Japanese photographer Kazuyoshi Nomachi shares with his contemporaries Sebastião Salgado and and Steve McCurry an ability to turn photojournalism – the art of capturing the immediate – into something epic and monumental, as seemingly timeless as myth. Nomachi has been photographing since the early 1970s, and has worked extensively in the remotest regions of the [Read More]
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William Neill: Interview For a Retrospective
“I refer to nature’s beauty as my ballast in the storms of life.” JR: I’m very interested in the artist’s and photographer’s deepest intentions, how their methods intersect with their mindsets, and what translates or materializes from this. Specifically for landscape photographers, I am interested in the ways the acts of seeing, seeking and being with [Read More]
Neuroscience For Action Photography
A grizzly sprinting at 35 miles an hour from hundred feet away will sink its teeth into your expedition cargo pants in less than two seconds, giving you just enough time to engage the autofocus, select burst mode, and press the shutter. Depending on your reaction time and camera model, your closest ones may inherit [Read More]
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Midnight Rainbow #4: Soft Dawn By Michael Broomfield
Soft Dawn Soft Dawn I trudge down the beach, soft sand. It’s dark when I start, and maybe I use a headlamp and flashlight. Details I don’t remember. It’s early fall, so the temperature is just about perfect, litt … [Read More...]
Charles Martin Follow-up : Perique
The feature video profile on Lousiana photographer Charles Martin by Nick Taylor was a big hit on The Luminous Landscape this last month. As a result, we thought we'd post a small piece Nick shot looking at Charles' book … [Read More...]
What is Personal style?
1 - Introduction In photography our personal style is the visual expression of our personal taste and personality. Your personal style defines what your photographs and your prints look like. Our style is … [Read More...]
Between Heaven and Here with Osheen Harruthoonyan
Photography has long opened its doors to abstraction, impressionism, and any number of imported refinements from other mediums. It has, in turn, enhanced and stimulated other mediums, such as painting and even music. The … [Read More...]
Review: Leica Q2
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Beauty on the Bayou with Charles Martin
Note from the publisher: This is the first video in a new series which The Luminous Landscape will be producing that will profile renowned landscape photographers in the environments they live in or for which they are … [Read More...]
My friend Michael
This is the text of a speech I gave at Michael’s memorial in May 2016 I was Michael’s friend and business partner for many years. We laughed together in many places, saw many things and met many, many wonderful pe … [Read More...]
Panoramic Viewpoint
Following my previous article which was a hands-on review of a Seitz Roundshot VR Drive motorized panoramic head, this essay is more conceptual, and totally hardware independent. I will address panoramic format, … [Read More...]
Midnight Rainbow #3: Still Standing By Slobodan Blagojevic
Still Standing In the fall last year, I found myself roaming the streets of Nicosia, Cyprus, a Mediterranean island with a turbulent past, like much of the region, and still-unresolved present. My initial, … [Read More...]
Photographing The Art of Nature and The Transformative Power of Seeing
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In The Studio: Custom Wood Handles with Matt Bennett
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What’s in the Bag with Dave Gillespie
Dave Gillespie is a well known commercial photographer in Toronto. I know him primarily through the music scene, but I have on occasion seen him stalking the streets and shooting at all hours. He has been a … [Read More...]
Profile: Light From Above With Jacob Mitchell
My old bandmate Yuri told me once that the secret to seeing the world anew was to look up. The lesson was offered as we strolled down a busy street, kicking trash and our thoughts into the gutter. I have … [Read More...]
Believing Is Seeing – Insight, Meditation and Photography Part 1
Accompanying photographs are mine. The intention is to share some of my work which is conjured with the approach and spirit outlined in this essay. Intro: If we are lucky enough to have the gift of sight, we … [Read More...]
