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BLACK WHITE
BLACK WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHY
BLACK WHITE
‘Many were
creative and one
or two were a
little deranged’
 EDITOR’S LETTER
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© Tim Clinch
Welcome to
BLACK WHITE
PHOTOGRAPHY
O
n the wall at the side of my
desk is pinned a small
sheet of paper with the
following words on: ‘When
you walk, just walk, when
you sit, just sit; above all
don’t wobble.’ That little piece of paper has
followed me around from desk to desk over
the years and when my head’s buzzing and
I’m attempting to do 53 things at once, and
failing, I read it, stop, and start focusing on
one thing at once, giving it my full attention.
The results, of course, are a whole lot better.
It’s one thing that I’ve always loved about
photography, its demand for total
concentration. But just lately I’ve noticed
that there are times when I don’t give
photography that total attention – I’m only
half there with it. The results are OK, but
they don’t excite me. If I compare them to
the results I get when I am full committed,
the difference is clear. For me, this generally
means when my camera is on a tripod, but
I’m beginning to think that I need to
approach all photography, even when using
my smartphone, in the same way.
Maybe photography has become so easy
that we no longer need to give it our full
attention. We no longer need to understand
exposure or focus or depth of field because
the camera can do it for us. In some ways,
that’s amazing, but in others, is it what we
want? Don’t we want to claim back that
control, to be creatively involved with it?
Maybe we need to go back to that
commitment to taking a photograph that
was once demanded of us – I don’t mean
we should all buy large format cameras and
lug them around with us, but maybe when
we’re using our wonderfully clever cameras
we should give the process the same
attention that we would if we were shooting
large format. In the days of film each shot
cost money – and there was no better way
of concentrating the mind on not wasting
a shot. So, when you take a photograph, just
take a photograph…
Elizabeth Roberts, Editor
elizabethr@thegmcgroup.com
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Susan Burnstine
Susan Burnstine is an award winning
fine art and commercial photographer,
originally from Chicago but now based
in Los Angeles. She is represented
in galleries worldwide, and published
in many different countries. Her first
monograph,
Within Shadows
, earned
numerous accolades, including the
PX3 Prix De La Photographic Paris
Gold Award for best Professional
Fine Art Book of 2011.
Tim Clinch
Having been a professional
photographer for more than 30 years,
Tim Clinch has worked for some of
the top publications including
House
& Garden, Country Living, Tatler
and
Harpers & Queen
. He has published
a number of books and runs
workshops in France and Spain.
Tim Daly
Tim Daly is a well-known writer on
digital photography and printing.
He has worked as a professional
photographer for many blue-chip
clients and national newspapers
and has exhibited his work at major
UK and European galleries. He
currently teaches Photography at
the University of Chester and leads
practical workshops for the Royal
Photographic Society in Bath and
at theprintspace, London.
Lee Frost
A highly regarded photographer and
journalist, Lee Frost specialises in
landscape and travel photography,
with many years of experience and
a vast number of publications to his
name. For the past 10 years he has
been leading workshop tours around
the world with his company Photo
Adventures.
COVER IMAGE
This month’s cover image is by Pentti Sammallahti from his book Here Far Away, see page 8
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 Issue 148 March 2013
CONTENTS
NEWS
COMMENT
FEATURES
8
THROUGH HIS EYES
4
NEWSROOM
20
AMERICAN
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CONNECTION
Susan Burnstine on pictures
that celebrate the country
music scene
74
THE NATIONAL
The unique vision of
Pentti Sammallahti
The B&W world in sharp focus
16
IN THE FRAME
26
JOURNEY TO
Your guide to
photography exhibitions
18
ONE EXHIBITION
THE END
Colin Ford on the life of
influential Victorian photographer
Julia Margaret Cameron
34
GETTING
MEDIA MUSEUM
Colin Harding looks at a pioneer
of astronomical photography
78
A FORTNIGHT AT F/8
NOT TO MISS
The must-see show this month
80
BUILDING A
PUBLISHED
How an unusual photo book
project reached publication
36
THE JACKRABBITS
CLASSIC LIBRARY
Close-up on a fabulous
photography book
Tim Clinch on the great
pleasures of picture taking
82
60-SECOND
EXPOSURE
Quick fire questions with landscape
photographer Chuck Kimmerle
Roderick Field on
location in the California desert
© PENTTI SAMMALLAHTI
8
© TREVOR CRONE
© RODERICK FIELD
34
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OF SEEING
Can smartphones make us
better photographers asks
Eddie Ephraums
49
DISCOVERING
Your pictures published
in
B+W
– with prizes
65
ASSIGNMENT
Our challenge to you
76
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LIGHTROOM
Helpful tips from Tim Clinch
Many were
OFFER
Have
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delivered to your door
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creative
66
CAMERA TEST
50
THE F/STOPS
Andy Luck puts the cool
Olympus OM-D to the test
68
WINDOW SHOPPING
NEW
SERIES
HERE
Jemima Greaves learns the art
of film photography
54
FINISHING TOUCHES
and one
What we’ve got in
store for April
87
HOW TO SUBMIT
or two
were a little
New photography gear
in the shops and online
70
CHECKOUT
Lee Frost on printing
60
HAND TINTING
We want to see your work
96
LAST FRAME
’
deranged
The six best portable
hard drives for your cash
With Tim Daly
A single image we love
© TIM CLINCH
© NICK KEMP
22
49
© JEMIMA GREAVES
NEW
SERIES
50
© LEE FROST
54
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