Touching the Light – New Horizons
Most artists will say that they feel most connected with their current work. I suppose it is a bit like a band playing a live gig – the audience always wants to hear the ‘greatest hits’, whereas the...
View ArticleRiding the Sierra Wave, La Alpujarra
La Alpujarra in Spain, the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, is one of the world’s great places for lenticular wave clouds. Riding the Sierra wave is a wonderful highlight of our “Joy of Seeing”...
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Discovering Manzac d’en Bas
Preparing for our “Joy of Seeing” photography workshops in the Ariège, I spent a weekend in November 2014 making acquaintance with my hosts Giles and Louise Nevill at Manzac d’en Bas An hour south from...
View ArticleJudging Article in Photography News
Read my contribution to the contentious subject of judging photographic competitions in Issue 17 of Photography News. Most of my friends know that I am on a mission not only to see it done better but...
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The People We Knew
Made at an unknown holiday camp in England in the early 1950s/ Today we said our formal goodbyes to Harold. He passed three months almost to the day after his life partner of 64 years Joan. Two very...
View ArticleMindful Photography Workshops 2018
I’ve just finalised my new programme of Mindful Photography workshops in Spain and France for the first half of 2018. 2018? Surely you mean 2017; I hear your voices … No 2018 is right. We are taking a...
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Zen and the Art of Photographic Appreciation
In my deeply philosophical state of mind in recent times, I’ve been reflecting on what photography is really all about. And one question in particular has been on my mind: What is the difference...
View ArticleWorkshop News *Important*
WORKSHOPS NEWS for 2018 * Important * It is with regret that we have decided not to run with our workshop programme at La Estrellita in Órgiva in March 2018. In the current economic climate, in...
View ArticleMindful Photography at Cortijo Romero – Guardian Best Creative Retreats
The Guardian – 10 of the Best Creative Retreats in UK and Europe Thrilled that my Mindful Photography workshop at Cortijo Romero features as one of 10 Best Creative Retreats selected by The Guardian...
View ArticleCortijo Romero Update – March 2020
Touching the Light It is with great regret that our photography workshop week at Cortijo Romero from 25th April to 2nd May will not now happen. Spain is in the grip of the COVID-19 outbreak under a...
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Isolation Photography Exercises No. 1 – Limited Space
Touching the Light The Limited Space (Twenty) Assignment So, just at the moment, in these times of social isolation, going out to your favoured locations with a camera is difficult if not impossible....
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Isolation Photography Exercises No 2 – Opening Up Seeing
Touching the Light Isolation Photography #2 – Opening Up Seeing Adjusting to photographing at home? I am fortunate to have a garden, so I can at least get a dose of nature there if not on our...
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Finding photographic gems in the archive
Touching the Light Finding photographic gems in the archive. The gift of time! Like many of you, I’m sure, I have been working though another round of archive cataloguing, mainly of scanned...
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Isolation Photography Exercises No 3 – Accepting Randomness
Touching the Light Isolation Photography Exercises #3 – Accepting Randomness Here’s another experiment for you, to watch for interesting images that appear by chance. Much of contemplative photography...
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Photography in Isolation – The Magic in the Mundane
Touching the Light It may well turn out that there are many things about the ways we live our lives that will change for the better as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, though that might be...
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Intimate Nature Gallery
Touching the Light Intimate Nature This Intimate Nature selection arose out allowing myself to be drawn, maybe through several iterations of exploration, to something that would not normally be seeable...
View ArticleTTL Presentation Reviews
Touching the Light During this depressing period it has been uplifting to be able to present to audiences all over the country by Zoom (other platforms are available). Since the summer I’ve been to...
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Joy of Seeing Photography Holidays – 2021 Update
Touching the Light An update from Ken Scott on Touching the Light’s 2021 Photography Holidays and Workshop Plans I don’t suppose anyone will not be pleased to see the back of 2020. Yet here we are in...
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