INSPIRATION ONE-DAY PHOTO PROJECTS/20 All images © Eddie Ephraums
WRITING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Three seemingly simple nuggets of advice from Black+White Photography’s former editor encouraged Eddie Ephraums to undertake a voyage of semantic discovery about his own photography and what really makes him tick.
’ve no doubt that readers of B+W Photography, and contributors like myself, still miss recently retired editor Elizabeth Roberts. In addition to being a wonderful editor, Elizabeth is a highly experienced creative writing teacher, so who better to help with this month’s oneday project, which focuses on photographic writing?
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It follows a conspicuous case of writer’s block that I’ve had with my A Photographer at Work online journal.
My hope is that Elizabeth’s advice will also encourage fellow photographers to write. Writing gives us a
Below The inspiration Photography is a challenge. So is writing about it, especially if we are writing about our own work. But writing has its rewards. It can inspire creative ideas and provide previously unseen insights into our image making. To honour the challenge of writing, I’ve chosen three images from a recent trip to Venice, each on the theme of dealing with adversity.
fresh perspective and a deeper understanding of our photography, and much as I find writing hard, I have always found it offers useful and often unexpected insights into my image making. Following a frank discussion about my journal, Elizabeth recommended three simple writing exercises. The first exercise is one I have always
