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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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Aug 5, 2025

Are you a photographer? Really?

In an age of almost pathological image-making, what distinguishes the real photographer?

Photograph of a young woman in a black dress standing in front of a textured wall in evening light. Her head is out of frame. In the lower left corner is the shadow of the photographer's head.

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Aug 9, 2025

The photograph that got me arrested

A slightly blurry monochrome photograph of a young woman in distress, flailing her arms, surrounded by the dark clothing of police officers.

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Nov 4, 2025

Privacy vs Expression: the ill-defined ethics of street photography

It’s a popular hashtag and a long-established practice, but do street photographers always think through what they’re doing?

Silhouettes and shadows of two people seen through the dirty glass of a shelter.

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May 19

Embracing bit rot in digital photographs

A digital image that has been algorithmically manipulated (not using AI) to give an abstract effect.

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Apr 17

Green is a difficult colour in photographs

Of all the colours of the visible spectrum, green is arguably the most abused, abusive and difficult to manage.

Photograph of a lane leading through woodland in full leaf. There’s a dog in the lane and a low wooden fence running alongside it.

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Mar 3

The photograph as memory

Hand-tinted photograph of an man, child and woman. The man is dressed in military uniform and the woman’s clothing and hair are typical for the 1940s.

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Jan 15

A licence to shoot people? Photographing street protests

There are times when people take to the streets in order to be seen and have their presence registered. What permissions does this grant…

A photograph of two people lying on the ground, wearing white masks and with their heads wrapped in blue plastic.

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Jan 7

Creation and revelation: the fundamental powers of photography

What differentiates photography from other visual arts? One answer could lie in its intrinsic ability to reveal what you might not…

Photograph of a beach, ocean and sky in which the waves have been blurred by a long exposure.

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Dec 17, 2025

Are we losing our photographic literacy?

From an early age we learn to ‘read’ photographs. But the process is built on trust, and that could be eroding.

Moody photograph of a strange object resembling a ritual site, comprised of rusting metal embedded in concrete.

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Nov 27, 2025

The four dimensions of the photograph

A photograph using a long exposure of a concrete bunker on a beach. The water around it is blurred, suggesting a passage of time. There are graffiti painted on the bunker and the colours of the image have been muted, perhaps also suggesting the subject is from another era.

Steve Mansfield-Devine

Steve Mansfield-Devine

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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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