and the occasional rant.
Enjoy!
I'm Mark. Older than you imagine, pescetarian, husband, father, professional parent & pedant.
I post some original stuff and a bunch of other things that I like. If you own the rights to something you see here and you're not happy about me sharing it, let me know.
Mountains, ancient, beautiful and majestic - the Isle of Skye. Some of the oldest geological formations in the world.
(photo courtesy of John Stoddart)
No words for how much I miss this.
Meerkat.
Anything your pug can dig, I can dig better. Simples.
Photo: mings at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Barbary Lion
Anyone for spare ribs? Photographed whilst feeding at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, the Barbary Lion is now tragically extinct in the wild.
Photo: mings
Eastern Black Rhino
Photographed at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park against a backdrop of Romney Marsh.
Photo: mings
Grevy’s Zebra and Red Lechwe Antelope.
Photographed against a backdrop of Romney Marsh at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park.
Photo: mings
Spiral Staircase in the Great Tower at Dover Castle, Kent, UK
Photo: mings
Land Rover: snowmobile.
For all the trials and tribulations, all the glitches and expense, this is why I drive a Landy.
Photo: mings
Never Ending Story?
All I need now is a movie producer to use this as a cover shot.
(This is the shot as it was. No photoshop. I don’t even own photoshop.)
Photo: mings
Rant: I Love Photography
“Why am I telling you this? Isn’t it self-obvious? Don’t we all love photography? The answer is no. There is a percentage of photographers who hate photography. They do not appreciate photography. They do not consume photography. They don’t look at photo books or photo magazines. They hate the guy with the iPhone taking Instagram shots. They hate the guy who just bought the D4 because they don’t have one. They hate people using digital because film is what real artists use. They hate photographers who embrace social media because images should stand on their own. They hate Getty, Corbis, the AP, day rates, photo editors, assistants, rental houses, camera stores, point-and-shoots, iPads, zoom lenses, padded camera straps, wheeled suitcases, younger photographers, older photographers. The photo of so-and-so on the cover of whatever it’s called sucks. That guy copied the other guy, he sucks. Terry Richardson sucks. Chuck Close sucks. Vincent Laforet hasn’t taken a still in 17 years. Kodak hasn’t been managed well since the 70s. Blah, blah, blah. […]
The business of photography is undergoing massive change. People who used to make a ton of money aren’t making the same money any more. Amateurs are giving away photos for free. I totally get it.
But listen. There are so many more incredible photos today than there ever were. And more people consume more photography than they ever did thanks to things like Facebook, Instagram, iPads, blogs, and “best of” compilations. This is the golden age of photography. Everyone takes photos now, and there is inspiration all around us. History is being made, and we’re capturing it.
