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Arran
The April 2007 Inversnaid photography group workshop on the island of Arran was a trial of endurance and fortitude. Over six days, the twelve photographers in the group had to withstand unseasonably good weather and suffer daily under the cruel warmth of a spring sun. And then, after a hard day of creating images, they were forced to eat deliciously wholesome meals. It often took a determined act of will for these poor souls to struggle up from the dinner table and go and get thirds. Or sometimes even fourths. Fortunately despite, or perhaps even because of these setbacks, the group prevailed. No lives were lost; though one lens cap never made it back to the mainland. And so a record of the group’s travails is now sitting in your hand. I think anyone would agree from looking at the following photographs that the group suffered for their art. Sympathy for the hardships tolerated is very much appreciated.
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Saint Cuthbert's Way
In 1996 the Saint Cuthbert’s Way was officially opened, and though the route is not associated with any particular journey that Cuthbert made, it does pass through places that would have been very familiar to the saint. The walk starts at the site of Cuthbert’s first ministry in Melrose and ends sixty-two miles later on the island of Lindisfarne, neatly tying up the two ends of Saint Cuthbert’s Christian life. Along the way, the route passes through charming border towns and villages, past many interesting historical sites and across much spectacular landscape. The fifty-two photographs in this book are my personal interpretation of what can be seen along the route of the Saint Cuthbert’s Way.
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Egypt: down the Nile with a plastic camera
Well it seemed like a good idea at the time. Forget the digital SLR and instead take a £20 plastic camera to record the holiday of a lifetime in Egypt. It would be an interesting experiment I thought. How would I cope without the automation of a modern camera? Well that particular resolution lasted, oh about five minutes before better sense prevailed. So in the end I did pack the SLR, but the plastic camera came too (with copious amounts of out-of-date film for good measure) and this book is the result. Don't say you weren't warned.
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Northumberland
Until recently, the county of Northumberland seemed to be one of England’s best-kept secrets. Along the coast there are long stretches of golden sand that even at the height of summer remained empty. There are areas of countryside with a stark and compelling beauty that were seen by only a small number of visitors. It was as though Northumberland was just for the Northumbrian. But now this ‘secret kingdom’ is far better known outside its borders. The astonishing success of the Hadrian’s Wall Path has exceeded all expectations, and further north the Alnwick Gardens is a popular tourist attraction. One of the reasons for this growing interest in the county has been the popularity of landscape photography. The images of photographers working in Northumberland have played their part in teaching people about the charms and delights of this uniquely blessed area. I hope the images in this book are seen as my small contribution to this celebration of Northumberland.
http://www.davidtaylorphotography.co.uk
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Zanzibar in Black and White
The spice island of Zanzibar is a riot of colour and life, so it may seem bizarre even a little perverse to try and capture the essence of the country in shades of grey. And yet the approach somehow works. Black and white imagery has a timeless quality that is sometimes lacking in the more literal results of colour photography. For me Zanzibar, particularly the busy streets of Stone Town, also had that sense of being of another age. Away from the angry buzz of mopeds and the incongruous sight of Maasai warriors talking on mobile phones, I felt the very real possibility that the twenty-first century had been left far behind. I was thrilled and energised at the possibilities that presented themselves in my too-brief journey. http://www.davidtaylorphotography.co.uk
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