Inspiration

A lot has been written about photographic competitions; I could write a long list of reasons for participating in them, and equally long one, against. Recent proliferation of competitions shows clearly that there is a strong interest and need for them. Most of the competition provide an opportunity for photographers to get exposure, therefore giving your career a major boost, as well as win some money or gear. Selecting the best images from many thousands of entries is a difficult task for judges. How do you select ‘the best’? read more.

Yucel Basoglu was born in 1967 in Switzerland, but now lives in Istanbul, in Turkey. Electronic engineering by profession, he always loved fine arts, and his life changed when he discovered photography. He is widely known for his black and white seascape photography. Yucel has become an award-winning fine art photographer, with Spider Awards, Monovision, IPA, FAPA, PX3 and many other awards. His images have also been published in numerous magazines. read more.

Many years ago, I was driving across the famous Nullarbor Plain in South Australia – a desolate and uncompromising highway that stretches across the Southern Coast of Australia for 1,365 kilometres (848 miles)... read more.

13 March 2018, my first day In Lofoten. It snowed a lot in the night and it was still snowing when I left for Skagsanden Beach at 5am... read more.

It was the first snowy day of the season, so I decided to visit Lago di Predil... read more.