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Why? Where? When? How?
Why? Where? When? How? Purple Tulips on Black It's the age old question that I get asked all the time when people find out that I am a photographer. I hope to answer the curiosity of why I...
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Impressions from the Japanese Gardens - ViewFinders October Walk
Impressions from the Japanese Gardens ViewFinders October Walk A dull day saw the ViewFinders gathering at the entrance to the Japanese Gardens in Clingendael Park, Den Haag keen to capture the autumn...
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Japanese Gardens Revisited
Japanese Gardens Revisited The light on Monday's walk had been so abysmal I just had to go back when the sun managed to fight it's way through the clouds and rain we'd had all week. Having already...
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South Coast Jaunt
South Coast Jaunt A visit to my mother in South East England comes to an end, my Euro Tunnel train check in is not until 7pm. What to do? Have an afternoon of camera time on the south coast,...
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Kasteel De Haar - ViewFinders November Walk
Kasteel De Haar ViewFinders November Walk Kasteel De Haar On a cold and rare dry day this week the ViewFinders group visited the delightful Kasteel De Haar near Haazuilens, Utrecht. Designed by the...
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Decisive Moments
It's Saturday afternoon, I'm busy organising, planning, doing admin and I look out of the window… the light is developing nicely. The sun is shining, the leaves are glowing. I've got a picture in my...
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Haarlem - ViewFinders December Walk
Haarlem ViewFinders December Walk It was 10C on a positively balmy December Monday morning when the ViewFinders met last week for a walk around the historical town of Haarlem, Noord Holland....
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Boxing Day Walk
Boxing Day Walk Recording the Familiar Woodland with dog Zoe The thing about having a dog is she needs a good walk every day regardless. The reward for me is that no matter what else is going on there...
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A Stroll Through Plymouth
A Stroll Through Plymouth The wind and rain lashing against the window as I awoke this morning did not bode well for a day of photography. However, after joining my lovely friends and hosts for the...
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Discovering Dartmoor I - Brentor
Discovering Dartmoor I Brentor My hardest decision today - coast or moor? After some research and much deliberation it had to be moor (the tide was all wrong for the coast). Having only a few hours...
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Discovering Dartmoor II - Saddle Tor
Discovering Dartmoor II Saddle Tor Up and out before the rest of the house stirred, even Smeaton"s Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth, England with the late dawn on this early January morning, I went to try and...
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Schoonhoven - Het Zilverstad
Schoonhoven - Het Zilverstad Schoonhoven, nestled on the banks of the River Lek is the smallest municipality in The Netherlands. On a chilly but sunny Sunday last week a group of like-minded...
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Leiden - ViewFinders February Walk
Leiden - Quintessentially Dutch ViewFinders February Walk Overcast but mercifully dry, the historic city of Leiden provided a wealth of photographic opportunities on this month's ViewFInders Walk....
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Middle Eastern Promise
Middle Eastern Promise - Interior Design in The Hague As an interiors photographer I am privileged to be granted access to some wonderful homes. One such place I photographed this week. On the...
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Working the location - De Drie Molen
Working the Location De Drie Molen This week I took a good friend out scouting with me and after a delightful walk we still had some time to spare so I took her to one of my favourite local places -...
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Cloud Obsessed
Cloud Obsessed The last few weeks have seen the skies either cloud-free or with that horrible blanket grey. Not today. Today the lovely blue sky was interspersed with fluffy white clouds scudding...
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Bulbs Galore
Bulbs Galore It's that time of year again. The bulbs are in full bloom and the showcase gardens, Keukenhof by Lisse in Zuid Holland are the place to be. Hyacinths, crocus, narcissus and tulips flower...
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Where Has All The Colour Gone?
Where Has All The Colour Gone? It's Spring, the gardens and fields are blooming into a riot of colour and yet when I photograph the gorgeous tulips from my garden it's the monochrome conversions that...
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Keep Going Back - Oostpoort, Delft
Keep Going Back Oostpoort, Delft I've said it before, I'll say it again (and probably not for the last time) that as a landscape photographer it's worth going back to locations repeatedly. Each day...
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Glasgow I - Clydeside
Glasgow - I Clydeside Glasgow - city of the Commonwealth Games 2014. The landmarks along the River Clyde will now be recognised the world over. I'm not here for the Games but to bring my daughter...
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Glasgow II - Kelvingrove
Glasgow II Kelvingrove I had a scout about last Friday in Kelvingrove Park, looking for views of the University buildings and Kelvingrove Art Gallery. I took only the camera and one lens as after...
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Joining the Crowd
Joining the Crowd I have a confession; I have succumbed. It's not often that I follow the crowd. In fact, I usually run screaming in the opposite direction. However, I have joined the Fuji fans and...
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Discovering Dartmoor Black Tor
Discovering Dartmoor III - Black Tor Black Tor in Infrared Fuji X-E2 converted to 720nm Infrared + 14mm It's been a long while since I visited Devon and I am so glad to be back. After a plentiful...
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Belgian Urbex
In The Netherlands, next to nothing is left abandoned to fall into a derelict state so Urbex (Urban Exploring) or such places are so well secured it's near impossible to get inside. Hence the need to...
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Dutch Urbex
Dutch Urbex It is rare to find an abandoned building in the Netherlands - and if one does they are usually extremely well secured. Imagine my luck this week on driving locally to notice a mansion...
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Paris in Winter I
Paris in Winter I : Pere LaChaise Cemetary What could be better than a weekend trip away to a beautiful, vibrant city with friends? Last weekend saw me doing just that with the PhotographySchool.NL's...
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Paris in Winter II
Paris in Winter II : Landmarks When on a very short visit to a city it's hard to decide which landmarks to single out. Do you go for the obvious or the obscure? Do you go from pre-selected point to...
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Paris in Winter III
Paris Street And lastly for this short series of blogs from Paris, a little bit of street photography. Street is generally not my thing, taking me well outside of my comfort zone but on occasion, when...
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Achievement Attained - ARPS
Associateship of The Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) I've got it! After two years of various miss-starts and rejected projects I've done it. At some points along the road to attaining my ARPS I...
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From Source To Sea
From Source to Sea – My River Dee Project Spires of Aberdeen – the River Dee snakes into the city beneath the Brig o’ Dee Spires of Aberdeen – the River Dee snakes into the city beneath the Brig o’ Dee...
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Nominee in 13th Black & White Spider Awards
Welcome news this morning! 13TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONOURS PHOTOGRAPHER DAWN BLACK FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM LOS ANGELES (17.1.2019) - Professional photographer Dawn Black of United...
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Honorable Mention in the 14th Black and White Spider Awards 2020
Vortex, EuropoortHonourable Mention in Architectural, 14th Black & White Spider Awards, 2020 14TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER DAWN BLACK FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM. LOS...
View ArticleRiver Dee Project Presentation and B&W processing talk
On 19th October 2020 I gave a talk to Mearns Camera Club. As with all things these days an in-person presentation was out of the question so we held it by Zoom and the club recorded the session. Here...
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