#401 PHOTOWALK: STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
FEATURING THE NESSIE HUNTER STEVE FELTHAM
“SERENDIPITY; FINDING SOMETHING GOOD, WITHOUT LOOKING FOR IT”
Is the joy of what we do about the answer, or the search? I find upon the shore of Loch Ness, Steve Feltham, the Nessie Hunter, convinced that there is 'something' beneath the surface of Scotland's most famous loch. In the early 90s, Steve boarded an old library van, leaving the 'rat race' behind to travel from the south of England to the Highlands of Scotland and whilst he hasn't found the Loch Ness Monster, yet, he has found something arguably more significant, about life. Also today, dive bombing gulls, a rampant panda, we climb aboard the RV 'Stopped Life in the Fast Lane for Life in the Life Land,' we go for an audio walk with an Extra Miler in Australia, witness a perfect Greek island sunset, laze on a surfboard and escape to the deserts of our lives.
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REFERENCES, FURTHER READING, GALLERIES AND LINKS MENTIONED DURING TODAY’S SHOW
The September 2023 Assignment, set this month by street photographer Phil Penman.
Join the EXTRA MILE community.
The story behind ‘Still haven’t found what I’m looking for’.
The Baja Peninsula which separates the Gulf of California from the Pacific Ocean.
The meditative state of walking, featured on the Headspace website.
Episode 385, Conquering Life’s Mountains featuring Andy Fisher.
The Loch Ness Centre with a guide to ancient Scottish myths about a ‘monster from the depths’.
BIL DERBY
Bil’s photography at a farrier’s.
BOB DEMERS
Bob makes pictures from windows on to a world he is no longer a part of.
THE ARTIST KNOWN AS RAMPANT PANDA
Watch out for the gulls. RP recuperates from surgery making a ten mile photowalk street tour of Helinski.
KIM COFIELD
Kim goes in search of her tree, that disappears beneath the rising waters.
Clouds in the water.
WISH YOU WERE HERE: robin chun
Robin finds his landscape feet in Kos.
WISH YOU WERE HERE: PETER TURNBULL
See more of Peter’s work on his website.
SUSAN LARSSON
See more of Susan’s work on Vero.
NEALE JAMES
My portrait of Steve Feltham, made on the decking of his famous library van - and sketchbooks below from today’s walk show recording.
VIDEO LIBRARY
The following videos/subjects are referenced within today’s show.
Steve Feltham in search of Nessie. The early years.
The fascinating interviewing style of Philomena Cunk.
