Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 5 April 2024
In the hope that they help others unburden and renew as much as they have for me it gives me the greatest pleasure to present - in the spirit of Hokusai - my Thirty Six Views of Beverley Minster.
photography
This isn't a list of the mechanics of photography - but touches more upon the process, the use of light and my experiences with the camera. I've found that it's the experience that counts - and there's over 30 years of experience diluted into these posts.
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Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 22 March 2024
What I’d discovered was the source of my creativity, my leitmotif, my creative colostrum.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 29 Dec 2023
The photographs act like wormholes into the time they were taken, and are often the instigators of the stories that I tell within this digest; but more than that, amidst bouts of punishing low self-esteem, they remind me that I’m not an imposter, that I’m worthy of the places I photograph.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 22 Dec 2023
Whilst I walk along High Street, the buildings are tinted with a golden hue. As the sky softens, I can sense the day turning in on itself, the light tempered, beaten and bossed into thinness. This golden hour is turning blue.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 7 July 2023
Stopping and taking time to observe is an act of faith in the material truth that surrounds us. It washes away the fake news, discomfort and confusion of present times and helps me feel rooted.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 5 May 2023
After spending prolonged days wrestling with the light through my viewfinder, I’ve experienced a kind of photo-serotonin effect, as if a transfusion has taken place resulting in an inner glow, unable to stop chattering; a feeling of being baptised with the splendour of it.
Photographing Thornton-le-Beans
MEMBERS ONLY I recently photographed the chapel of ease at Thornton-le-Beans in Yorkshire for the Friends of Friendless Churches. I thought I'd share my process with you so here's a quick video from my day....
My favourite bags for photography
And what is my best bag for photography after 20 years experience?
The sort of stuff I get up to..
The sort of stuff I get up to...