I hope you’re all having a brilliant weekend, with some time to chase the light and capture what speaks to you. This week, I’ve been reflecting on how photography evolves—not just through practice or gear, but through meaningful conversations. There’s something powerful about talking directly with someone who can guide you to see your work with fresh eyes. It’s personal, focused, and can shift your perspective in ways that spark real growth. The Power of a Mentor’s Guidance When I moved back...
25 days ago • 3 min read
There are no accidental masterpieces in painting, but there are accidental masterpieces in photography. – Chuck Close Embrace The Chaos Howzit all! I hope you’ve been having a great week. Earlier today, I recorded a video about the images submitted for the Focus and Feeling assignments last week, and one photograph truly made me think. The photographer had been experimenting with a relatively simple idea — and it reminded me of something important. Lately, a few people in the TPE Tribe have...
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“Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson Why the Best Photos Aren’t Always the Sharpest A few years ago, I was on holiday, and we visited Assateague Island in Virginia There’s a huge beach that stretches toward the horizon on either side, where the Atlantic meets the shore. Just don't My son was charging up and down the sand, running through the wet shallows, and I was trying to photograph that youthful exuberance. There was one image I absolutely fell in love with when I...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Howzit to all 21 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5399 readers. Hello everybody, and thank you ever so much for joining me again for this issue of Saturday Selections. Recently, I spent a few days in Vienna and decided to devote two of them to photographing in a style inspired by Stephen Shore. This was before meeting up with a few others from the TPE tribe for a weekend photo walk. I conducted this experiment to explore the outcomes of imposing limitations on...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Howzit to all 26 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5316 readers. "The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer" - Robert Mapplethorpe It certainly feels like spring is just around the corner! I hope you're having an awesome weekend wherever you are in the world. In high school, I had the good fortune of spending my afternoons at the local library while waiting for my mum to pick me up. For a bookworm like me, this was heaven. But it also became...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Howzit to all 29 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5287 readers. Last year, on one of our weekly calls with the TPE tribe, someone mentioned they'd bought a new book by a photographer called Eric Meola. Eric has a Lifetime Achievement Award from the PPA, a career that spans 5 decades and has photos in the permanent collection at George Eastman HouseI'd never heard of Eric, but I am a big fan of his mentor, Pete Turner. His colour photography is gorgeous, and it...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Howzit to all 23 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5270 readers. How is everyone this weekend? After some months of hibernation, I'm getting more and more outside. Today, I even saw a daffodil! It's nice to start feeling connected with nature once more. "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera." - Dorothea Lange. Dorothea Lange When I started photography, I often thought of my camera as simply a tool for capturing images and...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Howzit to all 42 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5242 readers. Hope you're having a great weekend As a young photographer learning the craft of photography, I was under the impression that good technique and the best equipment possible were two non-negotiables when it came to making great photos. “Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved.” – Bill Brandt Coincidentally, one of Bill Brandt's...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Howzit to all 35 new readers who've joined this week!Saturday Selections now has 5233 readers. I used to think that all famous photographers were supremely confident about their images. In contrast, I often thought my work was rubbish, especially when learning the ropes. "The Fundamental Thing About My Personality Is That I Think I'm An Imposter" - Sally Mann How I wish that I'd spent more time reading quotes by photographers. It's great to see insights into how they feel about photography -...
4 months ago • 3 min read