colin Osman” recently turned up a link to a bookseller previously unknown to me – http://www.creativecamerabooks.co.uk/
Quite a fascinating selection on offer. I’m tempted by one or two, but was also interested to see the asking price for a few rarities that I happen to own already. Seems there are a few editions amongst my own collection I should take special care of!
Photographers at the BBC
Back on iPlayer for the next few weeks, this classic compendium from the BBC’s archives, first shown a year ago.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08jgr3w/on-camera-photographers-at-the-bbc
Creative Review – March 2018
Two interesting articles in the latest Creative Review.
“Where digital was once the go-to medium in photography, chosen for its ease and cheapness, photographers are now returning to film, in both their personal and commercial work. We examine why.”
In which Meyerowitz talks a lot about his working with Tony Ray-Jones and the new book on his life’s work, Where I Find Myself is published by Laurence King and costs £45. You can see more of Meyerowitz’s work at joelmeyerowitz.com.
You need to register with the magazine to read the whole articles, but it’s free and appears not to have any strings attached.
Cambridge Darkroom – 5 Year Overview
Just added to the site, the comprehensive article by John Stathatos about The Cambridge Darkroom, originally published in Creative Camera magazine, October 1989.
Raymond Moore at the Hayward Gallery, 1981.
During my ongoing project to scan the entire collection of Creative Camera magazines I’m coming across lots of fascinating material and references.
This one is a review of Ray Moore’s Hayward Gallery exhibition by Roger Mayne, published in 1981. Continue reading “Raymond Moore at the Hayward Gallery, 1981.”
An experiment with pseudo-lith
Over on my other site, playing around with a Photoshop version of lith printing.
Some great short films on historic news photography
The Art of Building 2017
Pattern, colour and symmetry in the short-listed candidates for the Chartered Institute of Building’s annual photographic prize.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-42227931
