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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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Cameralux

Photographic art in the Instagram age

When everyone is taking and sharing pictures of the world around them, what sets the photographic artist apart — if anything?

Nov 15, 2024

Semi-abstract photograph of a white symbol of a walking person painted on the asphalt surface of a road, plus a painted white line.

Nov 15, 2024

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Art and Alt text: photographs for blind people

You can help blind and partially sighted people get the most rewarding experience from your photographs — with benefits for you, too.

Oct 26, 2024

A sombre and perhaps menacing photograph showing deliberately out of focus and silhouetted figures in a corridor seen through an in-focus window with part of the frame visible on the left. Blue-tinted monochrome image.

Oct 26, 2024

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Cameralux

Telling a story in a photograph

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

14h ago

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

14h ago

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Engage

A shadow in New Orleans

In the celebratory atmosphere of a festive French Quarter moved a restless spirit.

5d ago

A photograph of a white car bearing the words 'New Orleans Police' parked in a dark street.

5d ago

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Cameralux

Entitled photographs

Do titles add something to photographs, or do they detract? The answer is yes.

5d ago

Entitled photographs

5d ago

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Cameralux

Writing for CameraLux

If you’ve got something interesting to say about photography, why not say it here?

Dec 26, 2024

Photograph used for decorative purposes. Sunlight coming through fog and trees. Very diffused and slightly eerie.

Dec 26, 2024

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Cameralux

Improve your photography by drawing

Drawing and photography are very different. But they have a lot to offer each other.

Dec 26, 2024

A heavily modified photograph showing the shattered remains of a bunker, consisting of huge concrete blocks, lying in a large crater. The image has been given an overall monochrome tint and many parts of it have been blurred to concentrate on the blocks.

Dec 26, 2024

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Full Frame

Shooting the Loch Ness Monster

Photography can be a tough job when the weather turns bad and your model won’t cooperate. Especially when the model is a monster.

Dec 22, 2024

A large green Loch Ness Monster floats gently on the surface of a lake. In the background are mountains and a raft with several people and camera tripods standing on it. A rope leads from the corner of the frame to the front of the monster.

Dec 22, 2024

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Bertuch’s Garden

Bricking your world: big tech is not your friend

Obsolescence, planned or otherwise, is a fact of life. But it’s arriving faster and faster, and with greater impact.

Dec 21, 2024

An AI-generated image of broken toy robots in a city street.

Dec 21, 2024

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Cameralux

Framing the photograph

The rectangle that encloses your image is an inescapable part of the photograph. But it’s not a constraint — it’s a powerful component of…

Dec 19, 2024

An abstract photograph of a red-painted tarmac surface with a white painted line and a strong shadow.

Dec 19, 2024

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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