Our March session took us upon a journey from darkness into light.

Our first four contributions shared aspects of chiaroscuro whether by virtue of representing elements of nighttime or through expressions of light and shade.  In this way, Bob Oakley explored the all too common fear of night and dark places.   Through the use of slow shutter speed Bob Green ‘desperately sought Olga’ stalking her by night in the urban environment.  Remaining in moody monochrome, Nigel Haywood used high contrast for his images of darkness and light.  Continuing within the darker realm, Clive Haynes, revealed how the familiar world of the city we know becomes a place of mixed uncertainty and ambiguity after dark.   Jenny Rees Mann continued the thread of photography after dark with her contemplative set about standing still, taking time to let things happen and being simply observational.

Luigi Di Vito brought us into the light with his impressions of Venice during the world-renowned carnival.  Maintaining the overseas flavour, Dr. Charles Ashton swept us around the world to visit Kathmandu with particular focus upon the huge Buddhist stupas. 

With an eclectic mix of imagery, yet remaining upon theme, Kaz Diller explored the usage of binoculars and telescopes installed for tourists.  Paul Mann maintained the holiday association through his series of ‘seaside impressions. 

For something completely different, Tessa Mills recorded her visual thoughts during a recent visit to Bletchley Park whilst Geoff Hicks, through his deceptively simple set ‘Windows’, revealed the physical emptiness and emotional voids left by empty retail premises.

Our two ‘outside sources’ informed us about different approaches to photography.

In ‘Unseen’, film director and astute photographer, Daniel Sackheim through well considered viewpoints and angles …..

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Daniel Sackheim ‘Unseen’

With originality and a sense of fun, the photography of Celina Portella takes the viewer literally out of the frame though her inventive lively and witty approach and installations in galleries. 

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Cella Portella

All members’ work from our session can be seen in our Viewpoint e-book for this month.  Click on the image below or this link: Viewpoint and choose the March 2024 edition.  The same link provides access to many previous issues of ‘Viewpoint’ - a fascinating treasure-trove waiting for you to explore!