Thanks to all who managed to attend our ESIG meeting on Monday - here's a link to the recording https://youtu.be/gqmF4aG8z70
Present: Peter W, Gerry and Judith, Gia, Brian, Malcolm, Liz, Jackie, Steve, Iain, Vaughn and me.
Apologies: Ali, Greg, Julie, Mark and Marianne. If I've missed anyone, then my apologies.
We had two speakers, rather than three. Unfortunately we ran out of time for Brian's talk, but we'll have Brian up first for the March meeting.
Liz gave us an extensive review of the Minimalist Photography Awards 2023 - see https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/. I really like this type of photography and I sense its gaining in popularity at the moment. I've been book marking a few photographers lately and enjoy their work. See for example Guido Klumpe (https://www.guido-klumpe.de/?lang=en) and Maarten Rots (https://www.maartenrots.nl/). Liz took us through the winners of most of the award categories and encouraged discussion. There was a debate about what minimalist means and whether all the examples were in fact minimalist. Some images were great, some less so. I think at the end we had a split vote, with some of us finding this type of photography inspiring, but others not so sure. Liz thanks for a thought provoking presentation.
Peter W took us on a trip down memory lane. Peter has started a project documenting his favourite locations from his home county of Yorkshire. Peter was born in York and has walked extensively in the county. The photographs were all of the countryside, with rolling hills and enticing paths. The iconic Flying Scotsman was shown steaming over the Ribblehead viaduct. Peter has given himself another 18 months or so to finish the project and to hopefully produce a book. We look forward to seeing the final result.
Our Portfolio session was down on numbers a bit this month, but included some interesting images and discussion.
Our next meeting will be on 25 March.
Present: Peter W, Gerry and Judith, Gia, Brian, Malcolm, Liz, Jackie, Steve, Iain, Vaughn and me.
Apologies: Ali, Greg, Julie, Mark and Marianne. If I've missed anyone, then my apologies.
We had two speakers, rather than three. Unfortunately we ran out of time for Brian's talk, but we'll have Brian up first for the March meeting.
Liz gave us an extensive review of the Minimalist Photography Awards 2023 - see https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/. I really like this type of photography and I sense its gaining in popularity at the moment. I've been book marking a few photographers lately and enjoy their work. See for example Guido Klumpe (https://www.guido-klumpe.de/?lang=en) and Maarten Rots (https://www.maartenrots.nl/). Liz took us through the winners of most of the award categories and encouraged discussion. There was a debate about what minimalist means and whether all the examples were in fact minimalist. Some images were great, some less so. I think at the end we had a split vote, with some of us finding this type of photography inspiring, but others not so sure. Liz thanks for a thought provoking presentation.
Peter W took us on a trip down memory lane. Peter has started a project documenting his favourite locations from his home county of Yorkshire. Peter was born in York and has walked extensively in the county. The photographs were all of the countryside, with rolling hills and enticing paths. The iconic Flying Scotsman was shown steaming over the Ribblehead viaduct. Peter has given himself another 18 months or so to finish the project and to hopefully produce a book. We look forward to seeing the final result.
Our Portfolio session was down on numbers a bit this month, but included some interesting images and discussion.
Our next meeting will be on 25 March.
