Street Photography: My pocketable, relatively affordable, extremely stylish Leica companion
The debate rages on about the best camera for street photography, but Keith would argue that a discontinued gem, the Leica TL2, is a great option out on the street.
Leica Q3: A one-year review, photographing the people of Skye by night
Now that my Leica Q3 is one year old, and well-used, it’s a good time to do a comprehensive review of this little camera. It’s only once you’ve used a camera in real-world, highly stressed situations that you get a true understanding of its capabilities. I’ve had plenty of those situations in the past twelve months! And here’s what I think…
Street Photography: Leica meets Fibonacci and the golden ratio
In the fourth article of his series on street photography, Keith has a close look at a mathematical strategy for creating balanced compositions. What does a formula described by a 13th century Italian mathematician have to do with taking pictures?
Newberry Springs, California: Sightseeing in a suburb slowly being swallowed by sand
Newberry Springs is a small town on the edge of California's Mojave Desert. It is known as the location where the English language German film, Bagdad Cafe, by Percy Adlon was shot. Its abandoned homes, buried under sand, illustrate the power of nature to reclaim its own territory.
Peter Karbe: Leica’s legendary lens designer takes a potter around London’s Mayfair
A small group of enthusiasts had the pleasure of joining legendary Leica lens designer, Peter Karbe, on a photographic stroll through the streets of London…
Turning to Film: Getting to know the Mamiya 6 and my film preference
The Bronica has found a new owner and I moved on to the Mamiya 6. Everything related to film photography is new to me, I am happy to at least have the familiar experience of a rangefinder camera...
My friend Tony Vidler and his astounding Gear Acquisition Syndome
Tony Vidler, architectural historian, scholar and photographer in New York City, was an outstanding personality and a prolific camera collector and expert. It's hard to bid him farewell, writes one of his closest friends.
Street Photography: A seven-step plan for overcoming range anxiety
Keith shares his strategy for tackling an aversion to photographing complete strangers. It's a seven-step plan for overcoming street photography 'range anxiety'.
Steampunk: The genre where posers are posers and photographers are loved
Shy of asking if you can take pictures of interesting characters? If so, try visiting a Steampunk event where everyone is just waiting to meet your lens...
The Leica Q2 on the Road: Visiting Victoria, British Columbia
Keith describes the second destination he visited on his trip to the West Coast of Canada. Victoria, BC and its famous Butchart Gardens prove to be superb settings for a travel photographer.
Jason’s Newsround: Forget heavenly happenings, what’s the best camera here on planet Earth?
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Street Photography: Diving deep into shadows Down Under
In the first of several forthcoming articles about his newfound interest in street photography, Keith makes the most of some antipodean summer sunshine. It's all about the shadows in Sydney and Auckland.
Street Photography with a Hasselblad: China in the 1980s and early 1990s
Although more usually associated with scenic and portrait photography, a Hasselblad set proved a very effective tool for capturing images of China in the 80s and 90s.
Conversations: The art of bonding with your photographic subjects
David tells us about a chance encounter with a street crusader which proved pivotal to his photographic career...
Manplan Project: The state of Britain at the end of the Swinging Sixties
The Manplan project, which was to become one of the highlights of my career as a photographer, came to me in 1969 from a...