#450 OUR GREATEST TEACHERS
A SPECIAL ARCHIVE EDITION
In celebration of those who inspire us, those who become either knowingly or unwittingly our mentors and greatest teachers, today’s episode revisits the show’s archive to take a photowalk with former British Army and documentary photographer Giles Penfound, my dear friend and mentor for two decades. Giles is currently on a sabbatical from social media and digital posting, although his projects such as Home Town Stories continue to be a feature of his personal photographic story; pictures made about the people of the town his lives in, often within walking distance of his home.
We talk about that project, the ‘rules’ of documentary photography, his life making pictures in areas of conflict, plus his conflicted mind over some of the images he made and witnessed. Our conversation for the podcast was part-made walking the ridge above England's famous Watership Down and his garden exhibition space. This is the second special to air as I spend time in the Highlands on the Scottish Photowalk Retreat 2024.
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MORE ABOUT names, words, THE MUSIC and places FROM TODAY’S SHOW
Rosehaugh House, where the show is introduced today, was a magnificent building on the Rosehaugh estate to the west of Avoch, until demolished in 1959. There has been a house on the grounds since around 1762 – initially a modest L-shaped building, on the lands known by the two names of Pittanochtie and Rosehaugh.
More on the Iron Age fortification features of the Wessex Downs, mentioned during the show.
Yashica FX-D Quartz mentioned by Giles as being his first camera.
The fabled KODACHROME 25, 64, and 200 Professional Films are colour transparency films designed for processing in Process K-14 chemicals.
MUSIC LINKS: Andrew Word sang and wrote the playout song today Fields. Music on the show is sourced primarily from Artlist.
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Photographs copyright. Not to be reproduced or used without express permission from Giles Penfound. Photographs above made during today’s walk.
‘Home Town Stories’ - a project in progress.
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Sketchbook pictures made recording today’s Photowalk show. Pools of light (above). The mausoleum in the middle of nowhere and photograph of my father and a young ‘me’. (below).
VIDEO LIBRARY
The following videos/subjects are referenced within today’s show.
An aerial view of Rosehaugh.
