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Making space to be creative YouTube video by Photography with Ewen Bell

Creative space is not just a luxury, but often the most elusive ingredient when we seek to grow our skills with the camera. Let's talk about the problem of finding space to be creative, and fitting in a little photography around the rest of our lives.

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#EwenTube #Photography

If I actually do the thing I've been putting off for three weeks, I can close all those tabs?

Holy shit.

Even professionals get stuck in a rut sometimes, but with the benefit of a little inspiration we can find our way out again. In this video I share some thoughts from my latest journey through Nepal, and the scenery of the Annapurnas.

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Thanks Debbie :)

Even professionals get stuck in a rut sometimes, but with the benefit of a little inspiration we can find our way out again. In this video I share some thoughts from my latest journey through Nepal, and the scenery of the Annapurnas.

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youtu.be/SwIwo6wsYzU

#Photography #EwenTube #Lumix

Peak Design Outdoor 45L High in the Himalayas YouTube video by Photography with Ewen Bell

I took the Peak Design Outdoor 45L Backpack deep into the Himalayas to find out how well this performs as a camera bag, and how tough it stacks up compared to my older and trusted Peak Design Travel Pack.

YouTube Version:
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#PeakDesign #CameraBag #Outdoor45L #EwenTube

It's the tiny flecks of silvery blue on the wing tips and eyespots that make it special for me. And that little rhino snout :)

#ScalyWings #EwenInNepal #Photography #Nepal #Lumix #Butterflies #HelloPetal

Peak Design Outdoor 45L High in the Himalayas YouTube video by Photography with Ewen Bell

I took the Peak Design Outdoor 45L Backpack deep into the Himalayas to find out how well this performs as a camera bag, and how tough it stacks up compared to my older and trusted Peak Design Travel Pack.

YouTube Version:
youtu.be/EW8Xv0avTiY

#PeakDesign #CameraBag #Outdoor45L #EwenTube

Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual An end to extinctions. An environmental cop on the beat. Labor promised a great deal on the environment. But yesterday, they backed away from the main challenge.

Legally enforceable National Environmental Standards—the "centrepiece" of EPBC reforms are meant to set clear policy objectives for protections, decision making & outcomes
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A slow shutter speed black and white photo of falling snow at night caught in the street lights, as a deer crosses the road in the distance. Torridon, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Photo by and copyright of Paul Henni.

A slow shutter speed black and white photo of falling snow at night lit by street lights. In the foreground, Lynn (and her shadow) face away from the viewer taking a photo. Torridon, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Photo by and copyright of Lynn Henni.

A slow shutter speed black and white photo of falling snow at night. The snow appears as streaks lit by a single street light above fencing. Torridon, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Photo by and copyright of Lynn Henni.

A black and white photo of falling snow at night. A lone figure (Paul) is emerging from the dark at the bottom of the frame with an arc of torch light at his feet. Further into the frame, the street lights curve round beside the road and highlight the falling snow. Torridon, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Photo by and copyright of Lynn Henni.

Slow shutter snow shenanigans.

Annat 'High Street' late last night. No-one but us and the deer were out.

Kudos to the Scottish Water team out during the night for several hours after we went to bed.

#Torridon #UKSnow

Photos by Lynn and Paul.

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@paulhenni.bsky.social

A close-up photo of a wild growing small pasque flower at sunrise - with the sun appearing as a big disc above and behind the wildflower. It looks a bit like the flower would kiss the morning sun. Technical info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Canon 135/2 L + extension tube f/2, 1/125s, ISO-100, 135mm

~Kissing the Sun~

Sometimes a wildflower and the rising sun is enough for me.
A greater pasque flower [Pulsatilla grandis] and the rising sun above Vienna.

Happy Weekend!

#wildflower #naturephotography #canon #photography
#bokeh #austria

Stanowisko CERT Polska dot. ograniczania przez firmę Meta widoczności artykułu na temat oszustw na tej platformie. W odpowiedzi na coraz częstsze sygnały dotyczące ograniczania widoczności postów linkujących do opracowanej przez ekspertów CERT Polska analizy oszustw na platformach społecznościowych, chcemy podkreś...

CERT in Poland (Computer Emergency Response Team) published its report about how social media companies refuse to cooperate in the fight with scams and false advertising. Not hard to work out why!

Facebook now blocks posts that link to this report.

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It's the tiny flecks of silvery blue on the wing tips and eyespots that make it special for me. And that little rhino snout :)

#ScalyWings #EwenInNepal #Photography #Nepal #Lumix #Butterflies #HelloPetal

Shellie and I are spending this week making final preparations for our winter in the Arctic. I love being up there, for the auroras, the snow, the reindeer... And to spend time with my favourite person in the world :)

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#photography #auroras

Front cover of my 2025 calendar. Star shot of company bay & the Milky Way with a set of light streaks from long exposure of passing cars

The month of February in my calendar 2025. Aurora over Hoopers Inlet on Otago Peninsula. Lots of yellows & pinks across water with a board walk

The month of Sept from Calendar 2025. Multiple exposure composite of Milky Way above the city of Ōtepoti in Dunedin, NZ. View from across the water at night

Oct page from my 2025 calendar. Winding bike track down a mountain side with dark skies above

For the 1st time ever i'm dowsing imposter syndrome & I am immensely proud of my calendar 2025.

Saw the proofs in ChCh on Weds, honestly I could have hugged the rep, they are that good.

Site live this morning! World's shortest turn around & limited print run.

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Thankyou!

I get overwhelmed sometimes. Like at art museums. I remember walking into the Monet room in Chicago and my head nearly exploded. Even the gift shop was sensory overload.

I enjoy small connections of work, like a photography exhibition but a single person.

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Photography That Loves You Back It can sound so cliche when people talk of how their time in Nepal has “changed their lives”. But I cannot think of any photographer who visited the Himalayas and didn’t return home renewed with insp...

If you wanna see a bunch of lovely pics from the Annapurnas in Nepal, or maybe you've been to Nepal yourself some years ago and wished you'd taken the camera...

Am sharing this blog post to celebrate why this is such a special part of the world for photographers.

ewenbell.com/blog/Photogr...

What does a sustainable photography career look like? YouTube video by Photography with Ewen Bell

I made a longer video on the same theme, looking at the long term picture of what it means to work for yourself and try to keep the wheels turning when you're self-employed.

"What does a sustainable photography career look like?"

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Creatively Valued Most of the time our clients are wonderful people to work with, because we're helping each other to get where we need to be. But sometimes you end up with a client who actually doesn't value your work...

Last year I penned an essay about the perils of being self-employed and the importance of self-care when it comes to dumping the clients that ruin your mojo.

It's a lesson I often have to relearn.

#Freelance #Blogging

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This was from the first time Shellie came to Nepal with me. She's my favourite person in the world. Ever.

Everything's better with Shellie :)

Photography That Loves You Back It can sound so cliche when people talk of how their time in Nepal has “changed their lives”. But I cannot think of any photographer who visited the Himalayas and didn’t return home renewed with insp...

If you wanna see a bunch of lovely pics from the Annapurnas in Nepal, or maybe you've been to Nepal yourself some years ago and wished you'd taken the camera...

Am sharing this blog post to celebrate why this is such a special part of the world for photographers.

ewenbell.com/blog/Photogr...

Tidal resonance

I did it. If you also say "thank you" to the bus driver when you get off the bus, please let me know and I will add you.

Please follow these driver thankers who are probably also good community members in other ways.

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Photo of a supercell thunderstorm over orange/brown landscape and an abandoned building near Lubbock, Texas on May 17, 2021.

Photo of a supercell thunderstorm over a prairie field at sunset with purple/pink hues near Garden City, Kansas on May 24, 2021.

Photo of a supercell thunderstorm illuminated by lightning with stars above over a rural farm field near Broken Bow, Nebraska on July 11, 2023.

Photo of a supercell thunderstorm with the setting sun below casting a bright orange sky behind the storm and a bright red barn near Mound City, South Dakota on August 28, 2024.

There’s nothing quite like supercells in the High Plains

Head shot of a deep blue Steller's jay with a fine crest, sitting on a mossy branch.

Full body shot of a deep blue Steller's jay with a fine crest, sitting on a mossy branch.

Other corvids are nice too. 🪶

Composition is often tackled by jamming in as much as you can. Trying to do everything in a single frame. I prefer to step back from that, and allow for the quiet moments to take over my creative focus. One frame at a time.

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If you haven't noticed my photography is about exploring a subject, and curating a set of images to walk through that story. It's not about a single image, but the relationship between many. Hence this thread :)

"Temple walls in Chame."

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When camera clubs hold events and fill the hall with hundreds of photos from hundreds of people, it feels like too much. Too disconnected. It scratches my brain like nails on a chalk board. There's no thread to follow, just competing visions.

I liked my photography too be calm, not shouting.

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