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In David Ward’s critically acclaimed first book, Landscape Within, he asked questions about human perception, the creative process and why photographers make images. Ward takes these explorations of photography a step further in his second book by studying what he considers to be the essential attributes of a successful landscape photograph: simplicity, ambiguity and beauty. Ward looks in detail at how these concepts relate to one another and how they relate to his own images. He also sets them within a wider context. He focuses for instance, on how ‘beauty’ has been viewed by artists and psychologists, suggesting that although interpretations have changed over the centuries, the concept remains as relevant as ever today. In discussing the notion of ‘simplicity’, the author highlights the reductive approach adopted by photography in contrast to the complex process of creating a painting from layers of pigment. Ward always seeks to make his own images open to interpretation and in the final chapter, ‘Questions or Answers?’, he suggests that all photographers’ work either poses a question or seeks to impose the photographer’s viewpoint. He goes on to investigate how photography affects our interpretation of the world around us and relates this to his own practice. The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with Ward’s stunning large-format landscape images, reflecting his thoughtful and refined approach.
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Photographer David Ward has worked extensively throughout the all over the world. His previous book was Landscape Within (also published by Argentum). He writes regularly for Outdoor Photography magazine and runs courses for the photographic travel firm, Light & Land.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this book totally engrossing. Having read Davids first book, "Landscape Within" I was eager to hear thoughts from one of the UK's finest photographers. David offers opinions on what he considers to be the most important aspects of a sucessful photograph.
The images presented with the text are second to none and are every bit as captivating as the text. So many of the shots are of "ordinary" subjects that most of us might pass by, David's insight toward these subjects is absolutely second to none and it seems he is the best proponent of the "inner landscape"
The print quality is excellent, the writing style is attractive and I am sure this will be a book I read many times.
The images presented with the text are second to none and are every bit as captivating as the text. So many of the shots are of "ordinary" subjects that most of us might pass by, David's insight toward these subjects is absolutely second to none and it seems he is the best proponent of the "inner landscape"
The print quality is excellent, the writing style is attractive and I am sure this will be a book I read many times.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book when I was studying photography at the local Adult Ed college and found it extremely inspiring and thought provoking. The photographs in it beautifully illustrate the text, but are also captivating by themselves. The author shares his thought on both the philosophy and the process, looking at simplicity, beauty and mystery with a fresh eye, and challenging the reader to do the same. I will admit that after reading this I walk through the world looking at my surroundings in a different way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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David Ward is part of the "Light and Land" team alongside Joe Cornish and Charlie Waite. David likes to concentrate on details in a landscape rather than just the 'outdoors in all its glory' and so is an intriguing photographer. His photos are quite wonderful and he clearly has an incredible talent.
His proposition is that landscape images are better for being simple, containing an element of mystery, and having a beauty that invokes and emotional response in the viewer. I entirely agree with his argument; my disappointment is just with his long-winded and slightly pretentious style of writing in which he conveys these ideas. These concepts of his, which I've just mentioned, are very easy to convey in a few words but hard to achieve in photographic practice. I think that possibly he felt that the book would be a little thin if he set out his thoughts in such a simple way so he uses devices such as slightly overblown language and repetition to pad out his argument. He also is very fond of splattering the text with quotable quotations which I found quite distracting after a few pages. At times he digresses into his personal opinions of aspects of art history, especially modern art, which simply do not stand up to scrutiny.
Despite these criticisms, the book is a useful addition to anyone interested in improving their landscape photography.
His proposition is that landscape images are better for being simple, containing an element of mystery, and having a beauty that invokes and emotional response in the viewer. I entirely agree with his argument; my disappointment is just with his long-winded and slightly pretentious style of writing in which he conveys these ideas. These concepts of his, which I've just mentioned, are very easy to convey in a few words but hard to achieve in photographic practice. I think that possibly he felt that the book would be a little thin if he set out his thoughts in such a simple way so he uses devices such as slightly overblown language and repetition to pad out his argument. He also is very fond of splattering the text with quotable quotations which I found quite distracting after a few pages. At times he digresses into his personal opinions of aspects of art history, especially modern art, which simply do not stand up to scrutiny.
Despite these criticisms, the book is a useful addition to anyone interested in improving their landscape photography.
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Inspiring
I was fortunate enough to meet David Ward a couple of weeks back and, if you are like me and want a different angle on Landscape photography - then this is THE book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Hookway
Insightful indeed
A worthy philosophical stroll through the art of landscape photography, this is a book for the thoughtful photographer aspiring to add something fresh to the pile, and together... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jim Hawthorne
Great book
A wondefully written book. Great pictures, but better advices.
Simplicity, beauty and a bit of mistery both in pictures and in text. Read more
Simplicity, beauty and a bit of mistery both in pictures and in text. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by M. Angel Garcia Martin
A rewarding read
As part of my collection of books on photography, I have quite a few on landscape work. I particularly admire the work of Joe Cornish, who has never failed to impress and who... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2009 by Ian Farrell
Who is the Author
This title comes up on Amazon as "by Joe Cornish" which is very misleading, as he has only written the short Foreword. Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by P. M. Karry
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