Kelp by Mark Littlejohn and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S07E06
In this episode of On My Bookshelf I dive into Kelp by Mark Littlejohn to see if this photography book is a book for your bookshelf.
Read MoreLand and Light by Adam Gibbs - Episode 50 of On My Bookshelf S07E05
In this special 50th episode of On My Bookshelf I take a look at Land and Light by Adam Gibbs. Is this career spanning collection of photographs and stories a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreAqua by Hans Strand and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S07E04
Hans Strand is a world-renowned nature, environmental and landscape photographer from Sweden. In this episode of On My Bookshelf I look at his latest book from Kozu Books, titled Aqua, to see if it is a book for your bookshelf.
Read MoreFrom Dawn to Dusk - Mastering the Light in Landscape Photography - On My Bookshelf S07E03
Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott are two of the UK's leading landscape photographers and in this episode of On My Bookshelf I look at their latest book 'From Dawn to Dusk - Mastering the Light in Landscape Photography'.
Read MoreExplore and Discover Liverpool - A fotoVUE Guidebook by Geoff Drake - On My Bookshelf S07E02
In this special on-location edition of On My Bookshelf I show you how I used the book Explore & Discover Liverpool in the real world to make the most of my short visit to photograph the city of Liverpool.
Read MoreNatural Landscape Photography Awards Competition Books - On My Bookshelf S07E01
On My Bookshelf is back for a 7th series, and this first episode I look at the Natural Landscape Photography Awards competition books. Are these fine art hardback books for your bookshelf?
Read MoreExplore & Discover the Outer and Inner Hebrides published by fotoVUE - On My Bookshelf S06E06
The Scottish Hebrides is a photographer’s paradise but with so much to see and to photograph, it can be hard to know where to start. Explore & Discover the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides by Christoper Swan and published by fotoVUE aims to transform your time in the area from random chaos to an efficient voyage of discovery and exploration.
In this special on-location edition of On My Bookshelf, I put Explore & Discover The Outer Hebrides to a real-world test to see if it can get me to a new location so I capture a photograph of the Isle of Harris.
Read MoreAtlantic Cowboy by Andrea Gjestvang - On My Bookshelf S05E05
In this episode of On My Bookshelf I take a rather belated look at Atlantic Cowboy by Andrea Gjestvang, The book is Andrea’s monograph of one of the largest groups of men on the Faroe Islands, known as the Atlantic Cowboy.
Read MoreThe Great Wilderness by Alex Nail - On My Bookshelf S06E04
In this episode of On My Bookshelf I look at @alexnails latest self-published book, The Great Wilderness. This luxury hardback photography book covers one of Scotland's most remote regions and features images captured over a 4-year period from the Letterewe, Fisherfield and Dundonnell mountain areas.
Read MorePhotographing the Night Sky by Alyn Wallace and Published by fotoVUE - On My Bookshelf S06E03
Photographing the night sky is difficult and requires specialised equipment. Right? Wrong! In Photographing the Night Sky, Alyn Wallace has written an encyclopaedia of everything you need to know to learn and develop your skills as a night sky photographer. Can Alyn make the capture of night sky images something all photographers can do?
Read MoreThe Landscape Photography Workshop by Mark Bauer and Ross Hoddinott - On My Bookshelf S06E02
In their updated edition of The Landscape Photography Workshop, two of the UKs leading landscape photographers, Ross Hoddinott and Mark Bauer, are aiming to teach you everything you need to know to take amazing landscape photographs. Have they succeeded?
Read MoreAPOLLO Remastered by Andy Saunders - On My Bookshelf S06E01
Many of us will be familiar with the photography of the Apollo missions but thanks to some painstaking work by Andy Saunders we can now see the highest quality Apollo photographs ever produced. In this episode of On My Bookshelf, I look at Apollo Remastered to see if this is the definitive record of the Apollo missions.
Read MoreLandscape Photography Audiobook - Ross Hoddinott & Daniel Lezano - On My Bookshelf S03E12
Have you just got a CAMERA? Are you new to LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY? Are you looking to gain a better understanding of landscape photography TECHNIQUE? If so, then "Landscape Photography: For Mirrorless and Digital SLR Users" by Ross Hoddinott and Daniel Lezano could be for you. In this special audiobook edition of On My Bookshelf, I tell you all about this unique title.
Read MoreWe May As Well Dance by Valda Bailey and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S05E11
In this episode of On My Bookshelf I look at We May as Well Dance by Valda Bailey. Is book of abstract and expressionist images, by one of the leading photographers in this genre, a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreSea Signatures by Marianthi Lainas and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S05E10
In this episode of On My Bookshelf, I discover not all photographs are created using cameras. Sea Signatures is a collection of cyanotype photographs created by Marianthi Lainas as she explored the littoral zone of her local coastline. Reading this book has opened my eyes to a whole new type of photography and art, but is it a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreKingdom by Norman McCloskey - On My Bookshelf S05E09
What makes a great photography book? Is it the inspiring photographs? Is it the layout and sequencing? Is it the print quality and how it feels in the hand? Or is the feeling you get when you read it? Every now and again a book comes along that ticks all those boxes. Find out why Kingdom by Norman McCloskey is one such book in the latest episode of On My Bookshelf.
Read MoreEven The Birds Were Afraid To Fly by Al Brydon and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S05E08
In this episode I take a look at Even The Birds Were Afraid To Fly by Al Brydon and published by Kozu Books. Is this collection of "lo-fi" photographs a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreHidden Worlds by Robbie Shone and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S05E07
Would you be willing journey 2000m below the surface of the earth to capture a photograph? Fortunately for us there are photographers like Robbie Stone who have made the exploration of caves their life. In his book, Hidden Worlds, Robbie shares some the images he has captured over the last 20 years. Is this a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreKomorebi by Martin Rak and Published by Kozu Books - On My Bookshelf S05E06
Komorebi is a book that takes you on a journey into the world of trees, forests and woodland landscapes. But is Martin Rak's book of his favourite woodland images from the last 10 years a book for your bookshelf?
Read MoreDolomiti Dreamscapes by Sam Gregory - On My Bookshelf S05E05
On My Bookshelf is back and, in this episode, I'm looking at Sam Gregory's 2nd book, Dolomiti Dreamscapes. The book is a personal collection of images inspired by Sam's travels around the Dolomites. But is this book of unique photographs of the Dolomites a book for your bookshelf?
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