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Ideas & Inspiration
Photos of the Full Moon + 11 Mary Oliver quotes to inspire bold creativity
Good day to you all, This is Diana, hello! I hope life is good and you are having a delightful and stimulating day. This morning I was roused from my sleep around 3.30 by Anthony slipping out of bed to go off to photograph the full moon. He was heading back to the spot in […]
Video: Subject fixation
In this short video I explore the possibility that photographers don’t get the results they want. This is due to fixating on their subject. It’s wonderful to be in awe of your surrounding, but photography is a process of creation not just something beautiful.
19 powerful tips for beginner photographers (a useful checklist)
When you are starting out in photography it can be overwhelming thinking about where to start. I wanted to share my most useful tips and ideas for photographers at the beginning of their journey. But this list is also for more experienced people who want to fill any gaps in their knowledge. Or, if you’re […]
Is the East End the most interesting place to photograph in London? Yes!
I lived in London for almost two decades. It’s a city I love, even though it lacks the beautiful weather of where I grew up in California. And when you grow up in the sun, it’s hard to live with out it. So really it’s testament to what an incredible city London is that I […]
Processing your photos like an artist
I spend a lot of time processing my images. To me taking the photo is merely the start of the creation process. Processing is a time to play and work and have fun with your images – to see what we can bring out to make them the very best photos they can be. I […]
The Power of Travelling for your Photography
Greetings from Palermo, on the beautiful island of Sicily. I have just finished running a workshop and now I am shooting and filming. It’s been a great week for me! Di and I were talking recently about why travel feels so exhilarating to us. I think: We travel to see the beauty of nature and the […]
5 reasons to travel from explorer Freya Stark
Recently I started reading about Freya Stark (31 January 1893 – 9 May 1993) who was an English- Italian explorer and travel writer. She wrote extensively about travelling in the Middle East and Afghanistan, and blazed the trail for solo female travellers. By 1931 she had completed three dangerous treks into the wilderness of Iran. […]
Film: The beauty of sunrise in London, Paris and Venice
A few years ago BBC World made a beautiful 4 minute video about Anthony shooting cities at dawn. I think no-one has made a better film of Anthony talking about the beauty of photographing (and witnessing) the incredible beauty of sunrise. BBC – Casting new light on old cities Sometimes I just like […]
Capturing the Beauty, History And Culture Of Andalucia
Di and I have lived in Andalusia for over a year now and it has completely and totally captured our imaginations. Little did we know that when we set off on our travels almost two years ago we would end up finding a base in southern Spain, and falling in love with the wild and […]
2 min Essential Photo Guide: Leading Lines
We write a lot of in-depth articles about composition techniques like – Natural Framing, Negative Space – and Leading Lines. But today we want to give you just the essential meaning of how you can use Leading Lines in your photos. This is a potted guide! Leading Lines can: Take your eye on a journey – […]
The 5 best reasons to visit Palermo
Incredible food…. Italy is known for its delicious food. I know this to be true because I have travelled all over the country and eaten food that is embedded in my ‘best food memory bank’. (All of my family has this memory bank, including my kids; we love food.) Fifteen years ago I had some […]
19 reasons why I love to photograph Cuba
“Ask yourself what is really important. Have the wisdom and the courage to build your life around your answer.” Lee Jampolsky Today I want to share some of my thoughts as well as some cool quotes I’ve collected that capture why Havana and the country of Cuba is one of my favourite places to photograph. […]
Photos: To Paris, with love
7 years ago this month Di and I went to Paris with our baby daughter and our 6 year old son. We left our house, we took our son out of his school to try homeschooling and we looked forward to our baby’s first foods being in the land of gastronomy. It was the beginning […]
Photos: Tulip Festival in Istanbul
Today I leave Istanbul. Saying goodbye to this beautiful city after 2 weeks of photographing, exploring and running a wonderful workshop. One of the most exciting things for me to see in Istanbul in the spring is the tulip festival, where an incredible 30 million tulips are planted all over the city in different displays. […]
Photo book: The Last Testament by Jonas Bediksen
I love the work of Jonas Bediksen. He is an extraordinary photographer. In part I love the ideas he has for his projects, but he has a pretty unique angle to him. Plenty of photographers have brilliant, clever ideas for photo projects – but the execution of their ventures is not necessarily very interesting. Or […]
Photos: The Cats of Istanbul
“Without the cat, Istanbul would lose a part of its soul.” from Kedi One thing you notice when you arrive in Istanbul is the abundance of stray cats and dogs. This might sound a little off putting, but in fact these are some of the friendliest animals you will meet. Locals feed and look after […]
Meet the team: Diana Bird
The team behind Anthony Epes Photography and Cities at Dawn Publishing is husband and wife Diana Bird and Anthony Epes. Get to know us a little better in our occasional series of Q&A’s. Let’s start at the beginning. Where did you meet Anthony? Anthony and I met in the eponymous year of 1999. We were […]
10 Ways to Use the Beauty and Complexity of Reflections in Photography
I love to photograph reflections. They are a very cool way to create abstraction, fun, mystery, intrigue, patterns, complexity and symmetry in your images. Diana and I just wrote this piece for Digital Photography School, with lots of simple tips you can use to bring reflections into your images: 10 Ways to Use the Beauty […]
The magical Astrophotography of Jaxson Pohlman
Sometimes photography can bring you in touch with the worlds and life beyond our mere small planet. As someone already fascinated about space and the possible life in the galaxies far far away, I love Jaxson Pohlman photography. Pohlman has become well known with his Astrophotography, and creating beautiful images of star speckled skies and […]
10 quotes from writers that will make you a better photographer
It might sound strange to suggest that writers can teach us anything about photography. I believe, though, that any creative pursuit springs from the same space within us – whether it’s photography, writing, painting or even making exquisitely beautiful cakes. Creativity comes from a desire to express ourselves, to verbalize our experiences, thoughts, ideas and […]
Istanbul: September 17th – 21st 2019
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