Today's Hunter Gatherer

Street photography is as exciting as you want it to be, my set up is to use traditional rangefinder cameras equipped with 35 to 40mm lenses, capturing onto B&W film. I like to get close to the subject matter without drawing any attention to my picture making process. Through a series of posts I want to address the trials and tribulations of this often mis-understood area of photography which is an art form within its own right…

Shadow Rocks, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes

Photography is positioned in an interesting place right now. Most people seem to be finally making the shift from film to digital, and there is also a new breed of photographer that has never used a film camera at all. I was lucky enough to start my journey in photography using film cameras, and for me it demands a different approach to shooting than with digital. Over the next few months I’m going to bring out of retirement some old rangefinders and get back to a different way of making photographs, I’m looking forward to seeing what the benefits and pitfalls of this journey will be…