Working Around Constraints: Summer Photography When You’re Going Nowhere ‘Special

A close-up photo of rapeseed flowers in bright summer sunshine.

It’s the middle of Summer, my Instagram feed is full of epic trips and locations, photographers showing me a myriad of wonderful places that I could be shooting. As a photographer, the pressure to visit these honeypot locations is palpable. Then I check my bank balance, look at Sofia on her Summer break and realise … Read more

How Many Lenses Do You Really Need?

My Fujifilm X series and GFX series cameras and lenses.

If you’re just getting into photography, you’ve probably already found yourself lost in the endless lens choices. Forums are full of arguments over which lens is “sharper” and which are “unusable.” Before long, you feel pressured to keep searching for something better — something sharper, brighter, usually more expensive. I fell into this trap years … Read more