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Our Mission

This website is for everybody that enjoys photography, and especially for professionals, aspiring professionals and anybody who would like an insight into the mind of the successful professional photographer.

My philosophy is that the most important difference between professional and amateur photographers lies in the way a professional thinks about and approaches his or her livelihood. My mission is to learn as much as I can about the art and business of photography and to share this knowledge with my readers.

Interviews

featuredimage IMPERFECTION: An Interview with Fine Art Travel Photographer Jessica Hilltout

Fine Art photographer Jessica Hilltout travelled to the mysterious African island of Madagascar. The stunning results can be seen in her latest body of work, IMPERFECTION.

featuredimage An Interview with Teenage Photographer Eleanor Hardwick

Eleanor Hardwick is only fifteen years old but has already photographed some top fashion models and held an exhibition of her work. She talks about her experiences in this fascinating interview.

featuredimage Interview with Travel Photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich

Mitchell Kanashkevich wanders some of the world’s most remote places, capturing the world’s disappearing cultures with his remarkable photos. From India to Indonesia, he documents the lives of people whose traditions may vanish as modernity encroaches.

featuredimage An Interview with Travel Photographer & Writer Steve Davey

Steve Davey is a successful travel photographer and writer and author of best-selling book ‘Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die’. His career is a dream lifestyle for aspiring travel photographers.

featuredimage An Interview with Landscape Photographer Xavi Fuentes

Xavi Fuentes’ beautiful black and white images contrast the soft forms of the sea with the solidity of concrete and rock. I asked him some questions about his work.

featuredimage Inside Iran: An Interview with Fine Art Photographer Mark Edward Harris

Photographer Mark Edward Harris travelled to Iran to shoot his latest book. He talks about his experiences in the Middle Eastern country in this interview.

Photographer Spotlight

Fine Art Photographer Spotlight: Cody Redmon

Cody Redmon, native and resident of Montana, lives in a photographer’s paradise. I take a quick look at his beautiful landscape photos.

Technique

10 Useful Adobe Photoshop CS Text Effect Tutorials

I searched the internet for the best Photoshop CS text effect tutorials I could find. Learn how to create these wonderful and amazing effects.

Business

How to Build a Photography Website in 3 Easy (and One Difficult) Steps

Photography websites can be both a wonderful source of inspiration and invaluable self-promotion tools. I show you how to build one in just a few steps.

Photography

Five Excellent Educational Photo Blogs

Back when I first became interested in photography, the internet was barely more than a twinkle in Tim Berners-Lee’s eye and my main sources of information for learning about photography were magazines and books.

Inspiration

Four Extraordinary South American Travel Photographers

I love travel photography and sometimes I see someone’s work that just amazes and humbles me. Here’s a selection of work from South American photographers that have recently caught my eye:

Books

In Words and Pictures: The Democratic Republic of the Congo

The International Rescue Committee estimate that as many as 45,000 people die in the Democratic Republic of the Congo every month. I take a look at this tragic, war-torn country through the eyes of a writer and six photojournalists.

Travel Journal

A Pint Of Guiness & Domino Tipping In Iruya

How to spend twenty million dollars making an ad in a remote village in Argentina. Guiness did just that. The video and location are spectacular.

Guests

An Englishman In Varanasi

It’s pitch black as I tiptoe out of the hotel and I need a torch to help me pick my way through the maze of cow pats that dot the narrow alleyways or galis towards the river.