Archive For: Photography

Not Landscape photography from the Isle of Wight

Is it landscape photography?

What do I do? Those who read my articles will know that I often struggle with terminology such as ‘landscape photographer’. For this article I thought I would explain my reasoning behind this, and how it can not only go deeper, but in an ironic twist also breed creativity and freedom. Labels are all around

Using limitations to increase creativity in lanscape photography

Finding Photographic Creativity with Limitations

Like may creative people, I often suffer from a bit of a creative slump. This can manifest itself in just wandering about and not taking any photos or not taking any good (or even mediocre) photos. Personally, I find there are two effective ways to get myself out of this creative slump. The first is

M.P. Osborne landscape photography Isle of Wight

The Tree

Sometimes you have to just do things that feel right. I drive past this tree twice a day. It’s a rather nice, twisted old oak that stands alone in a field. It’s suffered a bit in its past, but still going strong. As the seasons changed, I noticed patches of bright green leaves appear and

East Cowes - MP Osborne Isle of Wight Photography

Psychogeography & Photography

What is it all about and what does it mean for photographic practice? I first came across the term psychogeography on my MA from one of our lecturers, Dr Sebastiane Hegarty, who was organising some psychogeographic walks around Southampton. Unfortunately Covid stopped that, but I never stopped thinking about psychogeography. It seemed an interesting term