I’ve been looking back at all the images I have as well as those which are considered to be ‘iconic’ for events of the 20th and 21st centuries and realised a few important points that will change the way I look for a picture. Firstly there a very few landscapes! Yes its what I have been capturing for the past few years but very few landscape images move you in the way that people pictures can. Be it a candid or a spur of the moment portrait, there’s something about the recognition of a face that the human mind responds to in a very different way. Secondly, there needs to be a story or a moment behind the image. It can be very subtle or world news but it has to be there. Obviously this is different for each person but the effect is the same. What have I learnt? Well, expect more portraits and candids courtesy of Ektachrome if I can find any rolls left.
What started this thought process? A simple picture taken on my iPhone, technically not brilliant, poor lighting and colour but it captures a moment and memory that I’ll now treasure forever. Thankyou.