A rainbow over Campbeltown, Scotland - 2023 Rainbow Rising The recent images of a rainbow over the harbour the Campbeltown got me thinking about previous rainbow images I've taken over the years. There's something about the colours shining through, sometimes along with a bit of rain, that has the ability [...READ MORE]
Fishing boats moored in harbour at Campbeltown, Scotland 555 Images on Redbubble The Redbubble store continues to grow further with the recent addition of photographs from around Campbeltown and the Isles of Arran bringing the total number of images available on the store to a memorable five hundred and fifty [...READ MORE]
New TeePublic Store I'm pleased to announce the Richard Flint Photography TeePublic store. A great range of photographs are now available to buy as wall art, clothing, phone cases etc via the online shop.. The site features many of my best images including landscape and documentary images from locations around [...READ MORE]
Castles and Coast Over the years, the northern county of Northumberland has played a pivotal role in my life as a photographer. It remains my favourite English county due to its rugged landscape and fascinating history. The landscape, shoreline, castles and history of Northumberland come together to create the perfect [...READ MORE]
Out with 2023 Another year has flown by and in comes the New Year. 2023 was a good year for creating images after a rather poor end to 2022. Last year had some surprises though with several online services either changing terms of service or just altering beyond recognition. After [...READ MORE]
Ailsa Craig - 16 km west of mainland Scotland It has been a year of surprises. Not all of them have been pleasant but one surprise I did like was how my photograph of Ailsa Craig turned out. It turned out to be one of those happy events where all the elements [...READ MORE]
Christmas Photograph Gifts Christmas is getting closer and if you're thinking about getting a photograph copied, repaired, or retouched to give to someone as a gift, then this is the perfect time to order. Work, on all but the most complicated repair or retouching, takes just 7 days from the [...READ MORE]
I rather like this photograph. It came along quite by chance as I was having some food. I especially liked the juxtaposition of the people within the frame. It was taken at Lochranza on the north coast of the Isle of Arran. The ferry terminal to get back to the [...READ MORE]
RedBubble Sale RedBubble currently have a sale of 30% off all items in the shop! If you are looking to start your Christmas shopping or maybe just want to treat yourself to that print you've always wanted then NOW is the time to do it. A great range of photographs [...READ MORE]
500 Designs I'm happy to announce that the RedBubble store has reached 500 images this week. It has taken just over a year to upload a further 100 more images from the last milestone of 400 reached in July 2022. A great range of photographs is now available to buy [...READ MORE]
 American troops land on Omaha Beach on D-Day. June 6, 1944. Photograph by Robert CapaEighty years ago Allied forces waded ashore on the Normandy coast and started the liberation of Europe. Quite a few photographers accompanied the armada across the Channel, but the D-Day photographs that get talked about most [...READ MORE]
 Lost running shoe - Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk - 2016There is a moment when you suddenly realise that your photography has aged. Those images you printed up in the darkroom, ah it seems like just yesterday, are in fact suddenly 25 years old. The very age you were when to [...READ MORE]
 Small Field on the Isle of Skye, Scotland - 2015The last few weeks have seen me search for new sources of photography news after significantly reducing my use of social media these past couple of years. With the removal of Twitter (X) from my day-to-day life, I suddenly realised that [...READ MORE]
 Photograph by Bert Hardy - The Gorbals Boys, 1948You can't really talk about British documentary photography during the mid-20th century without talking about Bert Hardy. So it's fantastic to see that The Photographers' Gallery in London is having a long overdue retrospective of his work.I first came across Bert Hardy's [...READ MORE]
It's been a week or two of veteran bands making a return to the spotlight. Even The Beatles released their final song which I actually thought was a wonderful finale and liked a lot. The band I want to talk about though is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark who are currently [...READ MORE]
 Sometimes we judge things before we actually get to see them. I did that many years ago with the photography by Linda McCartney. I blame naïve youthful ignorance and also the massive Beatle hype bubble that will go on existing until the end of music.I never was a big fan [...READ MORE]
 Claymore Swords - Edinburgh Castle, 2015It's been catch-up time over the past few days regarding the blog. A tweak or two to the design and a new background and the site is ready for another few years.Looking back through the old posts was a strange experience. It was like reading [...READ MORE]
 Maersk shipping container on the WCML rail route - November 2015It's been a long time since i posted on this blog, but what goes around comes around and the blog isn't closed quite yet.I've posted on my Darker Skies blog about the changes to Twitter (or X as it's magnificently [...READ MORE]
No not the band but the high altitude aircraft that has been in service for over 60 years with the U.S military.Probably the most fascinating part of this documentary (around 17.30 mins) regards the cameras and photography used to capture the recon photos. Even with the leaps in digital technology, [...READ MORE]
Spotted this great video by Scott Manley on YouTube that looks at the history of cameras in space. Scott's video does go into some detail about the modifications made to the cameras and the later models by Hasselblad and Nikon specially created for use in space.Well worth a watch.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph_apgmpYY0] [...READ MORE]
Three images from a visit to Edinburgh earlier this month. Wedding photos on Calton Hill Looking down from the Esplanade The Big wheel viewed from Princes Street [...READ MORE]
My Billingham 550 -Â a veteran of many adventures and nicely worn in after 22 years of use. Ten years ago, i posted a review for my Billingham 445 camera bag on this very blog. The review started "Billingham bags are a popular choice for many photographers looking for a [...READ MORE]
It certainly doesn't seem like four years since i wrote a couple of posts about the film Performance, a film that still intrigues me... and others it seems. Since then, the posts have become some of the most commented and read on the blog. While i was moving through the [...READ MORE]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBu1K8Q2j14] It's been a long time since i last saw this BBC2 programme on Tim Page. I'd be around 13 year of age, off school ill with some bug or another, and that summer i'd just got my first camera - a 126 Hamimex 88x -Â from a chemist [...READ MORE]
William Henry Fox Talbot, The Open Door, 1843 If you are looking to brush up on your early photography history then a podcast available on the BBC website might just be of interest. Back in July, the BBC Radio 4 show 'In Our Time' recorded a 45 minute programme where [...READ MORE]
An image from the archive and something closer to home than my usual Scotland images. This old railway wagon is just up the road from me in Consett, County Durham. It’s a ladle wagon used in the steel-making process that now acts as an impressive monument to the town’s industrial [...READ MORE]
These images were shot in 2011 and came about completely by accident. It was a very hot day and exceedingly bright to the extent that I didn’t notice I’d altered some settings in my photo app. I don’t think I’ll ever find out exactly what the settings were but the [...READ MORE]
Well, this image nicely meets the criteria for the Darker Skies blog name! The image was shot from the ferry heading over to the Isle of Arran. The clouds were gradually being burnt through on a rather hot and very humid day. Not the best kind of weather for travelling. [...READ MORE]
A few more images from the Flickr folder and a follow-up to another Norfolk post added in 2019. These photographs were taken during the summer of 2009 using my first smartphone – a Nokia 5800. The phone itself was pretty good with the camera using a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens. [...READ MORE]
There is a folder on my computer containing a rag-tag collection of photographs. The folder comes from a backup of images uploaded to Flickr many years ago that have mixed during the backup process. I’ll be rummaging around in that folder and posting any images that catch my eye over [...READ MORE]
I think if I hadn’t called the blog Darker Skies, some fourteen-plus years ago now, I’d have probably called it Darker Shores as I always seem to gravitate toward shorelines during wild or moody weather. I’m still slowly, very slowly, editing through my images shot around the Isle of Arran [...READ MORE]
Almost time to go home. Its been great visiting Campbeltown and the Kintyre peninsula. Dramatic weather combined with a dramatic coastline. What more could a photographer want? With the ferry cancelled its going to be a long drive home but with plenty of rest stops it shouldn’t be too bad. [...READ MORE]
My stay on Arran is nearly over. It’s a diverse little island with a lot to offer. Often described as ‘Scotland in miniture’, I’d have to say i agree with that. The north of the island does sepcially feel like the Highlands of Scotland. The island is very peaceful and [...READ MORE]
Fourteen Years The Darker Skies website celebrated its 14th year online last week. After a wild few weeks on Twitter (now known as X) I’m so glad that I have this blog to fall back to. This summer we appear to have reached a crossroads when it comes to social [...READ MORE]
RedBubble currently have a sale of 30% off all items in the shop! Framed prints, mobile phone cases, wall art and more. Source: 30% off at RedBubble » Richard Flint Photography [...READ MORE]
The website has received a few tweaks recently including a number of new header images added. All of the images were shot in Scotland over the past few years and include locations such as Edinburgh, Raasay and the Trossachs. [...READ MORE]
Sheep grazing in Glen Shee Evening light near Pitlochry Lovelocks on a footbridge over the river Ericht, Rattray [...READ MORE]
agelessphotography:Blackpool Railings, Bert Hardy, 1951 [...READ MORE]
agelessphotography: Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm, Ansel Adams, 1949 [...READ MORE]
undr: Leonard Freed. Â Amsterdam. Waterlooplein at sundown. 1960s [...READ MORE]
intomore:Vivian Maier, Self-Portrait, New York, NY, 1954 [...READ MORE]
joeinct:Broadway at Times Square, Photo by Evelyn Hofer, 1964 [...READ MORE]
colonellickburger:Ian Macdonald. Young John Allison after a fishing trip standing beside Blackwell’s houseboat, England 1973 [...READ MORE]
agelessphotography:Kuwait Oil Fields, Sebastião Salgado, 1991 [...READ MORE]
joeinct: Untitled, New York, Photo by Ralph Steiner, 1925 [...READ MORE]
agelessphotography:In a Bomb Factory, Bert Hardy, 1941 [...READ MORE]
undr:William Vanderson. Platform at Blackfriars Southern Railway station covered in thick white frost. London. 1946 [...READ MORE]
People take in the view – Mull of Galloway, Scotland. The Mull of Galloway is the most southerly point of Scotland.20×16 inches framed print – image size is 16×12 inches on a white double mount with black insert – black frame.Prices currently include shipping within the UK. Delivery takes place [...READ MORE]
The lighthouse on the Mull of Galloway, Scotland. The lighthouse is located at the southernmost tip of Scotland.20×16 inches framed print – image size is 16×12 inches on a white double mount with black insert – black frame.Prices currently include shipping within the UK. Delivery takes place within 14-21 days.Currently, [...READ MORE]
A Fort Victoria class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) Ship off the coast of the Mull of Galloway, Scotland.20×16 inches framed print – image size is 16×12 inches on a white double mount with black insert – black frame.Prices currently include shipping within the UK. Delivery takes place within 14-21 days.Currently, [...READ MORE]
People chatting around a bus shelter – Lochranza, Ilse of Arran, Scotland20×16 inches framed print – image size is 16×12 inches on a white double mount with black insert – black frame.Prices currently include shipping within the UK. Delivery takes place within 14-21 days.Currently, we only ship to addresses in [...READ MORE]
Ailsa Craig through the mist and rain. Firth of Clyde, Scotland.20×16 inches framed print – image size is 16×12 inches on a white double mount with black insert – black frame.Prices currently include shipping within the UK. Delivery takes place within 14-21 days.Currently, we only ship to addresses in the [...READ MORE]
Released monthly, the Richard Flint Photography audio podcast covers recent website updates, project news, New photography, photobook news, photographers, exhibitions plus links to photography, videos and multimedia and lots more.
A number of additional bonus podcasts are also recorded each year. These podcasts are recorded on location or focus on specific photography related topics, books or photographs.
The links for the photography, video and other content mentioned in the podcasts can be found on the podcast links page.
A player is available on the website to stream the ten most recent podcast episodes.
A new post on the Magnum website looks at the life and legacy of Robert Capa, along with a superb letter from John Steinbeck written shortly after Capa died in 1954. The Ageless, Changeless Robert Capa https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/the-ageless-changeless-robert-capa/ John Steinbeck - A Russian Journal book https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russian-Journal-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/014118633X Robert Capa - the rare 1947 radio interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYe4ynXnqug
In the podcast... the main website gets a BIG, and rather unexpected, spring clean to give it a bit of a refresh. A quick discussion about the recent royal photo manipulation story. In the podcast's recommended photography links we have four great photographers covering the last five decades including Chris Killip, Akihiko Okamura and Tim Hetherington. Podcast Links The extraordinary life and photography of Tim Hetherington The work and legacy
In this podcast: Richard heads back to the RSS feeds as a way of getting new sources of photography news and content after stepping away from social media. Dusting off those old blog feeds and seeing what works. The main website gets a new portfolio gallery with Northumberland: Castles and Coast added to the site. The podcast links look at the legendary photojournalist Bert Hardy who has a retrospective exhibition
Podcast links look at the diverse work work of legendary Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt who died back in November 2023. A big influence to many photographers, his ability to capture iconic images of events, portraits, and even dogs showed the broad range of his skills. Magnum Profile - https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/elliott-erwitt/ Guardian Obituary - https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/21/elliott-erwitt-obituary View the podcast links page at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast
In the podcast... the main website gets a BIG, and rather unexpected, spring clean to give it a bit of a refresh. A quick discussion about the recent royal photo manipulation story. In the podcast's recommended photography links we have four great photographers covering the last five decades including Chris Killip, Akihiko Okamura and Tim Hetherington. Podcast Links The extraordinary life and photography of Tim Hetherington The work and legacy of photographer Anja Niedringhaus endure 10 years after her death A new exhibition brings together Chris Killip and Graham Smith’s
In this podcast: Richard heads back to the RSS feeds as a way of getting new sources of photography news and content after stepping away from social media. Dusting off those old blog feeds and seeing what works. The main website gets a new portfolio gallery with Northumberland: Castles and Coast added to the site. The podcast links look at the legendary photojournalist Bert Hardy who has a retrospective exhibition on at The Photographers' Gallery in London until June 2nd. Podcast Links The Gorbals of the 1940s - through Bert
In the podcast: I'm looking back at 2023 and my favourite images from my travels during the past year. Also, I take a look at what may be coming in 2024. No podcast links in this episode but an Elliott Erwitt link podcast will be recorded soon for the end of January.
A location podcast from a wet and windy Campbeltown (Mull of Kintyre) looking back at two weeks of travels around the Isle of Arran and the Mull of Kintyre. Lots of photography with the weather adding some drama to the skies and coastline. Check out the websites and the richardflintphoto Instagram feed for some images from my travels.
In the podcast: With Twitter, now called X, making further changes to its platform and its lifespan up for debate, is it time to move back to blogging? Four great photography links including a history of photography TV series via YouTube. Photography links International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/aug/15/2023-international-portrait-photographer-of-the-year-in-pictures BBC | Extraordinary photos of July's extreme weather https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-bcea7bff-641f-4cbf-b091-26491409fbdc BBC History Of Photography Complete (Episodes 1,2, and 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMZsjYCUfpo Zak Waters - Birdmen. Great Documentary photography about Pigeon Racing https://britishculturearchive.co.uk/zak-waters-documentary-photographer-birdmen-british-culture-archive/
A bonus podcast talking about the first of two favourite photographs shot in Northumberland in late April 2023. The image of the harbour at Seahouses is my second favourite photograph. View the photo at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast
In the podcast: More drama from Twitter with the tweet feed vanishing from the website, the new social media platform Threads arrives and looks promising, and there's more website improvement work. In the links, Eve Arnold's excellent portrait and documentary work, a love letter to the industrial part of the Melbourne suburb and the makers who work there and an 84-year-old photo mystery is solved! Photography links Mystery of Holocaust escape girls solved after 84 years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66040197 Roller Door: Moorabbin makers at work https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/jul/09/roller-door-moorabbin-makers-at-work Brothels, bartenders and film stars: Eve
In the podcast. Details on April's visit to Northumberland and photographing a couple of fantastic castles, the landscape, and more. Streamlining work on the website, to make the site a little more slick and light, and the problem with old WordPress plugins. Instagram and Twitter thoughts and RFP's social media future. The podcast link is for the excellent Railroad through the American landscape video work of Acme Cinematography on Youtube Podcast link https://www.youtube.com/@AcmeCinematography
In the March podcast: Changes to the podcast page including an audio player on the darker skies website, social media accounts including the RFP Instagram feed start up again... slowly. In the photography links... The flaky remnants of adverts painted onto the walls of Bradford buildings years ago are being recorded by photographer Jenna Greenwood and Alex Boyd is using a photographic process developed by the Victorians more than 170 years ago to create images of Scotland and Ireland. Ghost signs: Bradford's faded adverts photographed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-64798380 The photographer using a
35 years or more after seeing it as a tennage photographer just starting to take images, I've rewatched the BBC Arena documentary 'Mentioned in Dispatches' about Vietnam war photographer Tim Page. I thought I'd capture some brief thoughts about Tim's images, his influence on my photography and how the documentary looks now.
In the podcast: A catchup about what's been happening and the plans of the podcast, photobooks etc, and in the links, I take a look at one of my early heroes Vietnam war photographer Tim Page who died in August 2022. Tim had a huge influence on me as a young photographer. The 'Mentioned in Dispatches' BBC documentary especially sparked my interest in photojournalism. Links mentioned in the podcast Time Page's obituary in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/tim-page-obituary Tim Page: the Vietnam war photographer’s career in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/media/gallery/2022/aug/24/tim-page-the-vietnam-war-photographers-career-in-pictures Tim Page 'Mentioned in
Back with an update about the Podcast for 2023. Regular episodes, short 5 minute podgrams and more.
After taking a break from social media and the Podcast for a few months, it's time to start posting again. This podcast is a update about the break with a quick photo link for the photographer Eric Treacy. Check out his photography on Google.
Back after an enforced break with a quick update. The RFP Redbubble shop gets close to 400 photos available to purchase as prints etc with a new collection of archive photos. In the links are award winning photographs by Sally Mann, images from a British Army Tank unit and a look at the work of street photographer Sabine Weiss who died recently aged 97. All the links can be found on the links page. Details at richardflintphoto.com/podcast
A bit of a switch around this month due to the delay in getting the September podcast recorded. September's Scotland trip will now be talked about in next month's podcast complete with a recording originally made for a bonus Scotland podcast. I'll also cover recent website news in that podcast too. Â In this podcast, however, I talk about the move to new podcast hosting that should improve the podcast no end. Better distribution, links in the show notes, and more! Some great photo links are thrown in at the end
In the August podcast... talking about the recent bonus podcasts released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Sea, Sky, Sand and Street. In the links, two from Afghanistan looking back at the twenty years of photography from the war torn country and a collection of images from this year's Olympics in Tokyo. All of the weblinks for the digital content mentioned in the podcasts can be found on the dedicated podcast links page at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of the Sea, Sky, Sand and Street photobook, this series of three bonus podcasts takes a look at some of my favourite images from the book. This podcast will look at three more images from the book starting with Final Mooring - shot in Brancaster Staithe. The second image is one of the most memorable photos from the project - Brancaster Beach with storm clouds building. The final image is the Wells Next the Sea crabbers down on the harbour that became the
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of the Sea, Sky, Sand and Street photobook, this series of three bonus podcasts takes a look at some of my favourite images from the book. This podcast will look at two more images from the book starting with a Fishing boat a Sheringham - an image that was an early candidate for the book's cover. The second image is of an abandoned bicycle at Burnham Overy Staithe. The final podcast in this series will feature my favourite final three photographs from Sea,
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the release of the Sea, Sky, Sand and Street photobook, this series of three bonus podcasts takes a look at some of my favourite images from the book. The first photograph is Mother and Son shot on a busy Saturday in the Norfolk town of Wells-next-the-sea. Check out the image via the gallery at richardflintphoto.com or via the podcast links page at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast
In the June/July podcast: News about an upcoming trilogy of bonus podcasts celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Sea, Sand, Sky and Street project. In the photo links... images from the 2021 Tour de France, photography from the fires in California and Canada and we take a look at the brilliant photojournalism of Danish Siddiqui, a Reuters photojournalist recently killed in Afghanistan. All of the weblinks for the digital content mentioned in the podcasts can be found on the dedicated podcast links page at darkerskies.wordpress.com/podcast
A special bonus podcast recorded on the Mull of Galloway in Scotland. Three separate recordings made over four days while photographing the Mull lighthouse. The weather conditions were fine but very windy which added to the fun of recording the podcast. Listen out at the end for the Mull Of Galloway foghorn!
In this brief update podcast... the Billingham bag reviews from the blog are now linked on the Billingham website. The website's exclusive fine art print shop has been improved and a new colourized photograph service has been added. Finally, there is news about an upcoming bonus podcast recorded on the Mull of Galloway. No links this month but I will add a bumper amount of links to the June podcast.
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