Category Archives: The great Photographers

Sublime images of the unfreezing north

Posted on February 2, 2012 by john perkins

Ragnar Axelsson is one of those photographers who make me wonder why I bother to take pictures at all. Iceland’s best known photojournalist  , Axelsson generally known as Rax has recently published  The Last Days Of The Arctic a photographic essay which … Continue reading →

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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Now about that new camera……

Posted on December 26, 2010 by john perkins

All I wanted for Christmas this year was  good old-fashioned style leica M9 with a sprinkling of lenses. I’d easily fit the lot in my various overcoat pockets then hop on the Eurostar over to Paris and convince myself that I was the Henri-Cartier-Bresson of … Continue reading →

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A photograph from 146 years ago

Posted on August 1, 2010 by john perkins

When I look at this remarkable photograph by Victorian amateur photographer Julia Margaret Cameron I find it almost impossible to believe that it was taken 146 years ago. The subject is the popular actress Ellen Terry who at the age of about 17  was … Continue reading →

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Hi, I’m John Perkins and I run Phototuition photography courses in West London.

Posted on July 9, 2010 by john perkins

The picture on the left shows me with my trusty old Canon 5D, the picture was taken by one of my students.

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