I was out on the Forest the other day when I stumbled across some ponies bolting across the open land with the last of the purple heather around them. Camera set up for ICM, I grabbed it. Fingers shaking with frustration to quickly reset it, cursing myself as the dials seem to move so slowly Read More
Exploring Colour and Camera Movement in the Gardens
(scroll down if you just want the video) Colour often becomes the subject. It was colour that caught my eye—the light behind the trees. With the 55–200 mm lens on, the tree was some way off, which is good; I love being able to isolate just one tree from a crowd. Behind that particular tree Read More
Creative Freedom – To Compete & Qualify; or not?
Way back in 1874, a group of artists we now know as the Impressionists — including Monet and Renoir — were forced to accept that they would have to go it alone. For years they had submitted their work to the official Salon exhibitions, only to be harshly criticised, rejected, and dismissed by the juries. Read More
Get Started with ICM photography here…
If you’re completely new to it — welcome to the wonderful creative world of intentional camera movement (and if you’ve already got started – thanks for joining me too, so much wonderful stuff to share with you!!) This is a place where movement and creativity come together to transform ordinary scenes into vibrant, painterly expressions Read More
Embodied Camera Movement isn’t just a technique — it’s a way of being “in” the world…
When I move the camera, I move with it. Me — my body, my breath, my presence — is painted into the image. Not metaphorically. Literally. My gestures become the gesture of the land. My movements are inscribed into the light. As an anthropologist, I’ve spent years studying the deep entanglements between human, animal, and Read More
Image, Music, Mindful Photographic Thinking
The artist, Wassily Kandinksy once said..
