Sheep Thrill.

Lairg Lamb Sale © John MacPherson...

Oh deer, I’m in a rut.

No, not Scotland (although the rut is getting under way here). I do get to other places, sometimes. ...

Working with the land.

A series of images exploring the visual delights of Scotland.   ...

To fly, in Skye.

More from modern Scotland: a series of occasional images exploring the visual delights of this small but enchanting corner of the UK. ...

“Do you see it? Understand it? Ok..” (“The mysterious perversion of photography”).

There's an interesting article in the NYT Lens blog by Donald R. Winslow: 'Eddie Adams: 10 Years On, and War Will Never Be the Same"   "When Eddie Adams died 10 years......

Lone Star State (of mind).

The Lone Star state © John MacPherson Many of you who read my (long) piece......

The heart of the land.

I read a post this week (3rd Jan) by Tolu Ogunlesi: 'Oxfam's Book of Lamentations' in which the author makes some observations on, and critical comments about, Oxfam's latest fundraising campaign advert which concentrates......

It’s good to see.

I've had a few community involvement jobs recently working with novice and aspirant photographers, helping them improve their photographic ability. Most of them expect techy stuff, and when I say "Nah, it's not about......

Heartland.

I was very moved by the work of William Gedney as explored by Roger May recently on his blog Walk Your Camera. Roger's comments and personal insight, and Gedney's lyrically beautiful work,......

Ladies, you’re pretty artsy and creative, right?.

Ooh the 'Lady Carefree Elite' - wait, isn't that a brand of tampon? “PIX is a photography lifestyle magazine for......

Lost lives.

I was doing a documentary photography project on remote and forgotten Hebridean islands. And one island I visited, which shall remain nameless, was profoundly moving. One amongst many many islands I visited that were charged......

Pliability.

I can do anything © John MacPherson   Before this one night of frost, the discarded piece of plywood had......

Instagran.

duckrabbit weekend exclusive. 'Instagran'  - photographing your child's grandmother with a digital camera.   William's gran. © John MacPherson   Are you worried too......

Photofilm – The race to help refugees in South Sudan.

'Most of the patients we see do the thing that everyone does around the world: make themselves look nice for the Dr. And it's only when a child comes in who has had diarrhea for one......

Not Ruining the Photo.

Recently I spoke at a conference about the American conflict in Vietnam. This was the first time I had presented a paper at a conference and it was interesting to receive responses after the......

Its all in the edit (delete at your peril).

I've been teaching photography in various ways for over 20 years, and embraced the digital revolution for all the reasons we all have, but also because of the ways it enabled me to show......

Ethics, truth and the view from the other side (of the camera)..

Duckrabbit posted a link to tutor Jenny Pollard's blog where she said: ‘I was dumbfounded when a student responded with genuine tears of relief, there in the seminar, to the suggestion that there was a......

“Well fuck that, is what I say” Christopher Hitchens, duckrabbit, a festive fistful and a challenge to Falmouth University.

Part of the absurd fallout from last week’s ridiculous moment when VII's Anastasia Taylor Lind jumped to her feet and repeatedly punched duckrabbit in the face at the LCC Masters end of year......

Photography, cameras, (dis)ability and empowerment..

Length of this post: long. Words: a lot. Pictures: more than a few. Apologies for that: none. Some years ago I undertook a photography project with two men with 'learning disabilities'.  Tommy, a man with......

2020VISION: Making pictures work..

What do you get if you give several aspiring young photographers some support, guidance and an opportunity to undertake real assignment work?  You get commitment, insight and great results. I'm really pleased that a major......