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Finistère Insolite

Finistère Insolite

A photographic exploration of the wild and beautiful landscapes of Finistère, Brittany, France.

2019

Steve Mansfield-Devine

Steve Mansfield-Devine

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Published in
Cameralux

Shooting yourself

When photography becomes a passion, sooner or later you’re going to turn the camera on yourself.

Mar 6

Shooting yourself

Mar 6

Published in
Cameralux

The power of words and photographs

The interplay between text and image is complex and potentially powerful, and so easy to get wrong.

Feb 23

A photograph of a WW2 concrete bunker on which large eyes have been painted. The bunker is covered in ivy. Through the opening we can see cows grazing in the field behind the bunker, one of which is urinating.

Feb 23

Used judiciously, combinations of images like this can call on the dialectic power of synthesis…

Feb 22

Feb 22

Published in
Engage

A Night Flight to Remember

Flying a tired Cessna in a deep Florida night presented an unreasonable string of challenges. But it helped me overcome personal obstacles.

Feb 17

Photograph of a deep orange sunset over a dark landscape with scattered clouds and the silhouette of a small aircraft, a Cessna, climbing into the sky.

Feb 17

Published in
Cameralux

How many photographs is too many?

The internet is awash with images. But are we really getting the full benefit, or are we at risk of drowning?

Feb 12

A close-up photograph of a wooden footbridge showing the grey wooden slats of the footpath and the red-painted wooden railing which is throwing shadows.

Feb 12

Published in
Cameralux

Photography’s relationship with reality — it’s complicated

A photograph is commonly viewed as a slice of reality — as the world imprinting itself. It’s really not that simple.

Feb 8

Abstract photograph of swirling lines created by ice in a frozen puddle.

Feb 8

Published in
Cameralux

Low-res digital photography–the new analogue?

There are many ways of feeling old. It turns out that one of them is seeing digital cameras being described as ‘vintage’.

Feb 6

Low-res digital photography–the new analogue?

Feb 6

Published in
HumanAI

DeepSeek’s Winnie-the-Pooh Problem

DeepSeek might be causing massive waves in the AI world, and not necessarily for the right reasons, but it seems to have some blind spots.

Feb 1

A cartoon-like image of marching soldiers, each of whom is actually Pooh Bear but dressed in an East Asian military uniform.

Feb 1

Published in
Cameralux

Photographing imaginary monuments in the landscape

In landscape photography, the significance of the scene owes as much to your imagination as it does to the subject itself.

Jan 22

Landscape photographs showing brightly lit bare rocks on top of a hill covered in bracken. Part of a rainbow reaches down through the blue sky to the rocks.

Jan 22

Published in
Cameralux

A story in a single photograph

It is possible to evoke a narrative with just one frame — if you engage with the viewer’s imagination.

Jan 13

A photograph showing a group of four young people standing on rocks with the sea in front and behind them, silhouetted by the sunset.

Jan 13

Steve Mansfield-Devine

Steve Mansfield-Devine

Book Author

Freelance photographer and writer. Author of photography books and two novels. Journalist during daylight hours. More at: https://linktr.ee/zolachrome

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