Over the past few days, with a gap in the rain and the sun starting to feel a little bit warmer, I have been out exploring. Keen for...

Today is the last day of February - the 29th - as 2024 is a leap year. It takes our Earth 365 and one quarter days to travel around the...

In Letting Go! part 1, I wrote about the first half of the project that has absorbed me since the New Year. It was 6-week workshop, led...

I have started the year with a new project on the topic of 'Letting Go' through a workshop led by the amazing Laura Hynd, an experienced...

I recently had a conversation with some friends about photography, and we ventured into the tricky quagmire of 'Is photography art?' It...

The start of a new year is a time for reflection on the one just past and a looking forward to the one ahead. This process can stir up a...

Throughout 2023 I have taken part in a mentoring project, led by Charlotte Bellamy. We are a group of nine women photographers, each...

During 2023 I have participated in a monthly challenge organised by Charlotte Bellamy for the poeple in her creative group - those who...

Another adventure in my ongoing journey of photographic experimentation. I had been nervous about the woodland workshop last month as I...

I was really fortunate recently to go an on masterclass on woodland photography with Paul Mitchell, a professional landscape...

As a creative photographer I am constantly seeking out new inspiration to develop my photography. A recent encounter at an RPS (Royal...

Imitation or inspiration? I have been pondering this as I have worked my way through this project on female abstract photographers. So...

I am continuing my project on female photographers influenced by abstract expressionism in the Arts with the Croatian photographer Olga...

On to my next photographer to research - this time I have chosen Olga Karlovac. I came across her work recently and was struck by its...

Yesterday at the end of a very rainy day, I headed for Teignmouth to meet up with some fellow u3a photographers. The plan was to play...

Yesterday, I went for a walk around a nearby harbour, looking for photo possibilities. The marina is a very busy place, and can be tricky...

My latest challenge was to take 10 photos. Sounds easy, right? But there were certain limits. I had to imagine that I only had 10 shots...

I started my project on the female gaze in photography back in January as a New Year's intention to get a qualification with the RPS...

For my third female photographer I have chosen the British artist Frances Seward. I came across her work a while back and was intrigued...

In a previous blog I celebrated the work of a contemporary female photographer Uta Barth . Since then I have spent some time working out...