Thanks for showcasing Huibo Hou's incredible body of work, I found it hugely inspiring. I love that she has her own unique take on photography and is not afraid of going beyond the boundaries of landscape photography "rules and norms", it makes her unique and creative. Loved it!

Way too long for audiences with serious attention deficits nowadays. Break it up into segments on longer than 30 minutes.

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Wanted to add to this.. Edward Burtynsky and Andreas Gursky are digital shooters... so not everyone who is at the top of the sphere are film shooters or large format shooters.. they use digital backs.. mostly on MF cameras.. sometimes of LF. On lenses... LF lenses are actually not as good as 35mm lenses... its just the format is so much bigger the resolving power is greater... stick LF on 35mm and im sure you would see not great results. modern 35mm lenses or MF lenses have far greater resolving power.

Tims a great guy and does great scans. in terms of costs.. Tim trashes any lab in the UK. Tim gives a full resolution scan at the largest size, but labs dont do that. They make you pay for difference sizes, 25 pounds would only get you around a 10x8 ! You're talking into the hundreds to get a same size scan as Tim provides! ON film i slightly disagree with Tim. ITs a bit of an oxymoron... they want to keep film alive, but they keep on putting up prices. ITs a niche market now. The new kids on the block producing film i cant take seriously. they tend to be gimicks for Gen X peeps lol Kodak and Ilford are the only 2 we can now rely on for pro films. 60 Pounds for 10 sheets of Portra 160, or 300 pounds for 10x8 isnt sustainable for me. Catlabs LF film is ok, but not great. Ilford prices are ok.. 48 pounds for 25 4x5 sheets for say HP5, bit more for Delta 100. This is why people are giving up on it, and going digital medium format. Tim may shoot it still i dont know, but he uses Sony cameras with tilt shift lenses or cambo systems, even Joe Cornish and David Ward have dropped film years ago with Velvia 50 going in the UK. In terms of large format film, Tim mentions Portra 400.. i know hes done work on the DR of this film, but it dont agree it has 14 stops, In my real world experience, its around 8/ 9 stops... ive had to use Grads in many situations, otherwise tone is lost. I much prefer Ektar 100 for landscape work, far superior in terms of colour and contrast for landscape, far less grain, yes the DR is less, but its easily resolved.. Velvia had about 6 stops maybe 7 with a drum scan... so Ektar is far more suitable but you just cant shoot it the same being a negative film. I love my GFX for a lot of work, but the process of LF is unique which is why i cant give it up.

wow Paul very nice i was there in 2018 and got some great shots to but you got such a variety in f wonderful shots

Big fan, wonderful photography

Ataahua Paul 🫶🏼 Kotuku (Heron) is the beautiful bird you captured at Milford. I captured the same bird at that location. Thanks for sharing your journey.

Wow, so well researched and kudos to the team for covering length and breath. Yes infact, most Bhutanese live in abroad mostly in Australia, its rather short term for their qualification upgrade and we love our king and country ❤❤❤

Primes help with less flaring in IR

Feb 22nd 2024 I have only just viewed this episode. What an episode! Love your stories and travels for 2023 with wonderful shots.

I did a worksop in Zion NP with Eric several years ago. He is a super photographer with a great vison of nature, including some very interesting and unique abstracts. His books are well worth it and I highly recommend them.

Thanks for the year you have all contributed it is much appreciated. Have a great break

David Evans is a legend

In good light phone cameras are getting quite good if you only use the images on social media.

Evening all

Really enjoyed this discussion. What an achievement this competition is. It really does promote photographers and photography and that is what separates it from the other competitions which are essentially cash cows. Great work Tim Parkin and the Talking Landscape crew.

Thanks for hosting Tim for this chat... I'm so glad you love what we're doing with the competition... we are trying hard to make it the best... with our limited time. The social media part is especially tedious but I'm glad to hear Paul say that it has value when we share images there that perhaps didn't make it to the end but are still fantastic images.

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Loved seeing all the detail you covered in this. Hope to experience it one day soon.

Thanks again.

I came for inspiration from Eric and was hooked by Paul's comments. I feel like Paul doesn't just look at photos, he _experiences_ them and now I have a new goal for myself. ;-) Great episode - I'm even more excited to receive Eric's book!

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Thanks for this great presentation. I've been thinking of visiting the Island and these photos and commentary are fantastic.

I really enjoyed this conversation and the amazing images from Eric. Ordered the collectors edition with the Spellbound print, looking forward to it!!!

Thanks again for having me on the show guys, and for showing interest in my upcoming book. It's always a pleasure to chat with you all. For those that are interested in learning more about the topics I discussed, the books I mentioned as well as some others that I forgot about are: The Shallows by Nicholas Carr Stolen Focus by Johann Hari Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman The Nature Fix by Florence Williams Quiet by Susan Caine One Square Inch of Silence by Gordon Hempton The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig Childs House of Rain by Craig Childs Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

Great interview! 👏🏼 Most of the photographers interviewed offer an opportunity to commiserate and embolden my own feelings about art and the landscape and this one was no exception. I thought the part about airplanes and their disruptive noise was interesting as I am a pilot. We are given plenty of caution about hearing protection - including noise cancelling headsets, etc - but no thought is given to creatures on the ground. I definitely feel that is something that should change.

Thought 2 hours was going to be too long, but really interesting! I can relate to the weather and terrain of the Paparoas …. What looked like a tame trip, turned out to be very demanding…. Off track travel can be hellish!!

Wonderful show gents!

Awesome chat guys. It's fun and interesting to hear how everyone interprets the same image (I love Paul's poetic interpretations). I can't wait for the book. Cheers!

I really enjoyed this video. Big fan of Huibo's artwork!!

Thanks for the inspiration

Thanks again for having me guys! Finally got a chance to listen back to this and really appreciate the feature.

Once again authentic photos. Well done.

I am having my Nikon Z-711 converted to deep 820nm by Life Pixel,looking forward to expanding my photo ops.

I have admired Karen's work for a long time so it was fantastic to get to know her better. Such a kind sensitive soul especially depicted in her body of work. Thanks again guys for so eloquently asking the great questions and meticulously explaining the exquisite works of fine art photography.

Great show gentlemen. Loved your efforts and wonderful photos. What an experience.

Fantastic presentation well done to all involved 😊

Enjoyed the presentation and look forward to the book. I couldn't quite pick up the name of the paper that was used to print the exhibition. I remember cotton rag. Can someone enlighten me

Thanks guys for all the entertaining presentations throughout the years

Luke, I am ready to talk. Great show tonight, just loved seeing your wonderful photos and hearing your associated stories.

I gained a lot from Sarah’s workshops in Out of Oregon last October, and this video made me want more instruction, especially on close-ups of flowers and textures. I immediately took my camera out it photograph the moss and seaweed on the beach, and I saw things I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Thank you, Sarah!

Love her b&w work

Fantastic discussion, I got a lot out of this - from discussion on specific photographs, to tips for rafting photography, to focus stacking, to black and white, to conservation discussions and much more... thank you!

What a delightful person Sarah is. Love her angle on photography, her love of nature and desire to preserve our wonderful ecosystems. Thank you Sarah.

Great conversation. Personally, I think Alex is much better photographer now than when he won all his awards. The problem with social media is it becomes a popularity contest and what is popular is not necessarily new or interesting or even good and as such its influence is more likely to lead to mediocrity rather than something outstanding. As Alex says, quiet and intimate work gets easily overlooked and yet it is this work that tends to be more mysterious, allows more artistic licence and is ultimately more engaging if you are prepared to spend time with it.

Great work guys, fantastic interview, Peter’s work is quite inspiring.

Good to see the show is back on again

This is a fantastic book, both by the quality of the photography, the stories told within it and the unique design. Do yourself a favour and buy a copy.

beautiful images, wow. thanks Paul and Huibo.