Category: MY PHOTO JOURNEY
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Layering in Photography – Spatial Structure and Layers of Meaning
Photographers often use the term layering, yet the word refers to two distinct ideas. One describes the spatial arrangement of elements within the frame. The other refers to layers of meaning that arise through interpretation. Both forms shape how viewers read a photograph, but they operate in different ways. One concerns visual structure, while the…
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Photographic Anniversaries – 2026 edition
I often begin a class, whatever the subject, with an introduction that looks at the history of the discipline in relation to the significant anniversaries for that year. So, I shall be starting this year’s photography classes with significant events from 1826, 1876, 1926, 1976, and 2001. Almost inevitably, I will have missed something that…
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