Category Archives: Rants and musings

The Softly Spoken Landscape

Posted on January 19, 2012 by kahkityoong

A few days ago, a comment was made on my blog article about perfect moments : “I hope you run a travel workshop in the near future. Something really laid back, relaxing and being about experiencing the place. It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cornwall, Landscape, My 2 cents, Rants and musings, TCBlog, Workshops | 14 Comments

The Limitation of Imitation

Posted on January 6, 2012 by kahkityoong

There have been a number of thought-provoking articles in the last year regarding the issues of copying, imitation and the never ending-stream of iconic views appearing on photography websites. Although the issue has been on my mind, I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Paris, Rants and musings, TCBlog | 3 Comments

Armchair Critics

Posted on October 18, 2011 by kahkityoong

I’m just wrapping up 2 weeks of shooting seascapes in Cornwall. Perhaps it’s the less than ideal conditions I’ve had during this time but I’m going to post one of my rare rants. It’s one I’ve been holding back for … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Landscape, My 2 cents, Rants and musings, TCBlog | 28 Comments

From the MHT Journal

Posted on July 11, 2011 by kahkityoong

There was only one truly awful day in terms of weather on our 19 day New Zealand workshop which occurred near the end of the trip. Many of the cornerstones of nature photography had already been covered by then either … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, My 2 cents, New Zealand, Rants and musings, Seascapes, TCBlog, Workshops | 2 Comments

Sad Boulder

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kahkityoong

One of my better known photos is “Power of One”, mainly due to it being selected as Naturescape’s Landscape Image of the Year in 2008. It was shot at the Moeraki Boulders a few years back and I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, New Zealand, News, Rants and musings, TCBlog | 5 Comments

A Happy Medium

Posted on April 21, 2011 by kahkityoong

Two articles caught my attention this week. The first was Guy Tal’s blog article “Bring Back the Romance”. The second, by Harold Davis was posted on photo.net and titled “Harnessing the Power of Flickr”. Although the opinions expressed are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, New Zealand, News, Rants and musings, TCBlog, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

Respect Your Photography

Posted on January 25, 2011 by kahkityoong

A couple of weeks back I received an email from a travel magazine with a proposal along the lines of this : “For an article I’m writing, I am in need of a few great illustrative photos and found your … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Marketing, My 2 cents, Rants and musings, Tasmania, TCBlog | 29 Comments

Voice of the Landscape

Posted on January 5, 2011 by kahkityoong

Originality is the aspect of created or invented works as being new or novel, and thus can be distinguished from reproductions, clones, forgeries of derivative works. Wikipedia For January, I’ve chosen “Autumn Showers” as my flickr “Landscape Photo of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, My 2 cents, Rants and musings, Scotland, TCBlog | 8 Comments

The Subject is Light

Posted on September 21, 2010 by kahkityoong

You would think that someone who calls their photography company “Magic Hour Travelscapes” believes that the most ingredient in travel and landscape photography is the quality of light. After all, one of my favourite landscape photographers, Joe Cornish stated it … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, New Zealand, Rants and musings, TCBlog | 2 Comments

More Stories From Cuba

Posted on September 14, 2010 by kahkityoong

As a follow-up to my guest blog on Art Wolfe’s website titled “The Visual Storyboard”, I thought I would post a few photos that illustrate the story-telling approach to travel photography that I strive for. Continue reading →

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