Sketchbooks
Daniel Meadows at The Northern Eye Photography Festival 2023
A tad dark for drawing but popped out my sketchbook during the Q&A.
On the 50th anniversary of his ‘Free Photographic Omnibus’, documentary photographer and storyteller, Daniel Meadows spoke about his work at this year’s Northern Eye Photography Festival.
“You can’t pretend you are other than you are.”
“Documentary photography is too good to be relegated to art.”
Monoprint Street Sketching
The line produced by a monoprint is unique and I like it.
Mark making is important, the quality of a line in a sketch adds character and feeling. The line produced by a monoprint is unique and I like it.
Sketch a Sketcher
It’s not often you see some one sketching in the wild.
It’s not often you see someone sketching in the wild. So when I saw this chap sitting on one of those portable camping chairs sketching away I thought I would get down a quick sketch myself.
I don’t think he was too pleased though. “You are in my way!” he called over as I doodled as discreetly as I could. I moved away to the side and grabbed a few more studies, muttering under my breath.
