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Photographing Nature: Mushrooms in Autumn

I love spending time in nature. Whatever the weather or season I always find it restorative on a very deep level. It also keeps me relatively fit & has the added bonus of making the dog a very happy bunny…

Johann Knox24 October 2021

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Photographing Skiddaw in Winter

Skiddaw in winter is when (in my view) it looks it's very best. The majestic might of the range in which this mountain stands is situated high above Derwentwater, close to the town of Keswick in the North Lakes &…

Johann Knox12 September 2021

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Do Something Extraordinary Once in a While

Do something extraordinary. Easy to say, but what does it mean exactly? For me it meant walking across Morecambe Bay yesterday along with my fellow bay walkers on a beautiful, warm summer's day (with the tide well & truly out, obviously).…

Johann Knox20 June 2021

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TEN TOP TIPS TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE SPRING

Ten Top Tips to help you celebrate spring First, a bit of an intro: Spring is a time for rebirth & revival, & who doesn't need a bit of that after the time we have all been through? After a…

Johann Knox1 May 2021

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Using Photography to Protect the Environment

What has photography got to do with protecting the environment? A great deal as it happens. We need only to look at the work of Edward Burtynsky & others to understand how their powerful images have drawn attention to the…

Johann Knox28 March 2021

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Photography & Memory Making

Photography & the making of memories. As long as we have been able to create them visual images have been used for many things; story telling, documenting, reporting, selling, teaching. Mostly for remembering. Many of us will probably have an…

Johann Knox21 March 2021

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Photography; Lessons in Patience & Perseverance

Photography teaches many lessons; chiefly how to be patient & how to persevere when the going gets tough! Many a plan can be thwarted by the weather, or by something rather more unexpected. Patience was top of the list of…

Johann Knox27 February 2021

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The Humble Snowdrop; Photography & Symbolism

What can I say about the the humble Snowdrop? This small, white, bell-shaped flower with its bowed head is a welcome harbinger of spring & the promise of warmer weather to come, & crikey charlie don't we need all something…

Johann Knox13 February 2021

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Top Tips for Photographing in Snow

Snowy Top Tips. Although the snow has now all but disappeared here, it seemed to be everywhere last weekend. The bright, sparkling land together with intermittent patches of freezing fog rolling across the nearby fields made it quite a spectacle.…

Johann Knox30 January 2021

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Photographing Everyday Life in the Lake District

If you're photographing everyday life in the Lake District you will be photographing Herdies! If you live in, or if you visit the Lake District (when it's safe again) you are going to bump into these cute little beasties. They…

Johann Knox24 January 2021