There have been a couple of interesting articles coming through Outdoor Photographer’s website recently, both reflecting on the work of Ansel Adams. The first ‘Beyond Ansel Adams’ (available here) by Ian Plant seeks to remind us that the art of landscape photography is a creative process, one which in essence has many paths to the creative process. He writes: For me, a photograph’s inherent tether to the moment is much more compelling and unique than its clarity or sharpness. The …
Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. Here is a video I’ve just discovered of Yosemite National Park. To my mind it is a great example of the ways video and images are able to engage viewers and develop awareness of areas, their beauty and the need to protect them – even though the concept of national parks/protected areas as well as their management and the tourism/visitation which occurs are not always without problems. I was reminded of this when I …