I first came across Mitchell Kanashkevich’s work a couple of years ago and I was so impressed by it that I asked him to participate in an interview on my blog right away (you can read it here). His photos are subtle and powerful, and show a mastery of light, composition and use of colour.

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Back in January this year, David duChemin went on Safari in Kenya. While he was there he took some photos. Safari: A Monograph is the result, the latest eBook from Craft and Vision and the second in The Print & The Process series.

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I’m excited to announce the launch of my second eBook The Magic of Black & White: Part II – Craft. It’s a good feeling to see a project come to fruition. What started as a germ of an idea back in February has grown into two eBooks – and I’m very happy with the result.

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In the conclusion to my eBook The Magic of Black & White: Part I – Vision I wrote about looking at the work of other photographers for inspiration. So where do I go to look for inspirational black and white photos?

One source is Flickr. The interface makes it easy to keep track of the latest photos from my contacts and groups. I have my favourite photographers – and today I’m going to share the work of fourteen of them with you. A tip – if you look at their profiles you will see the photos they have marked as favourites. This is a good way to find the work of new photographers.

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Eleanor Hardwick is only fifteen years old but has already photographed some top fashion models and held an exhibition of her work.

untitled (self portrait behind glass with cat)

The thing that amazes me about 15 year old Eleanor Hardwick’s work is how much she’s already achieved at such a young age. I didn’t even pick up an SLR camera until I was 18 and I certainly didn’t know the first thing about either the art or craft of photography.

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