Cairngorm Odyssey
Over the past year I have been fortunate to spend six weeks exploring the Cairngorms National Park. During this time I have developed an...
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Karl Holtby
- Feb 10
- 5 min
Long Term Review: Benro Mach 3 Tripod.
I thought it long overdue that I write a review of the excellent Benro Mach 3 tripod. In fact, this review is probably a couple of years...
Karl Holtby
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Forest Visions Handmade Book and More...
Hello all! I hope you're well and keeping warm in this current cold snap, if you're in the UK that is! Perhaps you're elsewhere on this...
Karl Holtby
- Jan 12
- 3 min
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year one and all, greetings from Yorkshire! Firstly I have seen a few new subscribers over the past couple of weeks, so welcome...
Karl Holtby
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
Anamnesis, part 1: Do You Believe In Ghosts?
Anamnesis is a project that I have been working on for a few years, I'm not quite sure of its direction, as a result there is no rush to...
Karl Holtby
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
A Deeper Meaning...
Everyone is searching for a ‘deeper meaning’. Which is hardly surprising in these times. Even those who seemingly have the expected dream...
Karl Holtby
- Dec 3, 2022
- 6 min
SHA-KO-SEKI: Light Reflecting Stone.
For a while now I have been following the beautiful work of Kazutaka Shioi, a visual artist based in Fukuoka, Japan. I'd been admiring...
Karl Holtby
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min
November News...
The end of November already! I can't quite believe it. When we are busy the days, weeks and months disappear; suddenly Christmas is...
Karl Holtby
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Autumn Leaves...
Autumn Leaves is the title of a very beautiful and personal favourite Jazz classic, featuring the haunting sounds of Miles Davis'...
Karl Holtby
- Oct 5, 2022
- 2 min
Autumn update!
Greetings friends! I hope this update finds you well. Having just returned from Japan where it was 20 degrees warmer than when I woke up...
Karl Holtby
- Aug 26, 2022
- 1 min
Thank you! + Japan and Workshops
Hi folks, This is just a very brief blog post to say thank you to the new website subscribers. It means so much more than a social media...
Karl Holtby
- Aug 2, 2022
- 5 min
Influences ~ part 2.
Out to sea on the East Yorkshire coast, shot last week on Kodak Tri-X400. Four years ago I wrote a blog post titled 'Influences ~ part...
Karl Holtby
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
The Trouble With Landscape Photography...
The past few months have mostly involved preparing for lecturing in Japan this September. Every day at my desk planning a workshop and...
Karl Holtby
- Jul 24, 2022
- 1 min
Workshops and other news...
Hi folks, I hope you are all enjoying the summer? For me, this summer has mostly involved preparing for a trip to lecture at Musashino...
Karl Holtby
- May 30, 2022
- 1 min
Update, New Workshop Dates...
Hi folks, long time no speak! I hope you are all well and looking forward to summer. Not that I want to wish summer away but this is a...
Karl Holtby
- Apr 8, 2022
- 5 min
Alternate Realities, part 1.
When I was a boy, I felt as though I was in a constant daydream. I recall one of my school teachers hitting me on the back of the head...
Karl Holtby
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Cairngorm recce...
I recently returned from a trip to the Cairngorms, where I based myself next to the quaint village of Kingussie. This holds a special...
Karl Holtby
- Feb 10, 2022
- 7 min
Finding Your Own Voice...
When I began my photographic journey, the photographs that I made were completely random. If I came across a scene that caught my eye I...
Karl Holtby
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
February Newsletter + Discount Codes...
Hi Folks! I hope this update finds you well in these uncertain days that we are living through. We are well into 2022 now and we all have...
Karl Holtby
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
Yorkshire Wolds Wanderings...
The Yorkshire Wolds lie immediately on my doorstep so I feel lucky to call this place home. The Wolds are the 'bread basket' of the...
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